Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed across Southwest Arkansas during the evening hours on June 6th. The environment was favorable for supercells, with rich low-level moisture, MLCAPE of greater than 2000 J/kg, and 40+ knots of effective shear.
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Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed across Southwest Arkansas during the evening hours on June 6th. The environment was favorable for supercells, with rich low-level moisture, MLCAPE of greater than 2000 J/kg, and 40+ knots of effective shear. However, mid-level lapse rates were relatively weak with warm temperatures aloft, but several thunderstorms managed to overcome this limitation within the modest low-level warm air advection regime. As a result, several reports of damaging winds were recorded across Southwest Arkansas through the evening hours on June 6th.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 7, 5:48 PM CST, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Shreveport LA 648 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Sunday Night) Issued at 100 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025 Remnant outflow boundary resides near the I-30 Corridor of NE TX and SW AR with the boundary having almost pulled up stationary this afternoon. This remnant boundary combined with a weakness aloft in WNW flow and the development of a 30-40kt southwesterly low level jet should be the necessary ingredients for scattered strong to possibly severe thunderstorms beginning later this afternoon but especially later this evening into the overnight hours. A majority of high res progs and CAMS suggest this scenario with initiation somewhere near or northwest of the I-30 Corridor with this convection propagating ESE through the late evening and overnight hours. Large hail and damaging thunderstorm wind gusts will be the main threats but as we have seen the last couple nights to our north and west, cannot rule out isolated tornadoes along the leading edge of any bowing line segments that become cold pool dominate tonight. There will also be a heavy rainfall threat mainly near but especially north and west of the I-20 Corridor tonight as well as these storms should become prolific rainfall producers if they are able to cluster enough. We will likely be left with a remnant boundary and convection to begin the day Sunday across our southern and/or eastern half but at least across our west and northwest, we should see a bit of a break before a much stronger area of lift moves out of the Upper Red River Valley, poised to impact our region late Sunday into Sunday Night. This appears to be quite a shortwave and should have plenty of moisture and instability to work with with SPC having not upgraded much of our region to an Enhanced Risk for severe thunderstorms. Most concerned with this becoming a widespread damaging wind event with large hail initially and more heavy rainfall. As we talked about for this evening and overnight, we absolutely cannot rule out an isolated tornado threat associated with this type of LEWP convection Sunday Evening/Night. 13 && .LONG TERM... (Monday through next Friday) Issued at 100 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025 The parade of upper level disturbances in this nuisance of a northwest flow aloft type pattern will likely continue into at least the early part of the upcoming work week but by the middle of the week, a weakly amplified upper trough will slowly meander east northeast from the Texas Hill County into the Southern Plains. This will allow our upper level pattern to transition from northwest flow aloft to southwest flow and this will continue to keep at least scattered diurnally driven convection in the forecast through the end of the work week. Severe weather potential is too difficult to determine with this type of pattern with so much depending on propagation of these weak perturbations, airmass recovery, outflow boundary progression and degree of instability but at the very least, we will continue with a strong/severe storm threat, maybe not widespread like Sunday Night into Monday but at least spotty through much of the upcoming work week. 13 && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 645 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025 For the 08/00z TAF update...Radar imagery is starting to show some returns across our far northern zones of southwest Arkansas and southeast Oklahoma. Expecting this activity to gradually shift southward into more of the area through the rest of the evening and into the overnight hours. Short range models are indicating that these storms will be fairly slow moving. I have included mention of VCTS and -RA for KSHV, KMLU, KTXK, and KELD where confidence is a little higher that things could make it there. Aside from this, some lower clouds are possible tonight that could bring some MVFR conditions, but overall shouldn't drop much below this throughout this TAF period except for any stronger thunderstorms that impact any terminals. /33/ && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Issued at 605 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025 Spotter activation may be needed later this evening and overnight. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SHV 75 94 73 89 / 30 30 60 60 MLU 74 92 71 86 / 30 40 60 70 DEQ 68 90 67 84 / 70 10 70 50 TXK 72 92 70 85 / 60 20 80 60 ELD 69 91 67 84 / 60 30 70 70 TYR 75 93 72 86 / 20 20 50 50 GGG 73 92 71 86 / 30 30 60 60 LFK 75 96 75 93 / 0 10 10 40 && .SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...None. LA...None. OK...None. TX...None. && SHORT TERM...13 LONG TERM....13 AVIATION...33
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
641 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
ARZ050-OKZ077-080045-
Sevier AR-McCurtain OK-
641 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN SEVIER AND CENTRAL
MCCURTAIN COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM CDT...
At 641 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles northwest of Broken Bow, or 33 miles east of Hugo, moving east
at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Broken Bow, Wright City, Eagletown, Plunketville, Glover, Hochatown,
West Line, Oak Hill, Mount Herman, Sherwood, and Golden.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 3419 9447 3419 9438 3399 9442 3399 9500
3423 9511 3443 9447
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 258DEG 17KT 3413 9495
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
16Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
827 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
ARZ050-051-060-080230-
Howard AR-Hempstead AR-Sevier AR-
827 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL HEMPSTEAD...SEVIER
AND SOUTHEASTERN HOWARD COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM CDT...
At 827 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
De Queen, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
De Queen, Nashville, Mineral Springs, Dierks, Horatio, Lockesburg,
Tollette, Gillham, Corinth, Center Point, McCaskill, Ozan, Silver
Ridge, Geneva, Muddy Fork, Lebanon, Provo, Bellview, and West Line.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
southwestern Arkansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3416 9382 3401 9382 3401 9375 3399 9372
3399 9370 3398 9368 3398 9365 3396 9361
3379 9374 3397 9447 3419 9447
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 285DEG 24KT 3405 9426
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
16The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 149 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:55 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees downed near U.S. Highway 371 and Liggin Drive east of Lockesburg.
Trees downed in Mineral Springs, including North Pine Street in the downtown area.
Trees and power lines downed in the Crossroads community.
Trees and power lines downed across the city of Hope.
Trees downed in Lewisville.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1267030, 1267032, 1267033, 1267034, 1267035.