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Severe Weather on January 7-8, 2008 (Pg2) |
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Between 8 and 9 am CST on the 8th, the front barreled into
Arkansas. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms were noted
along the front, with one storm becoming severe just northeast of
Russellville (Pope County). |
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A cold front pushed into Arkansas during the morning of 01/08/2008.
Temperatures ahead of the front were mostly in the 60s, with a Tornado
Watch posted for much of the southeast half of the state. |
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picture: The WSR-88D (Doppler Weather Radar) showed a tornadic
storm tracking from eastern Pope County into northwestern Conway
County between 822 and 839 am CST on 01/08/2008. |
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As the storm moved quickly (50 to 60 mph) to the northeast, rotation
increased markedly with a Tornado Warning issued by the National Weather
Service in Little Rock. A tornado was spawned from eastern Pope County into northwestern Conway
County and southwestern Van Buren County.
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| Dozens of structures were damaged or
destroyed and numerous trees were downed. There was one
fatality in a mobile home near Appleton (Pope County) and at least two injuries. |
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The WSR-88D (Doppler Weather Radar) showed strong rotation (blue/green
inbound winds adjacent to red outbound winds), with a tornado just
southeast of Appleton (Pope County) at 839 am CST on 01/08/2008. |
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Just before the front exited the state (late afternoon of
the 8th), more isolated tornadoes were spawned in eastern Arkansas. About 5 miles
south of Osceola (Mississippi County), people were trapped in their home
and semi trucks were overturned by a tornado. |
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In the picture: Severe weather reports on January 7-8, 2008. The graphic is courtesy
of the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK. |
Other than
severe weather on the 8th, wind gusts around the front were over 30
mph...with some gusts between 40 and 50 mph. The front was followed by
much colder air, with temperatures in the 20s and 30s by the morning of
the 9th. |
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Low
Temperatures |
| Site |
Jan
7th |
Jan
9th |
Difference |
| Fayetteville (NW AR) |
63° |
23° |
-40° |
| Harrison (NC AR) |
63° |
27° |
-36° |
| Jonesboro (NE AR) |
61° |
33° |
-28° |
| Fort Smith (WC AR) |
67° |
28° |
-39° |
| Little Rock (C AR) |
65° |
34° |
-31° |
| North Little Rock (C
AR) |
64° |
35° |
-29° |
| West Memphis (EC
AR) |
62° |
35° |
-27° |
| Texarkana (SW AR) |
63° |
32° |
-31° |
| El Dorado (SC AR) |
65° |
33° |
-32° |
| Monticello (SE AR) |
60° |
33° |
-27° |
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A tornado (rated EF2) was spawned from around Moreland (Pope
County) northeast to near Appleton (Pope County), Jerusalem (Conway
County) and Beverage Town (Van Buren County). The tornado tracked just
over 20 miles.
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A tornado (rated EF2) tracked from eastern Pope County into northwestern
Conway County and southwestern Van Buren County on 01/08/2008. |
| Damaging straight-line winds (60 to 70 mph) destroyed a
newly constructed home about 2.7 miles east-southeast of Pettus (Lonoke
County). |
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Scattered severe storms were noted in Arkansas on January
8th, with isolated tornadoes spawned. For a look at severe weather reports,
click here. |
| In the picture:
Preliminary reports of severe weather in the Little
Rock County Warning Area on January 8, 2008 (in red). |
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