Power Outage in Little Rock, AR

Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down throughout the city of Sherwood.

Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down throughout the city of North Little Rock.

A large tree was knocked over onto power lines along Napa Valley Dr. on the western side of Little Rock.

The Entergy outage map showed multiple customers without power in this area due to wind damage related to thunderstorms.

A tree fell on a power line on North Hills Blvd. just north of Crestwood.

Trees and power lines were reported down in Park Hill and North Hills.

The sheriff office reported 19 reports of trees and power lines down in Roland, Hensley, and Jacksonville. Calls came in between 1 pm CDT and 530 pm CDT.

Power lines were reported blown down in the Prothro Junction area on Highway 161 in North Little Rock and was relayed via NWSChat from North Little Rock Fire Departmnet.

A large tree limb was blown down. Power outages were noted in the area.

Trees were blown down. Some were down on power lines and one fell on a shed.

Numerous trees and power lines were down.

This tornado formed just northeast of the National Weather Service where some small limbs were snapped off between Wayside Drive and Batesville Pike. As this tornado moved north, several trees were uprooted along Kellogg Acres Road near Windstone Drive, blocking the road and taking down power lines. Several more trees were either snapped or uprooted as the tornado moved north along Batesville Pike. The center of the tornado passed near the intersection of Batesville Pike and Jacksonville-Cato Road were some minor roof damage was noted. This tornado lifted near the intersection of Batesville Pike and Bridge Creek Road. Most of the damage along this track was uprooted trees, and trees falling onto homes or power lines.

This tornado formed just northeast of the National Weather Service where some small limbs were snapped off between Wayside Drive and Batesville Pike. As this tornado moved north, several trees were uprooted along Kellogg Acres Road near Windstone Drive, blocking the road and taking down power lines. Several more trees were either snapped or uprooted as the tornado moved north along Batesville Pike. The center of the tornado passed near the intersection of Batesville Pike and Jacksonville-Cato Road were some minor roof damage was noted. This tornado lifted near the intersection of Batesville Pike and Bridge Creek Road. Most of the damage along this track was uprooted trees, and trees falling onto homes or power lines.

Gusty non-thunderstorm winds downed a tree onto power lines in Jacksonville. The tree blocked a road.

Trees and power lines were blown down on Fair Park Blvd and South 18th Street.

Numerous large limbs and power lines were down in the the 7400 block of Arch St.

Extensive tree damage and power lines were down in the vicinity of Waldenwood Lane and Denny Road. Roof damage was reported to several homes, along with chimney damage.

A large electrical transmission tower was blown over, and power lines were blown down as well.

Power outages were reported in northern Pulaski County, north of Little Rock Air Force Base due to thunderstorm wind damage.

Trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds, blocking U.S. Hwy 70 near Galloway.

A tree was blown down onto power lines and a truck.

Thunderstorm winds caused damage to some power lines, resulting in scattered power outages in Little Rock.

Amateur radio operators reported trees and power lines downed on Kanis Rd. in west Little rock. There are reports of roof damage in the same area.

Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down in the Ferndale area.

Numerous trees were blown down on the west side of Little Rock. Two businesses had sections of their roofs blown off. Power lines were blown down, knocking out power to several thousand electric customers.

A tornado knocked down trees and power lines. One house in the Wampoo area suffered considerable damage. In that same area, thousands of corn husks were blown off farm fields and were piled up in roadside ditches. The tornado exited Pulaski County 2.9 miles east of Wampoo and entered Lonoke County 3.1 miles south of Keo.

Two power poles were snapped off.

A tornado knocked down trees and power lines. One house in the Wampoo area suffered considerable damage. In that same area, thousands of corn husks were blown off farm fields and were piled up in roadside ditches. The tornado exited Pulaski County 2.9 miles east of Wampoo and entered Lonoke County 3.1 miles south of Keo.

Several trees and large limbs were blown down. One power pole was snapped.

Power lines were blown down on Arkansas 300.

Thunderstorm winds blew down trees, with some of the trees falling on cars. Power lines were also blown down.

Thunderstorm winds blew down trees, with some of the trees falling on cars. Power lines were also blown down.

Winds of 60 mph blew across the Little Rock area. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down, leaving thousands of people without power. Some of the trees landed on houses and cars, and one fell on a historic building at the Historic Arkansas Museum. The roof was blown off a building downtown, with pieces of the roof landing on delivery trucks and in the street. A wind gust of 60 mph was measured at the Little Rock airport.

Winds of 60 mph blew across the Little Rock area. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down, leaving thousands of people without power. Some of the trees landed on houses and cars, and one fell on a historic building at the Historic Arkansas Museum. The roof was blown off a building downtown, with pieces of the roof landing on delivery trucks and in the street. A wind gust of 60 mph was measured at the Little Rock airport.

Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines. A few of the trees landed on houses.

Power lines were blown down.

A tree was blown down, and the falling tree knocked down a power pole and power lines.

Power lines were blown down near Rebsamen Park in Little Rock.

A few trees and power lines were blown down.

Power lines were blown down across Baseline Rd. near Stagecoach Rd.

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Winds were estimated at 50 mph in the downtown Little Rock area, causing some trees and power lines to be blown down.

A wind gust of 77 mph was measured by ASOS (Automated Surface Observing System) at Adams Field. This is the second-highest wind ever recorded on a weather observation at the airport. Low-level wind shear (LLWAS) equipment owned by the Federal Aviation Administration measured a wind gust of 92 mph. ASOS' anemometer is at a height of 33 feet, while the LLWAS' anemometer is at a height of approximately 100 feet. Two small planes parked at the airport were flipped upside-down by the wind. A third light plane was shoved into a fourth aircraft. Many power lines were blown down, especially in areas southwest and south of the airport. Approximately 8,000 electric customers lost power. In the Gillam Park and Granite Mountain neighborhoods just southwest of the airport, power poles and trees were blown down. Some of the trees landed on houses. During a heat wave, some houses were without power for two days.

Trees and power lines were blown down along the Pulaski/Saline County line in the Shannon Hills vicinity.

Trees, power lines, and power poles were blown down in Sherwood. Several of the trees landed on houses.

This was the beginning of the tornado that was destined to cause major damage in Vilonia. In this section of Pulaski County, most of the damage consisted of trees being blown down. In addition, four large power transmission towers near the Arkansas River were destroyed. The tornado exited Pulaski County 1.31 miles northeast of Natural Steps and continued into Faulkner County 2.42 miles south of Palarm.

This was the beginning of the tornado that was destined to cause major damage in Vilonia. In this section of Pulaski County, most of the damage consisted of trees being blown down. In addition, four large power transmission towers near the Arkansas River were destroyed. The tornado exited Pulaski County 1.31 miles northeast of Natural Steps and continued into Faulkner County 2.42 miles south of Palarm.

Trees and power lines were blown down in Cammack Village.

Trees and power lines were blown down, and there was some structural damage.

Power lines were blown down near U.S. Highway 67/167 in Jacksonville.

Numerous trees were blown down in the Cherry Hill, Park, Hill, Lakewood, and Heritage Park neighborhoods of North Little Rock. A number of the trees fell on houses and power lines.

Numerous trees were blown down in the Cherry Hill, Park, Hill, Lakewood, and Heritage Park neighborhoods of North Little Rock. A number of the trees fell on houses and power lines.

Power lines were blown down in the Little Rock area.

Thunderstorm winds knocked down live power lines onto a car on South University Ave. There were no injuries.

About a mile southwest of Adams Field, the roof and a canopy were blown off an industrial building. The roof took down power lines and power poles, while the canopy fell on two cars.

This tornado exited Saline County northeast of East End and entered Pulaski County south-southeast of Landmark. A Red Cross survey of the tornado damage in Pulaski County indicated: 3 houses and 6 mobile homes destroyed, 2 houses and 10 mobile homes with major damage, 10 houses and 16 mobile homes with minor damage, and 23 houses and 22 mobile homes affected. In addition, numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

Heavy snowfall fell across much of central and northern Arkansas on the morning of the 8th. Reports from across Pulaski County included: 5.5 inches at Warsaw, 5 inches at Jacksonville, and 5 inches northwest of Downtown Little Rock. Official climate observations of 7.2 inches at Little Rock Adams Field and 5 inches at the National Weather Service Office in North Little Rock both broke daily snowfall records for the 8th. As the day went on, warming temperatures aloft caused the snow to switch briefly to sleet, then to all rain during the afternoon hours. The heavy snow also damaged trees and power lines due to the weight of the snow, breaking limbs that then fell on power lines, causing around 800 residents to lose power. In Little Rock, the heavy snow caused a canopy at a gas station to collapse, along with some carports at apartment complexes. In North Little Rock, the roof at a center for the developmentally disabled was damaged by the weight of the snow.

Power lines and large trees were down on Maddox Road.

Power lines and trees were down on Peters and Centennial Roads.

Trees and power lines were down on MacArthur Drive.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Roofs were damaged on a number of homes by fallen trees.

Sparks from downed power lines generated small fires over northern Pulaski County. Eleven thousand customers reportedly lacked power in the Little Rock area. At Little Rock Air Force Base, winds ripped into the roof of a hangar on the edge of the flight line and spread insulation and metal pieces across the area. Homes and trees were damaged on base as well. Damage at the air base was estimated at $2 million. A tree fell on a fence in a backyard on Colonial Drive in Jacksonville. Several trees were blown down in the Maumelle area. A 100-foot pine was knocked down near the Arkansas River. Another pine fell on a trailer park on Crystal Hill Road.

Wind gusts reached 45 mph at Little Rock Air Force Base and 38 mph at Adams Field. Some trees and power lines were blown down in Little Rock and Jacksonville.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in northern sections of North Little Rock, from the Amboy and Levy areas eastward to Shady Valley, Indian Hills, and Lakewood. Nine homes and five vehicles were damaged by falling trees. Power outages affected about 6,500 residents.|||

A power line was blown down just west of Lake Maumelle.

Trees and power lines were reported down.

Lightning struck an electric substation and also set fire to a building at the substation. Power was knocked out to 11,900 customers until power could be rerouted. The electric utility estimated that it would take three months to repair the damage to the substation.

A line of severe thunderstorms caused widespread damage in the northern part of Pulaski County. Numerous homes, outbuildings and storage sheds sustained damage. Several vehicles and farm equipment were also damaged. A number of trees and power lines were also knocked down in the area.

Power lines blown down.

Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines in the southwest part of Little Rock.

Thunderstorm winds downed a number of trees and power lines in several parts of Little Rock, primarily in and around the Heights and Hillcrest sections of town. The roof of an apartment building in the Heights was also damaged.

Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines.

Strong winds damaged the roof of a building in North Little Rock. Several trees and power lines were also blown down.

Thunderstorm winds downed several power poles.

The storm that produced a weak tornado in western Pulaski County spawned another tornado in northeast sections of the county. The tornado (F0) touched down 6 miles northeast of Macon and had difficulty reaching the ground. Damage mostly consisted of tree tops, power lines and power poles...with some power outages occurring. The tornado moved 2 miles before crossing into Lonoke County.

A weak tornado was spawned in eastern Pulaski County about 1.6 miles west-southwest of Galloway. The tornado moved quickly northeast, and damaged the roofs of a few buildings. A small mobile home was also destroyed and was thrown against the corner of a local business. Trees and power lines were also downed. The tornado was on the ground only about 2.2 miles, and dissipated just over 1 mile north of Galloway.

An upper level storm system via a powerful jet axis moved around the periphery of High Pressure and drove a cold front into a very unstable atmosphere which provided the lifting mechanism for air parcels which would become severe thunderstorms. The cold front arrived during the heating of the day and plenty of CAPE was present to promote powerful updrafts that would suspend large hailstones. The collapsing of storms created a rush of cooler air (outflow) sending other storms downstream that would produce damaging winds. A couple embedded tornadoes were also noted during this period given the favorable atmosphere across central Arkansas.

A powerful storm system and associated upper trough propagated across the Central Plains into the the Mid-Mississippi Valley. Showers and thunderstorms developed in response to the passing trough triggering strong to severe thunderstorms across Arkansas.

As August began, drought conditions were widespread in Arkansas, with dryness the most noticeable in northern and western sections of the state. Above normal temperatures were also common. On the 8th, a cold front approached from the north, and brought chances of rain and promised temporary relief from the heat.||Ahead of the front, thermometers showed readings in the 90s. During peak heating, thunderstorms popped up quickly in the northern half of the state. Some of the storms cranked out damaging winds. Trees were downed at Gravel Ridge and Macon (both in Pulaski County), with one tree on a fence. More trees were toppled in west Little Rock (Pulaski County). The trees fell on power lines and a home, and power outages lasted into the overnight hours for some residents. Tree damage was also noted in Hot Springs (Garland County), and several utility poles were snapped. This was the most severe weather reported during the month.||Locations with an inch or more of rainfall were few and far between. Bogg Springs (Polk County) received 2.02 inches of rain, 1.16 inches at Mena (Polk County), 1.07 inches at Hot Springs (Garland County), and 1.00 inch at Batesville (Independence County).

For much of the state, May 13th was the end of the heatwave as a cold front moved into the area and showers and thunderstorms developed. Thunderstorms were most widespread on the 15th with several reports of hail as large as golf balls and numerous wind damage reports. A wind gust of 58 mph was recorded at the Jacksonville/LR Air Force Base.||Some relief (cooler air) came on the 15th in the form of a cold front. At the same time, there were strong to severe storms ahead of the front. Storms were sure to thrive given an enormous amount of energy in place. Models showed a line of storms traversing the region from northwest to southeast during the afternoon, and these were expected to unleash strong to damaging winds. Updrafts into some storms were likely to be powerful enough to suspend hailstones aloft, and allow them to grow. So, very large hail was possible. There were already a few hailstorms on the 14th, with lime size hail at Jasper (Newton County), and golf ball size hail at Harrison (Boone County). Tornadoes were much less likely because steering winds were generally weak (30 knots or less), and there was not much shear.||Between 1100 am and 1200 pm CST, a large cluster of storms arrived from Missouri. Ahead of the cluster, isolated to scattered storms erupted mainly north and west of Little Rock (Pulaski County). Golf ball size hail was reported at Boxley (Newton County) and the west side of Russellville (Pope County). There was half dollar size hail at London and just north of Russellville (both in Pope County), and quarter size stones at Chickalah (Yell County), Nimrod (Perry County), and Paris (Logan County).||As the afternoon progressed, the cluster of storms worked from northwest into central and southeast Arkansas. Numerous trees and power lines were downed, with some trees on houses. At least 50,000 power outages were noted at one point. At Russellville (Pope County), a tree fell on a vehicle, and two people had to be extricated and taken to the hospital. A tree also came down on a travel trailer close to Hazen (Prairie County). Fallen trees blocked Highway 7 near Fourche Junction (Perry County), Highway 46 at Sheridan (Grant County), and Highway 54 at Sulphur Springs (Jefferson County). Roads were blocked by trees at a campground northeast of Fifty Six (Stone County). A roof was blown off of a storage building west of Hot Springs (Garland County).||There was a 58 mph gust at the Little Rock Air Force Base (Pulaski County), a 56 mph gust at McCreanor (Lonoke County), a 55 mph gust at Little Rock National Airport (Pulaski County), and a 54 mph gust at the Stuttgart Airport in Fairmount (Prairie County).

With a front positioned along the Missouri border, a few strong storms developed and moved along it during the evening hours April 15th leading to reports of large hail and wind damage. Additional storms developed across eastern Oklahoma later that night into the 16th and moved southeastward across potions of western and southern Arkansas. Large hail was the most common severe weather report, with some spotty wind damage occurring as well.||The cold front that moved through on the 13th (bringing cooler air/a temporary end to active weather) was headed back into the state from the Gulf Coast. The front was the focus for a massive storm toward the Missouri border in the evening. Between 700 pm and 1000 pm CDT, the storm tracked east/southeast along the front through Baxter, Fulton, Sharp, Lawrence, Greene, Craighead, and Mississippi Counties. Along the way, the storm unleashed huge hail that damaged structures and vehicles. Hail was softball size or larger at Cherokee Village (Sharp County) and five miles west of Viola (Fulton County). ||The radar detected strong rotation in the storm, and there were indications the storm may be tornadic. Several Tornado Warnings were issued, and Tornado Emergencies were declared given damage reports and sightings of funnels reaching the ground. However, it appears most of the damage was caused by hail, and there were no confirmations of tornadoes during a damage survey.||Early on the 16th, a new cold front approached from the northwest, and triggered more storms across the western counties. Before 700 am CDT, trees and powerlines were downed at Waldron (Scott County), and two to three inches of rain was measured. A barn was damaged, a tree was blown onto a house, and there was golf ball size hail at Oden (Montgomery County). More trees were toppled at Mount Ida (Montgomery County), and the west side of town lost power. Rain came down in buckets, with 1.59 inches of precipitation in only 23 minutes! A tree fell on a car at Silver (Montgomery County), and quarter size hail was reported at Bismarck (Hot Spring County) and Caulksville (Logan County).

An arctic airmass was in place across Arkansas ahead of a storm system that brought several waves of wintry weather to the state. Initially, mainly sleet, mixed with some snow, was seen over western and northern Arkansas, however as more warm air overspread the shallow arctic airmass and decreased its depth, some areas switched over to freezing rain. This storm brought a combination of sleet and freezing rain accumulation to a large portion of the state, but the most significant amounts of freezing rain occurred over eastern sections of the state which lead to downed trees and powerlines. Over the eastern half of the state, precipitation fell mainly in the form of freezing rain.

A strong storm system moved into Arkansas from Texas and Oklahoma mid-day on the 2nd and continued into the morning of the 4th. With a cold arctic air mass filtering into the state from the north, much of the precipitation fell as a mixture of sleet and snow across the northwestern half of Arkansas to a mixture of sleet and freezing rain across the southeastern half of Arkansas. This was a statewide winter event, affecting even the southern rows of counties in Arkansas. Very cold air continued to filter into the state in the wake of the system, prolonging winter weather impacts such as power outages due to freezing rain accumulation on trees and powerlines and overall hazard travel conditions across a large part of the state.

A powerful storm system developed and moved across the central Plains into the Mid-Mississippi Valley on Friday into Friday night. This storm complex brought a cold front through the state. Ahead of the cold front, in the open warm sector, near record warm temperatures, upper 70s/lower 80s, and elevated dew points, mid 60s to 70, were observed across Arkansas. This provided a warm and unstable environment and with favorable clockwise turning of winds with height, strong storms were expected to develop. Showers and thunderstorms did develop over portions of central Arkansas and trekked northeast into the evening. Storms organized over the aforementioned area, which went on to produce multiple tornadoes across northeast parts of Arkansas. This tornado activity continued into extreme northeast Arkansas, Missouri Bootheel, northwestern Tennessee, and Kentucky. Strong damaging winds and marginally severe hail also accompanied the storms over the state.

In Arkansas, the fireworks started early (during the predawn hours) on the 17th. Isolated storms unloaded large hail, including golf ball size hail just east of Scranton (Logan County), and quarter size hail at Atkins (Pope County) and Johnsville (Bradley County). After that, it turned into a bunch of heavy rain.||Two to more than three inches of rain dumped from Newport (Jackson County) to North Little Rock (Pulaski County). Vehicles stalled in high water, and people had to be rescued. Several roads were closed. Water was also over roads in North Little Rock and Sherwood (both in Pulaski County). At the latter location, a pond near a police station overflowed, and there was water everywhere.||At Searcy (White County), lightning struck a clinic and caused damage to electronic equipment. Power was knocked out to the facility temporarily.||In southeast Arkansas, rotation ramped up in one storm, and a Tornado Warning was disseminated at 430 pm CDT for eastern Drew and southern Desha Counties. At 437 pm CDT, a brief tornado (rated EF0) was witnessed in a farm field about a mile southeast of McGehee (Desha County). It was the first tornado of 2021 in the state.

Prior to the arrival of system number one, Winter Storm Warnings were in effect for the whole state on the 14th. Even more alarming/impressive was the fact that similar warnings were posted in Texas to the Rio Grande River! This very rare situation (wintry precipitation and cold) put stress on the power grid in the Lone Star State, knocking out electricity to more than four million homes. ||Snow really got going locally during the wee hours of the 15th, and was heaviest from southwest into central and northeast Arkansas. This was a fluffy/powdery snow, and accumulated quickly (more than ten inches at some locales). Close to eleven inches of snow was measured at Greers Ferry (Cleburne County), the North Little Rock Airport (Pulaski County), Perryville (Perry County), and near Vilonia (Faulkner County). Eight to ten inch totals were reported at Cabot (Lonoke County), Daisy (Pike County), Fairfield Bay (Van Buren County), Greenbrier (Faulkner County), Hot Springs (Garland County), Little Rock and Maumelle (both in Pulaski County), Mountain Home (Baxter County), south of Mount Ida (Montgomery County), Paron (Saline County), and Pearcy (Garland County).||Little Rock (Pulaski County) had an event total of 8.4 inches. This ended a more than three year snow drought, with the last inch of snow on January 15, 2018.||It was even colder on the 15th. High temperatures were mostly in the single digits and teens. It was 4 degrees at Harrison (Boone County), and 6 degrees at Mountain Home (Baxter County). At noon CST, given a north to northwest wind at 10 to 15 mph (and higher gusts), wind chill index readings ranged from zero to twenty below zero in northern and central sections, and a few degrees above zero in the south. While snow tapered off in the afternoon (there were leftover flurries), clouds hung around the bulk of the day.||There was clearing after dark, especially in the northwest. With snow cover, the mercury plummeted. The 16th started with well below zero readings in the northwest. It was -20 degrees at Fayetteville (Washington County)! Going back through records (using information from the experimental station on the north side of town), it was comparably cold on the morning of February 10, 2011. Otherwise, it had not been this much below zero since 1930. At Highfill (Benton County), it was -13 degrees, with -9 degrees at Harrison (Boone County) and Russellville (Pope County), and -8 degrees at De Queen (Sevier County) and Fort Smith (Sebastian County). Little Rock (Pulaski County) had -1 degree, which was the lowest reading since December 23, 1989.

The atmosphere continued to cool on the 10th, especially in the lowest 2,000 to 3,000 feet. Above the subfreezing layer, warmth and moisture increased as another storm system tracked along the Gulf Coast after dark and early on the 11th.||At least a half inch of sleet piled up southeast of Conway (Faulkner County), at Des Arc (Prairie County), the Little Rock Air Force Base (Pulaski County), Sherwood (Pulaski County), and near Vilonia (Faulkner County). Accruals of ice (due to freezing rain) were at least a quarter inch at Pine Bluff (Jefferson County). There was an inch of snow southeast of Smithville (Lawrence County). ||Roads became hazardous from about Little Rock (Pulaski County) eastward. A semi truck jackknifed along Interstate 30 near Otter Creek (Pulaski County) during the morning of the 11th, and partially blocked the highway. There were some power outages, but nothing outrageous (less than 10,000 households). ||This situation could have been much worse, with a lot more freezing rain and buildup of ice. The presence of sleet and some snow kept freezing rain to a minimum, and spared trees and power lines of added weight (and damage).

Tropical Storm Laura moved ashore from the Gulf of Mexico near Cameron, LA, around 1200 AM CST on August 27, 2020 with 150 mph sustained winds! This part of the state had never experienced such a powerful (Category 4) hurricane. Measured gusts exceeded 130 mph in Lake Charles, LA. Not only was there widespread structural damage, a television tower was destroyed and the WSR-88D (Doppler Weather Radar) at the local National Weather Service (NWS) office was obliterated. Staff at the office was evacuated prior to the arrival of Laura, with backup provided by NWS Brownsville, TX.||Laura remained a hurricane well inland as the system ventured to the north at around 15 mph. A swath of heavy rain (two to more than five inches) spread into southern, central, and northeast Arkansas in the twenty four hour period ending at 700 am CDT on the 28th. Fordyce (Dallas County) received 5.25 inches of precipitation, with 4.48 inches at Cabot (Lonoke County), 4.39 inches at Marche (Pulaski County), 4.37 inches at North Little Rock (Pulaski County), 4.17 inches at Keo (Lonoke County), 3.85 inches at Calamine (Sharp County), 3.60 inches at Stuttgart (Arkansas County), 3.55 inches at Batesville (Independence County) and El Dorado (Union County), 3.53 inches at Sheridan (Grant County), and 3.50 inches at Alicia (Lawrence County).||The atmosphere was loaded with moisture, and this created high rainfall rates. Water came down faster than it could be carried away, and roads flooded at Benton (Saline County), North Little Rock and Sherwood (both in Pulaski County), Walnut Ridge and near Ravenden (both in Lawrence County), and a few miles east of Mena (Polk County).

Locally, there was a lot of wind. Trees were pushed over (on homes and cars in a few cases) at numerous locations. At least 30,000 power outages occurred. A 67 mph wind gust was measured at Fargo (Monroe County). Other gusts (estimated or measured) included 65 mph at Cabot (Lonoke County), 60 mph at Paris (Logan County), 59 mph at Batesville (Independence County), 55 mph at Conway (Faulkner County) and Clinton (Van Buren County), 53 mph at the Stuttgart Airport in Fairmount (Prairie County), 52 mph at the Little Rock Air Force Base (Pulaski County) and Mena (Polk County), 51 mph at Carlisle (Lonoke County), and 50 mph at Little Rock National Airport (Pulaski County).||In addition to the wind, ping pong ball size hail was reported at Center Hill (White County), with quarters at De Queen (Sevier County).

On the 8th as a cold front headed this way from Canada. It was a very warm afternoon, with high temperatures in the 80s to lower 90s. It was 92 degrees at Harrison (Boone County) and Russellville (Pope County), and 91 degrees at Mena (Polk County), and Mountain Home (Baxter County). Normal highs are in the upper 60s to mid 70s.||The heat and increasing moisture made the atmosphere extremely unstable. However, thunderstorms had some difficulty developing. Data acquired from a balloon launch by the National Weather Service at the North Little Rock Airport (Pulaski County) revealed warming aloft (an inversion) at 100 pm CDT. Readings went from 68 degrees at 2000 feet to 75 degrees at 2500 feet. This tended to cap the lower levels of the atmosphere, and prevented storms from taking off. For most of the afternoon, there were few clouds.||Capping was weakest in the northeast, and this is where isolated storms finally went haywire by 500 pm CDT. One storm in particular peaked the interest of radar operators and kept them busy for several hours. The storm unleashed baseball size hail at Strawberry (Lawrence County), and golf balls at Horseshoe Bend (Izard County), Lynn (Lawrence County), and Ravenden (Lawrence County).||The biggest event of month happened on the 12th (Easter) and 13th. There were more than 1,000 reports of wind damage and at least 130 tornadoes from Texas to the Carolinas. Sadly, there were three dozen casualties.||We had to deal with a line of nasty thunderstorms. The line had bowing segments, indicating that powerful winds were driving the storms forward and causing them to bulge outward. Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were first issued between 530 pm and 600 pm CDT, and continued for five hours until the storms moved east of the Mississippi River. The storms produced damaging wind gusts from 60 to more than 80 mph, and knocked out power to at least 150,000 utility customers.||There were numerous reports of trees and power lines downed, with trees blocking roads in some cases. Trees fell on residences, resulting in a death at White Hall (Jefferson County) and an injury at Glen Rose (Hot Spring County). Outbuildings and sheds were damaged or destroyed. A roof was blown off of a poultry farm on Highway 154 north of Danville (Yell County). A 68 mph gust was measured at Petit Jean State Park (Conway County).||Much of Arkansas received one to more than three inches of rain, with the heaviest amounts over central and southern sections of the state. Monticello (Drew County) had an estimated 3.73 inches of precipitation on the 12th, breaking a daily record that stood since 1877.||This was one of the more significant downpours of the month, and contributed to largely above average rainfall totals. Surpluses of liquid in April were more than an inch at Little Rock (Pulaski County), and Pine Bluff (Jefferson County).

The month started off with a bang on the 10th. It felt like spring in Arkansas, with high temperatures in the 60s to lower 70s. As the day began, a powerful storm system was looming to the west in New Mexico. Moisture levels were on the rise ahead of the system. It was a perfect setup for severe weather and flash flooding.||By late afternoon and into the overnight hours/early on the 11th, a massive damaging wind episode unfolded. Wind gusts from 60 to 90 mph pounded parts of the state. Trees and/or power lines were downed at Yellville (Marion County), Henderson (Baxter County), Elizabeth (Fulton County), Melbourne (Izard County), Leslie (Searcy County), a few miles west of Arkadelphia (Clark County), Malvern (Hot Spring County), Judsonia (White County), Fordyce (Dallas County), Pine Bluff (Jefferson County), Cotton Plant (Woodruff County), Monticello (Drew County), St. Charles (Arkansas County), and Watson (Desha County). Some fallen trees landed on homes. Wind recording equipment measured a 74 mph gust at Fargo (Monroe County), and a 71 mph gust at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (Drew County).||There were also isolated tornadoes. At 740 pm CST on the 10th, a tornado (rated EF2) was spawned southwest of Midway (Logan County). The tornado cut close to a fourteen mile path before dissipating northeast of Scranton (Logan County).||Nine other mostly weak tornadoes (eight rated EF1/one rated EF2) were confirmed across the state through the wee hours of the 11th. Two of these tornadoes were in the Little Rock County Warning Area near Seaton (Lonoke County) and Jerome (Drew County). The former tornado blew in a grain bin and tossed a shed into nearby trees. The latter tornado mangled a silo. Trees were uprooted or snapped, and utility poles were taken out.||A few places reported sleet or snow on the back side of the system.

Up to this point, there was plenty of rain to talk about, but severe weather was limited. That changed late on the 20th/early on the 21st. Hit and miss thunderstorms popped up quickly in central and eastern Oklahoma. Storms eventually gelled into a line that rapidly crossed Arkansas.||As the line of storms tore through the region, a roof was removed from a building in Subiaco (Logan County). A carport was blown over at Conway (Faulkner County). Trees and/or powerlines were downed northwest of Benton (Saline County), at Bergman (Boone County), Bismarck (Hot Spring County), Coal Hill (Johnson County), Danville (Yell County), Hollis (Perry County), Little Rock (Pulaski County), and Pine Bluff (Jefferson County). Winds gusted to 58 mph at Carlisle (Lonoke County), 55 mph at Newport (Jackson County), and 53 mph at Flippin (Marion County) and Harrison (Boone County).

Severe weather returned on the 19th, and one of the largest severe weather events in Arkansas of 2019 unfolded. The event began with softball size hail or larger around Vandervoort and Cove (both in Polk County) between 630 pm and 700 pm CDT. Evidence from photos showed that some hailstones were close to five inches in diameter, potentially tying the state record set on January 21, 1999 and April 2, 2006. Records go back to the 1950s.||As the evening progressed, two clusters of storms evolved across the central and southern counties. They moved quickly to the east at 50 to more than 60 mph. This usually increases the chances of wind damage.||Trees and/or power lines were downed at many locations including Camden (Ouachita County), Harrell (Calhoun County), Little Rock (Pulaski County), Mount Ida and Norman (both in Montgomery County), Cabot and Lonoke (both in Lonoke County), Florence and Montongo (both in Drew County), and McGehee (Desha County).

While it heated up, it was not dry everywhere on the 15th. Before the ridge of high pressure could get here, a stationary front was in place across northeast sections of the state. Surrounding the front, scattered thunderstorms popped up during the afternoon. Some of the storms became strong to severe.||Mainly hail occurred with the strongest storms. The largest stones were about the size of a lime (two inches in diameter), and were reported just southwest of Salado (Independence County) at 711 pm CDT. Quarter to golf ball size hail was produced at few miles west of Pocahontas (Randolph County), north of Huff, southwest of Batesville, and at Cushman (all in Independence County).||A few days later (on the 18th), a powerful storm system went from the southern Plains to the upper Midwest, with a cold front dragged into the region by the system. As the day began, storms were ongoing from Texas into Oklahoma. A line of storms eventually made it into western Arkansas by 200 pm CDT.||Just like on the 1st, part of the line bowed out (indicating the presence of strong to damaging winds) from Fort Smith (Sebastian County) to Clarksville (Johnson County). There was extensive tree damage, with trees on houses and blocking roads. Hardest hit areas inlcuded Paris and Scranton (both in Logan County). Gusts likely exceeded 90 mph.||Along the way, several photos showed a lot of dust kicked up by the wind. Gustnadoes or dust devils were also generated as the wind speed rapidly increased. There was a weak tornado (rated EF0) produced three miles west of Slovak (Prairie County). A couple of grain bins were dented or pushed in.

While it seemed the region was in the clear on the 13th, rain and cool air kept the pressure elevated. At the same time, a storm system strengthened in Texas, and the pressure fell to the southwest. This created a pressure gradient, and this often leads to increased wind speeds. Gusts exceeded 40 mph in the southern half of the state during the afternoon/evening, and this went on for several hours.||A 47 mph gust was measured at the airport in Hot Springs (Garland County) at 240 pm CDT. A couple of hours later, a gust reached 53 mph at Little Rock National Airport (Pulaski County). Numerous trees (200 to 300 trees) were downed on the west side of Lake Ouachita at the Little Fir and Tompkins Bend Recreation Areas (both in Montgomery County). Trees were also toppled at Hot Springs (Garland County), Houston (Perry County), Maumelle (Pulaski County), Pine Bluff (Jefferson County), and west Little Rock (Pulaski County). Some trees were on homes and blocking roads. At least 30,000 power outages were reported.||More rain was on the horizon by late on the 17th, and it was expected to be heavy. This was preceded by a few severe storms in the west. Golf ball size hail was reported at Dover (Pope County), with half dollar size hail at Atkins (Pope County), and quarter size stones at Clarksville (Johnson County) and Russellville (Pope County). Following the hail, the deluge commenced.||Three to more than five inches of rain dumped in central and western Arkansas. Forty eight hour amounts through 700 am CDT on the 19th included 6.02 inches just northeast of Bryant (Saline County), 5.44 inches at Little Rock (Pulaski County), 4.89 inches at Benton (Saline County), 4.50 inches at North Little Rock (Pulaski County), 4.50 inches at Crystal Valley (Pulaski County), 4.01 inches at Big Fork (Polk County), 3.77 inches at Conway (Faulkner County), 3.48 inches at Waldron (Scott County), 3.34 inches at Bogg Springs (Polk County), and 3.30 inches at Booneville (Logan County).|The 5.44 inches of rain at Little Rock (Pulaski County) not only shattered a daily record on the 18th, it was the 15th wettest calendar day on record locally and the 5th wettest April calendar day.||Given so much rain, there was high water along Interstate 30 near Vimy Ridge (Saline County). All lanes were closed for at least a couple of hours. In Macon (Pulaski County), flooding along Highway 107 stranded a vehicle, and people needed to be rescued. Many roads were flooded from Benton (Saline County) to the Little Rock (Pulaski County) area. Highway 11 near Hazen (Prairie County) was under water, as was Highway 31 around Woodlawn (Lonoke County). Many farm fields were converted into lakes.

Rain was heavy at times on the 19th, and there were hit and miss thunderstorms as well. There was no severe weather, but there was plenty of lightning. During the evening, an employee at Little Rock National Airport (Pulaski County) was struck by lightning while loading a plane. He was knocked unconscious for several minutes before being treated at a local hospital.||At 600 pm CST on the 19th, it was 31 degrees at Harrison (Boone County) and 32 degrees at Mountain Home (Baxter County). Pockets of freezing rain were reported. Ice coated exposed objects, with quarter to half inch accruals from Harrison (Boone County) to Western Grove (Newton County). This led to power outages in places.

Canadian high pressure was setting up over the Ohio Valley, and was bringing subfreezing temperatures and dry conditions to northern sections of the state. A storm system was approaching from the southwest, with moisture thrown into the cold and dry air. Rain began across the southern counties on the 7th, but it was uncertain what would fall from the sky farther north on the 8th/9th as moisture slowly increased toward the Missouri border.||The forecast was not a slam dunk because of three huge factors. First, a dry atmosphere over the northern counties was eroding moisture arriving from the south. Given this, it was difficult to know how much moisture would be available to produce snow and ice. Predicting accumulations accurately was a challenge. Second, forecast models showed a layer of above freezing air aloft. This was verified by several balloon launches on the 8th. At 600 am CST, it was 42 degrees at 4900 feet over North Little Rock (Pulaski County). At 1200 pm CST, it was still 40 degrees overhead, and 36 degrees at 300 pm CST. As long as this was happening, snow was going to melt before reaching the ground. Not knowing when this warm layer would disappear affected the snow forecast. Finally, with melting occurring, it was important to know if temperatures would stay below freezing near the ground, or warm up a little. If it was the former, then freezing rain would be a huge issue. Any warming would limit how much icing took place.||In the end, the warm layer went away late on the 8th/early on the 9th in parts of the north. This allowed snow to fall for a few hours in places. At Mountain View (Stone County), three inches of powder was measured, with two to three inches at Dennard (Van Buren County), and two inches at Botkinburg (Van Buren County), Calico Rock (Izard County), Leslie (Searcy County), Marshall (Searcy County), and Wayton (Newton County).||The warm layer stuck around for most of the event in the northeast, and ground temperatures hovered around 32 degrees. This turned into an ice storm for several counties. At least three quarters of an inch of ice accrued on exposed objects near Velvet Ridge (White County), with half to three quarters of an inch at Alicia (Lawrence County), Augusta (Woodruff County), Batesville (Independence County), Steprock (White County), and Swifton (Jackson County). Because of the ice, at least 40,000 power outages were reported, with trees and tree limbs downed.

On the 6th, a weak cold front arrived from the north and triggered scattered thunderstorms mainly east of Little Rock (Pulaski County). The most intense storms affected areas near Stuttgart (Arkansas County). As the storms collapsed, winds gusted to 67 mph at the local airport just north of town. In town, power outages were widespread.||Elsewhere, power was knocked out at Star City (Lincoln County) when a tree fell on a substation. A 48 mph gust was noted at Pine Bluff (Jefferson County). Power poles and/or power lines were blown down at Carlisle (Lonoke County), Pangburn (White County), and Tuckerman (Jackson County). Quarter size hail was reported at Clinton (Van Buren County), near Damascus (Faulkner/Van Buren Counties), at Guy (Faulkner County), a few miles southwest of Otto (Pulaski County), and southwest of Searcy (White County).

Rounds of cold air continued surging toward Arkansas to begin February. On the 6th, readings were at or below freezing in northwest sections of the state, and subfreezing air spread slowly to the southeast. A storm system over the middle of the country provided moisture, and there was a potential for wintry precipitation. The incoming cold air was shallow, with warmer conditions (above freezing) overhead. Any snow or sleet would surely melt aloft, but would likely turn to ice (freezing rain) upon reaching the ground. During the nighttime hours of the 6th and early on the 7th, a Winter Weather Advisory was posted across northern Arkansas, with an Ice Storm Warning and up to a quarter inch of ice in the northeast. For the most part, moisture tended to build over the southern and eastern counties, and stayed out of the north. Any ice in the north was minor and spotty. In the northeast, while there was some ice on trees and power lines (leading to spotty power outages), temperatures did not go much below 32 degrees and roads were generally wet.

After a cold front and any rain exited Arkansas to the east, winds shifted to the west and northwest and were gusty. Wind and Lake Wind Advisories were posted as gusts peaked from 40 to more than 50 mph. ||At Newport (Jackson County), there was a 61 mph gust at 148 pm CST. A 49 mph gust was measured at Clinton (Van Buren County) and Stuttgart (Arkansas County), a 47 mph gust at Little Rock (Pulaski County), and a 46 mph gust at Russellville (Pope County). Roughly 11,000 power outages were blamed on the wind, and tree limbs were downed. Near Conway (Faulkner County), a section of fence was flattened.

Given all of the rain, flooding was almost non-existent locally. That changed on the 15th. The front had lifted a bit to the north by this time, and was draped across central Arkansas. Before dawn, a large cluster of thunderstorms hit areas along and north of the Arkansas River, mainly north and west of Little Rock (Pulaski County). At least two dozen reporting sites registered four inches of rain or more.||By 700 am CDT, a whopping 7.20 inches was reported at Damascus (Van Buren County)! That is two months of rain in just a few hours. Elsewhere, an impressive 5.95 inches of rain poured on Center Ridge (Conway County), with 4.90 inches at Ozark (Franklin County), 4.75 inches at Hattieville (Conway County), 4.10 inches at Conway (Faulkner County), and 4.08 inches at Coal Hill (Johnson County).|A subdivision flooded and cars were under water at Clarksville (Johnson County). It was the same story at Russellville (Pope County), and it looked like a lake near Arkansas State University. Roads were blocked off in Enola (Faulkner County) as water flowed over the pavement.||After dark on the 15th, isolated storms in the far north/west flooded Highway 59 near Natural Dam (Crawford County). There was a quick two to three inches of rain from Mountain Home to Gamaliel (both in Baxter County). ||We went from flooding to severe weather on the 18th, mainly from northwest into central Arkansas. Ten miles southwest of Harrison (Boone County), a barn was destroyed by damaging straight-line winds. Trees and power lines were blown down just northeast of Subiaco (Logan County) on Highways 197 and 288, and also along Highway 22 at Midway (Logan County). Trees were toppled along Highway 27 at Havana (Yell County).||Isolated storms redeveloped on the 19th, mainly across the north. One storm produced quarter size hail at Rodney (Baxter County).

After a mild and quiet start to the month and much of the year, a quick change in seasons was provided by Arctic high pressure in the Ohio Valley. Meanwhile, a storm system approached from the southern Plains, with moisture building into the state from the Gulf of Mexico during the evening hours of the 15th. Snow and sleet developed across the northern third of the state into southern Missouri that evening. Freezing rain and sleet developed across the central third of the state, with just a cold rain across the south. The cold rain gradually transitioned into a freezing rain and sleet mix as temperatures dropped across the south during the overnight and early morning hours on the 16th. Accumulations of 2 to 4 inches of snow and sleet were seen across the northern third of the state, with some higher amounts across the far northwest. Central sections of the state saw freezing rain amounts of one tenth to one quarter inch, with 1 to 2 inches of sleet and snow on top of the ice. The southern third of the state saw mostly just freezing rain, with amounts of a tenth across the far south, to one quarter to over one half inch of ice from around Mt. Ida, Hot Springs and Arkadelphia, eastward to Pine Bluff and De Witt. Many roads across the area became treacherous, with numerous traffic accidents as a result. Significant ice accumulations also caused power outages across southern sections of the state, some of which lasted several hours and even days in some rural locations.

A cold front triggered numerous thunderstorms in Arkansas during the afternoon and early evening hours of the 23rd. There were dozens of reports of severe weather, mostly in the form of damaging winds. Tens of thousands of electric customers lost power. Very heavy rain led to some flash flooding.

A cold front moved through Arkansas on the 8th. Gusty winds associated with the storms blew down trees and power lines, with some of the trees falling on houses. Very cold air aloft brought small hail to many locations.

A strong Arctic cold front moved through Arkansas on the 2nd and the morning hours of the 3rd. Freezing rain and sleet began to fall in northern Arkansas before dawn on the 2nd, while rain fell over the rest of the state. As colder air made its way farther into the state, rain changed to freezing rain and sleet over most of the northern half of the state on the afternoon of the 2nd, over the middle of the state from late afternoon through early evening, and over parts of southern Arkansas after midnight on the 3rd. Meanwhile, much of the sleet changed over to snow in northern Arkansas on the night of the 2nd, while some snow flurries also made it into the central part of the state. All significant precipitation moved east of the area on the morning of the 3rd.||Thunder accompanied the wintry precipitation in many areas, even with temperatures in the teens and 20s. ||Parts of eastern Arkansas experienced an ice storm with freezing rain totals of 0.25 to more than 0.50 inch. Several thousand power outages resulted. Elsewhere, amounts generally ranged from a few hundredths of an inch in southern Arkansas to around 0.25 inch in parts of the Arkansas River Valley and central Arkansas.||Sleet piled up to unusually large amounts, with 1 to 2 inches common in central Arkansas and 2 to 4 inches in the northern part of the state. Sleet drifts of 3 to 4 feet occurred in some places. Some of the northern counties recorded 1 to 3 inches of snow on top of the sleet.||The freezing rain and sleet caused an enormous traffic back-up on Interstate 40 all the way from near DeValls Bluff to West Memphis, a distance of about 80 miles.||There was one indirect fatality and two indirect injuries. At 2:15 PM on the 2nd, a 46- year-old man was killed and two other people were injured when two vehicles collided on Arkansas 25 north of Arkansas 5 in Cleburne County. It was sleeting and the road was icy at the time, according to a state police report.||The Arctic air brought record low temperatures for the month of March to Newport (Jackson Co.), Marshall (Searcy Co.), Batesville Lock and Dam (Independence Co.), Beedeville 4NE (Jackson Co.), North Little Rock (Pulaski Co.), and the Stuttgart Airport (Prairie Co.). These temperatures occurred on the 3rd or 4th, depending on the station location.||Furthermore, 29 stations set records for the coldest high temperatures ever recorded in the month of March. These included Mena (Polk Co.), Hot Springs National Park (Garland Co.), Batesville Livestock Experiment Station (Independence Co.), Booneville 3SE (Logan Co.), Mount Ida (Montgomery Co.), Rohwer 2NNE (Desha Co.), Star City (Lincoln Co.), Des Arc (Prairie Co.), Malvern (Hot Spring Co.), Newport (Jackson Co.), North Little Rock (Pulaski Co.), Sheridan (Grant Co.), Beedeville 4NE (Jackson Co.), Clarksville (Johnson Co.), Conway (Faulkner Co.), Evening Shade 1NNE (Sharp Co.), Fordyce (Dallas Co.), Little Rock Air Force Base (Pulaski Co.), Subiaco (Logan Co.), Batesville Lock and Dam (Independence Co.), Mammoth Spring (Fulton Co.), Searcy (White Co.), Batesville Airport (Independence Co.), Little Rock (Pulaski Co.), Murfreesboro 1W (Pike Co.), Camden (Ouachita Co.), Russellville (Pope Co.), Stuttgart Airport (Prairie Co.), and Hot Springs Airport (Garland Co.). All of these records occurred on the 3rd or 4th, depending on the station location.

Arctic air was over Arkansas on the 4th, and an area of low pressure aloft moved in from the southwest. As a result, widespread precipitation developed. Freezing rain and sleet began moving into western Arkansas before dawn on the 4th. A swath of counties from west central Arkansas through the central part of the state into northeast Arkansas experience an ice storm, with accruals of 1/4 to 1/2 inch common. Trees, power lines, and power poles were brought down by the ice. About 45,000 electric customers lost power. In a few instances, it took three and a half days to restore power. Several counties opened warming shelters for those who had no electricity. The extreme northern counties had snow and sleet with some freezing rain mixed in; snow and sleet accumulations totaled 1 to 2 inches. The extreme southern part of the state had only a cold rain.||There were two indirect fatalities and one indirect injury. At 6:57 AM, a 36-year-old man driving on Interstate 40 near Lonoke in Lonoke County lost control on an icy bridge, left the highway, and ran into some trees. At 3:15 PM, a 4-year-old girl was seriously injured when the car in which she was riding slid off U.S. 62 about 7 miles west of Yellville in Marion County and overturned into a creek bed. The girl passed away on the 11th. The driver of the car, the girl's grandmother, was injured.

After Arctic air overspread Arkansas, an area of low pressure aloft moved toward the state from the southwestern United States. As the low pressure approached, moisture moved up over the cold air, resulting in wintry precipitation. In northern Arkansas, freezing rain and sleet began during the morning of the 5th, then gradually changed to sleet, and finally to mainly snow during the wee hours of the 6th. Rain initially fell in central and southern Arkansas on the 5th. On the morning of the 6th, rain changed to freezing rain and sleet. Snow was added to the mix in some places during the afternoon. Late on the morning of the 6th, rain changed over to freezing rain and some sleet in southern Arkansas. All precipitation came to an end in all parts of Arkansas by mid-evening on the 6th. There was one fatality directly related to the winter weather. On the morning of the 6th, a large limb fell into a camping trailer 4 miles north-northwest of Dover in Pope County. The 62-year-old man in the trailer was killed. There was one indirect injury on the 9th when the canopy at a gas station in Ash Flat (Sharp County) collapsed under the weight of ice and snow. Other structural collapses occurred in northern and western Arkansas for several days after the sleet and snow.||Ice storm conditions caused trees and power lines to fall in parts of western Arkansas. About 40,000 electric customers lost power in the Little Rock County Warning Area. Power outages were especially prevalent in Johnson, Pope, Logan, Yell, Polk, Scott, and Montgomery counties. It took six days to restore power to all customers. Arkansas Forestry Commission crews were called out to clear roads in Pope, Logan, Scott, and Polk counties. Most schools and government offices closed due to the winter weather. More than 50 flights were canceled at the Little Rock airport. Numerous events leading up to Christmas, such as city parades, the lighting ceremony for the State Capitol and the state high school football playoffs, were canceled or postponed by the winter weather.||President Barack Obama declared a federal disaster in the following counties: Johnson, Logan, Marion, Newton, Polk, Scott, Searcy, Sharp, and Van Buren.||Total accumulations of snow and sleet reached 8 to 12 inches across much of northwest and north central Arkansas. Accumulations tapered off farther south with only 1 to 2 inches of snow and sleet in parts of west central and central Arkansas.||Freezing rain accruals occurred over the northern three-quarters of the state. Most totals were in the .10 to .50 inch range, but parts of west central Arkansas experienced an ice storm, with accruals exceeding .75 inch.

A light mix of wintry precipitation spread into western and southwestern sections of Arkansas before dawn on the 25th, then spread to other sections during the morning and early afternoon. Most of the precipitation fell as light freezing rain and sleet, but there were some snowflakes in the northeast part of the state. In most respects, ice accumulations were minor, with some icy bridges and overpasses and some small amounts of ice clinging to trees and power lines. There was one indirect fatality and one indirect injury due to a head-on collision in Izard County at 8:50 AM CST. The State Police report indicated one car slid on the icy Strawberry River Bridge on Arkansas 289 between Franklin and Horseshoe Bend, crashing into an oncoming car. A 68 year-old woman was killed.||Also on the 25th, 13 reporting stations broke or tied their records for the coldest high temperatures ever recorded in November. Stations breaking records for the coldest high temperature in November included: Alum Fork (Saline Co.), Batesville Lock and Dam (Independence Co.), Batesville Livestock Experiment Station (Independence Co.), and Booneville 3SSE (Logan Co.). Stations tying records for the coldest high temperature in November included: Calico Rock 2WSW (Izard Co.), Hardy (Sharp Co.), Lead Hill (Boone Co.), Mammoth Spring (Fulton Co.), Mena (Polk Co.), Sparkman (Dallas Co.), Stuttgart airport (Prairie Co.), Subiaco (Logan Co.), and Waldron (Scott Co.).

A cold front pushed through Arkansas on the 20th and 21st. As it did so, it met up with tropical moisture that had streamed in from Pacific Hurricane Manuel. The result was heavy rainfall over much of southern, central, and eastern Arkansas. The heaviest rain fell in a swath about 90 miles side from the southwest corner of Arkansas through Pine Bluff into east central Arkansas. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4.5 inches were common south of a line from Murfreesboro to Little Rock to Searcy to McCrory. In the southern part of the state, this rain fell over areas that were in severe to extreme drought. Rain exited southeast Arkansas on the morning of the 22nd. The heavy rain caused some drought-weakened trees to fall. As a result, several thousand people lost power.

A low pressure system passing by to the northwest of Arkansas brought two rounds of winter weather from the 20th into the 21st. During the morning of the 20th, light snow, occasionally mixed with sleet, broke out in western Arkansas. Most snowfall was in the 1 to 2 inch range, with spotty totals around 3 inches. Some areas of light snow, sleet, and freezing rain continued into the evening in the northern part of Arkansas, with light rain in the south. Precipitation began to pick up considerably toward dawn on the 21st and continued throughout much of the day. Freezing rain was the predominant precipitation type in the north, while a cold rain fell in the south. Thunderstorms occurred in all sections of the state. In the northern part of Arkansas, an ice storm occurred, with ice accruals generally in the 1/4 to 1/2 inch range. However, there were some totals around 3/4 inch, especially in Stone, Izard, Sharp, and Independence counties. Altogether, about 10,000 power outages were reported. Meanwhile, isolated severe storms with large hail occurred in the south.

Early on Christmas Day, a stationary front was located to the south of Arkansas. During the day, a low pressure center formed along the front, eventually tracking across southeast Arkansas on the evening of the 25th and on toward Middle Tennessee by midnight on the 26th.||During the first part of the 25th, a cold rain fell over most of Arkansas. Then, colder air began spilling into the state to the north and west of the low pressure center's track. Over the northwestern half of Arkansas, a transition from rain to freezing rain, sleet, and some snow occurred during the afternoon, with a changeover to mostly snow by evening. Over the southeastern half of the state, the changeover occurred during the evening, with mostly snow occurring by midnight. Snow began tapering off from the west after midnight, and most of the snow had exited the state by midday on the 26th.||In parts of central and western Arkansas, 0.1 to 0.2 inch of freezing rain accrued before the changeover to snow.||The heaviest band of snow fell from the Ouachita Mountains in west central Arkansas through the central part of the state and then on toward northeastern Arkansas. In this band, snowfall accumulations of 10 to 15 inches were common. The largest snowfall totals reported were 18 inches on Petit Jean Mountain (Conway Co.) and at Perryville (Perry Co.), 17.5 inches at Perry (Perry Co.), and 15 inches at Jessieville (Garland Co.) and Union Valley (Perry Co.). Thunderstorms accompanied the snow in many areas. Commerce and transportation were severely affected. Snowfall totals tapered off both to the northwest and southeast of the heaviest band of snow. Parts of northwest Arkansas received less than 1 inch of snow. Likewise, totals were less than 1 inch over a large part of southeast Arkansas.||Strong winds accompanied the winter storm. Sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph were common, and gusts reached 35 to 45 mph in many areas. Near-blizzard conditions occurred in the northeast part of the County Warning Area.||The combination of ice, snow, and wind caused massive power outages. Branches, limbs, and entire trees fell over onto power lines. In the County Warning Area, there were around 200,000 power outages. About 70% of electric customers in Little Rock lost power. Most of the power outages were repaired within a week; cable TV repairs took several days longer. ||Trees and limbs also fell onto cars and houses. A 60-year-old man was killed in Benton (Saline Co.), when a very large tree crashed into a house. A crane had to be brought in to lift the tree off the victim. In Little Rock, the Public Works Department estimated it could take until summer to collect all the fallen debris, which amounted to about 22,000 tons.||President Barack Obama declared a federal disaster for Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Lonoke, Perry, Pulaski, and Saline Counties.||Numerous snowfall records were broken:||New all-time calendar day snowfall records were set at Perry (Perry Co.) when 17.5 inches of snow broke the record of 10 inches set in 1944, Morrilton (Conway Co.) when 12.5 inches of snow broke the record of 9 inches set in 1944, and at Batesville Livestock Experiment Station (Independence Co.) when 11 inches of snow broke the record of 10 inches set in 2010. At Cabot 4SW, the snowfall of 10 inches tied the record of 10 inches set in 1988.||Monthly snowfall records were broken or tied at Perry (Perry Co.), Batesville Livestock Experiment Station (Independence Co.), Morrilton (Conway Co.), Mountain View (Stone Co.), Alum Fork (Saline Co.), Little Rock (Pulaski Co.), North Little Rock (Pulaski Co.), Cabot 4SW (Lonoke Co.), Gravelly 1ESE (Yell Co.), Pine Ridge (Montgomery Co.), Damascus 2NNE (Van Buren Co.), Evening Shade 1NNE (Sharp Co.), Greers Ferry Dam (Cleburne Co.), Little Rock Air Force Base (Pulaski Co.), Mena (Polk Co.), Parks (Scott Co.), Crystal Valley (Pulaski Co.), Langley (Pike Co.), Batesville Lock and Dam (Independence Co.), Big Fork 1SSE (Polk Co.), Glenwood (Pike Co.), Bonnerdale 4SSW (Hot Spring Co.), Ratcliff (Logan Co.), Augusta 2NW (Woodruff Co.), Clinton 6SE (Van Buren Co.), and Keo (Lonoke Co.).||The 10.3 inches of snow that fell at Little Rock made it the snowiest Christmas on record. It also made it one of the top ten calendar snowfalls ever recorded, as well as one of the top ten 24-hour snowfall amounts ever recorded.

Unusually gusty winds occurred in Arkansas on the 20th, due to the pressure difference between low pressure to the northeast of the state and high pressure to the west. Most parts of the County Warning Area measured wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph. The strongest gusts were 55 mph at Sheridan (Grant Co.), and 50 mph at the Stuttgart airport (Prairie Co.), Stuttgart (Arkansas Co.), Flippin (Marion Co.), and Devils Knob (Johnson Co.). Trees and power lines were blown down.

Although Isaac was a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, it had weakened to a tropical depression by the time it reached Arkansas. Isaac passed through western Arkansas on the evening of the 30th and during the day on the 31st. Positions from the National Hurricane Center and the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center: August 30th at 10 PM (CDT) 95 miles south-southwest of Little Rock, August 31st at 4 AM 95 miles west of Little Rock, August 31st at 10 AM 25 miles northeast of Fort Smith, and August 31st at 4 PM 40 miles east of Joplin, Missouri. Although Isaac had exited Arkansas by the end of the month, some effects, including bands of thunderstorms spiraling in toward its center, continued through September 1st into the wee hours of the 2nd. Isaac brought sustained winds of 23 to 33 mph and wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph in many parts of the state. The highest sustained wind in the Little Rock County Warning Area was 33 mph at Little Rock Air Force Base, and the strongest gust was 46 mph at the Pine Bluff airport. The strong winds over a prolonged period caused large numbers of trees to fall. Some of these trees had been weakened by the ongoing drought. Falling limbs and trees took down power lines, leaving more than 20,000 electric customers in the dark. Isaac also brought widespread rain. Three injuries were reported. Two people were injured in Little Rock when a tree fell on a car parked in a driveway; one person was injured in White Hall (Jefferson Co.) when a tree fell on a car. Where bands of showers and thunderstorms lingered over a particular area or where rain moved over the same area repeatedly, flash flooding occurred. Some of the larger storm totals included 11.29 inches at White Hall (Jefferson Co.), 10.70 inches at Griffithville (White Co.), 10.65 inches at the Pine Bluff Water Plant (Jefferson Co.), 8.90 inches at the Pine Bluff airport, 8.88 inches at Judsonia (White Co.), 8.40 inches at Steprock (White Co.), and 8.11 inches at Fordyce (Dallas Co.). The lowest barometric pressure reported in the Little Rock County Warning area was 29.51 inches at Camden. The combination of wind and rain caused damage in the rice crop, due to lodging of the rice. Cotton, corn, and soybeans appeared to have only minor damage. The rain improved prospects for the hay crop, and pastures providing forage for livestock improved.

From the 24th through the 27th, the arrival of a slow-moving cold front and several low pressure areas aloft triggered several rounds of thunderstorms. Tornadoes, severe storms, and flash flooding resulted. Widespread areal flooding followed the flash flooding. Some of this flooding was due to heavy rain, while some of it was caused by water from rivers, creeks, and bayous backing up onto the land. On the evening of the 25th, devastating tornadoes affected several areas in central Arkansas. More than 140,000 electric customers in Arkansas lost power. Heavy rains during this period were the beginning of the Great Flood of 2011 in Arkansas. Much of the flooding lasted well into May, and some even continued all the way to late June.

Strong south to southwest winds occurred from around dawn on the 3rd to just before dawn on the 4th. Winds gusted from 30 to 40 mph in most areas, but a few gusts were in the range of 45 to 50 mph. The winds were in advance of a cold front and were strong enough to bring down tree limbs and power lines. In Clark County, a fence blew over and ruptured a natural gas line.

A low pressure center tracked across Arkansas on the 1st, taking a path from near Texarkana to the Missouri Bootheel. In the colder air to the northwest of the low, freezing rain and sleet occurred, then precipitation changed over to light snow. In the warmer air to the southeast of the low, widespread rain and thunderstorms occurred. After the low moved by, much colder Arctic air rushed across the state, accompanied by strong winds. Wind gusts between 30 and 45 mph were common. The winds brought down tree limbs and power lines, knocking out electricity to more than 7000 customers. Snow flurries occurred in many sections of the state on the night of the 1st and continued into the 2nd.

Low pressure developed near the Gulf Coast, causing moisture to spread northward over the cold air near the surface in Arkansas. During the morning of the 9th, a mixture of sleet, snow, and freezing rain developed across southern Arkansas. Precipitation spread into central Arkansas before the end of the afternoon, but this far north, temperatures were cold enough such that only snow fell. During the evening, snow spread into northern Arkansas, and the south saw a changeover to snow. Snowfall was the most widespread and heaviest during the evening hours of the 9th. Soon after midnight, snow tapered off considerably. By dawn on the 10th, only patchy snow flurries and freezing drizzle lingered. The heaviest snow fell in a swath from near Murfreesboro to near Benton, where some amounts reached or exceeded 8 inches. On either side of the heavy snow band and from Little Rock toward Brinkley, 4 to 6 inch totals were common. Many other areas received 2 to 4 inches of snow, but amounts in northern Arkansas were less, ranging from less than an inch to 2 inches. In most places, driving conditions became hazardous within a couple of hours after precipitation began. Hundreds of accidents occurred on the afternoon and evening of the 9th. On the afternoon of the 9th, a tremendous traffic back-up occurred on Interstate 30 between Benton and Malvern. Multiple accidents caused both sides of the interstate to come to a halt. Motorists were stranded in the traffic jam for as many as 12 to 14 hours. Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe activated the Arkansas National Guard to aid the motorists. Guard armories in Benton and Malvern were opened as shelters. While the interstate technically reopened soon after 7:00 AM CST on the 10th, traffic was still only at a crawl well into the afternoon of the 10th, and traffic was still jammed on the morning of the 11th. Due to the poor driving conditions on the 10th, virtually every school in the Little Rock County Warning Area was closed, as were state and federal offices in Little Rock. Power outages during the winter storm were relatively small. The largest, affecting about 3000 customers, began during the afternoon of the 9th when a substation in southwest Little Rock suffered a failure. Power was restored during the late night hours of the 9th. Twenty-five flights were cancelled at Little Rock's Adams Field. Four traffic fatalities occurred due to icy or snowy roads. On the 9th, three single fatality accidents occurred. A 24 year-old woman was killed on Arkansas Highway 24 near Chidester in Ouachita County, a 42 year-old woman lost her life on U.S. Highway 167 north of Hampton in Calhoun County, and a 31 year-old man was killed on U.S. Highway 70 east of Hot Springs in Garland County. On the 10th, another single fatality accident occurred, killing a 50 year-old man on Arkansas Highway 86 north of Brown Grove in Prairie County.

A strong cold front moved across Arkansas on the 11th. Strong winds followed the front, bringing down some power lines and blowing over Christmas yard decorations. The winds ushered much colder air into Arkansas.

Colder air began spilling into Arkansas from the northwest on the 28th as Arctic high pressure approached. Then, a low pressure system approached the state from the northwest. This low pressure caused moisture from the Gulf of Mexico to overrun the cold air near the ground. An area of freezing rain and sleet moved southward, beginning in northern Arkansas during the late afternoon and evening of the 28th, progressing through central Arkansas on the morning of the 29th, and reaching into parts of southern Arkansas by the afternoon of the 29th. Most of the northern two-thirds of the state picked up at least 0.10 to 0.25 inch of freezing rain. The heaviest freezing rain, 0.50 to 0.75 inch, occurred in an arc from near Hot Springs to Pine Bluff and Stuttgart and then on to south of Clarendon. About 30,000 power outages resulted. As the cold air deepened near the ground, precipitation began changing over to snow. Over the northern two rows of counties in Arkansas, snow accumulations of 8 to 12 inches were common. Farther to the south, 4 to 8 inches accumulated as far south as Russellville and Searcy, with 2 to 4 inches as far south as Waldron, Perryville, and Beebe. Through the middle of the state, 1 to 2 inches of snow fell as far south as Mena, Hot Springs, Little Rock, and Clarendon. All precipitation came to an end by the early morning hours of the 30th.

Freezing rain and sleet moved into northern and western Arkansas during the afternoon and early evening on the 26th, then spread rapidly eastward. By later on the night of the 26th, most of the precipitation was falling in the form of freezing rain. During the day of the 27th, almost continuous freezing rain fell across the north, with ice accumulating rapidly. Over central parts of the state, temperatures warmed just enough to change most of the precipitation to rain, while rain fell in the south. Freezing rain continued in the north through the evening of the 27th, before turning over to light sleet and snow during the late night hours of the 27th and early on the 28th. Through central Arkansas and part of southern Arkansas, rain changed to freezing rain and sleet, then to a little snow. In the southeast corner of the state, most of the precipitation fell as rain.||The end result was a devastating, historic ice storm across northern Arkansas. Across the northern two rows of counties, ice accumulations were mainly in the 1 to 2 inch range, with a few greater totals at the highest elevations. Elsewhere in northern Arkansas, ice totals in the 1/2 to 1 inch range were more common, with 1/4 to 1/2 inch amounts in west central parts of Arkansas. The snow at the end of the winter weather episode was mainly 1/2 to 1 inch in the north, although there were some totals near 2 inches in counties close to the Missouri border. In the central part of the state, snow totals ranged from a trace to a few tenths of an inch. ||The ice storm knocked out electricity to more 300,000 electric customers. More than 10,000 power poles were broken or toppled, and hundreds of miles of power lines fell to the ground. Thousands of transformers had to be replaced. Telephone service was knocked out to many areas, and some places suffered a lack of water and sewer service.

Relatively warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico began overrunning a cold air mass at the surface very early on the morning of the 5th. In southern Arkansas, temperatures were just warm enough for the precipitation to fall as rain. However, in central Arkansas, below-freezing temperatures caused freezing rain to break out during the early morning hours. During the first few hours that the precipitation fell, there was some sleet and even scattered thunderstorms. From later into the morning and afternoon, freezing rain and freezing drizzle spread into eastern, north central, and northeastern Arkansas. Although a few icy patches developed on bridges and overpasses during the daylight hours, the vast majority of the ice collected on trees and power lines. By late in the afternoon, some tree branches began to fall and take down some power lines, especially through the central part of the state. Additional rounds of freezing rain and freezing drizzle moved through during the night of the 5th and early on the 6th. Greatest ice accrual was from near Haskell to southwest Little Rock and from south of Lonoke to Carlisle. Driving conditions worsened during the nighttime hours, with many more accidents occurring. After daylight on the 6th, temperatures gradually warmed from south to north, changing the remaining precipitation over to rain and drizzle. By midday on the 6th, no freezing precipitation remained.

Tropical Storm Ike moved into Arkansas on the evening of the 13th. By mid evening of the 13th, Ike was located in western Arkansas. Ike weakened to a tropical depression during the wee hours of the 14th, when it was located about 105 miles west-northwest of Little Rock. Ike exited northern Arkansas before sunrise on the 14th. In the Little Rock County Warning Area, wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph were common, and some gusts in the northern part of the state exceeded 50 mph. The strongest gusts measured were 67 mph at the Izard County Fairgrounds in Melbourne and 61 mph at the Newport airport. The strongest sustained wind measured was 46 mph at the Newport airport. Power was knocked out to more than 200,000 electric customers. Wind damage was estimated at just over $30 million. There was one injury due to the winds. The greatest storm total rainfall was 4.60 inches at Big Fork. The lowest barometric pressure was 29.10 inches at Mountain Home. There were seven weak tornadoes, with damage estimated at just over $450,000.

Tropical Depression Gustav entered the southwest corner of Arkansas on the evening of the 2nd and lingered in the southwest part of the state for nearly 24 hours. By mid-evening on the 3rd, Gustav was about 75 miles west of Little Rock. Gustav exited northwest Arkansas on the morning of the 4th. During its passage across Arkansas, Gustav produced excessive rainfall, strong winds, flash flooding and river flooding, and one tornado. In the Little Rock County Warning Area, wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph were common. The strongest gust measured was 48 mph at Little Rock National Airport/Adams Field. Power was knocked out to more than 100,000 electric customers. Wind damage was estimated at just over $22 million. Storm total rainfall amounts exceeded 5 inches in many areas. The largest totals were 11.50 inches at Bismarck and 11.26 inches at Leola. Flood damage was estimated at just over $13 million. The lowest barometric pressure was 29.49 inches at Mount Ida. There was only one small, weak tornado, which produced damage around $25,000.

Very heavy rain began developing late on the 17th in northern and western Arkansas, and continued on the 18th as a powerful storm system approached from Texas. The system dredged copious moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, and sent it toward Arkansas with a deep southerly wind flow. Well above normal precipitable water was noted, which enhanced rainfall efficiency across the region.

A strong cold front approached from the Plains during the morning of January 29th. The front arrived during the early afternoon hours, and winds shifted to the northwest. Wind speeds of 30 to 40 mph were common, with gusts over 50 mph. Approximately 80,000 power outages occurred.

Strong, gusty west to northwest winds spread across Arkansas following the passage of a cold front on the afternoon and evening of the 22nd. Due to wet grounds from previous rains, the winds were strong enough to blow some trees down, and the falling trees then took down some power lines.

Severe thunderstorms downed numerous trees and power lines across portions of Pulaski County. About 20 homes in the City of Maumelle sustained damage due to the high winds and falling trees.

A line of thunderstorms moved across Pulaski County during the early morning hours on the 30th and produced wind damage at several locations. Most of the damage consisted of downed trees and power lines. A house sustained roof damage from falling trees in the community of Natural Steps. More extensive damage was noted in Maumelle where an apartment building had roof and gutter damage. A boat was also damaged when it was blown across the parking lot.

A number of trees and power lines were knocked down.

An ice storm affected mainly the southeast half of Arkansas from the night of the 25th into the morning of the 26th. Freezing rain overspread the area from the southwest during the evening of the 25th and continued into the morning hours of the 26th. Freezing rain amounts of 1/4 to 1/3 inch were common, but isolated totals reached 1/2 to 2/3 of an inch. Icing occurred on already snow covered roads in some cases, with widespread hazardous driving conditions resulting. In general, ice buildup on power lines was minimal...and power outages were limited. It was estimated that between 5000 and 6000 customers across the area were without power for a period of time.

A mixture of snow and sleet started falling on the morning of the 5th over parts of western and southwest Arkansas. The precipitation gradually overspread the rest of area later in the day and continued well into the day on the 6th. The precipitation changed over to snow during the overnight hours on the 5th before ending on the 6th. Snow accumulations between 2 and 5 inches were common across the area. Some localized amounts up to 6 and 7 inches were reported across the higher elevations of west-central and north-central Arkansas. Roads were snow covered and hazardous during the event with numerous traffic accidents reported. Power outages were also reported in some areas due to the weight of the snow on tree limbs and power lines.

After a major Winter Storm on the 12th and 13th, a long term Ice Storm developed during the morning of December 25, 2000 and continued through the early morning hours of December 27, 2000. The setup was similar to the previous storm, with warm and moist air from the southwest overrunning shallow below freezing air in Arkansas provided by Arctic high pressure. Mostly freezing rain and sleet were noted, with one and a half to 3 inches of ice in western sections of the state and one half to 2 inches of ice elsewhere. The icing was devastating, with about 300,000 customers losing power. Many people were without power for several days. In parts of western Arkansas, there was no water due to power failures and/or generators failing. Hot Springs was the largest city to lose water service. The Governor's Mansion lost electricity and phone service, with the Governor forced to contact some counties with HAM Radio. Roads became nearly impassible due to the ice and trees that had fallen due to the weight of the ice. The National Guard was contacted to help stranded motorists and to deliver emergency generators. Soldiers driving Humvees had to assist the Little Rock ambulance service...which could not reach patients who lived on steep hills in the western part of the city. FEMA officials, which were due into Arkansas to assess damage from the December 12-13, 2000 Winter Storm could not reach the state. Little Rock National Airport was closed from the evening of the 25th until midday on the 27th due to ice on the runways. This was the first time since 1975 that the airport had been closed for more than 24 hours. Ice Storm Warnings were posted well in advance, with one power company already having 3,000 people on standby in other states before the event began. This event combined with the event on the 12th and 13th was believed to be the worst natural disaster in Arkansas history.

A major Winter Storm developed in Arkansas late on December 12, 2000 and lasted through the evening of December 13, 2000. Arctic high pressure began moving east of the region, with clockwise flow around the high pumping warm and moist air from the Gulf Coast region over below freezing air in Arkansas. The end result was heavy snow and sleet across northern and western sections of the state...and freezing rain and sleet in central and southern sections. More specifically, 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across the extreme north before mixing with sleet...with 2 to 4 inches of snow and sleet across much of the north and west. In central and southern sections, one half to 1 inch of freezing rain accumulated...with some sleet mixed in at times. Where icing occurred, there were massive power outages with entire trees falling in some areas due to the weight of the ice. Where trees and tree limbs fell, there was some property damage reported...mainly to roofs and vehicles. The media reported some injuries due to falling tree limbs, but specific numbers were not provided. Power companies in Arkansas reported that about 250,000 customers lost power during the event...which is believed to be the largest outage in Arkansas history. Many people were without power for several days. Extra utility crews and tree trimmers from surrounding states were contacted to help restore power and to remove tree debris from lines. Winter Storm Warnings were posted almost a day in advance, with highway crews able to treat roads before the event began. Many schools announced they would be closed on the 13th, and the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management opened their Emergency Operations Center before precipitation began.

Thunderstorm winds downed dozens of trees in Little Rock, with some trees falling on houses and causing damage. Billboards, signs, and power lines were also blown down. Roof damage was also noted at a few area businesses, with a small concrete block building destroyed at one of the businesses.

Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated around 60 mph at Little Rock. The winds downed trees and power lines in and around the city.