A mesoscale convective system (MCS) tracked into Arkansas from near the Kansas/Oklahoma border. As the MCS progressed to the east across the state, there were strong to damaging winds along the leading edge of it. A large area of rain followed it.

Thunderstorm Wind in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:30:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: MACON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

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

Thunderstorm Wind in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:38:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:38:00 (CST-6)
Location: BAUCUM
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Trees were down.

Thunderstorm Wind in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:15:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: LITTLE ROCK
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Trees were down off of Pleasant Ridge Road in West Little Rock.

Thunderstorm Wind in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:33:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:33:00 (CST-6)
Location: SHERWOOD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Trees were down across Shoshoni Drive.

Thunderstorm Wind in SALINE, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:05:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: OWENSVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A large tree was down and was blocking Arkansas Highway 5.

Thunderstorm Wind in WHITE, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:45:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: BEEBE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and power lines were down. One tree fell through a mobile home.

Thunderstorm Wind in YELL, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 12:05:00 to 01-JUN-08 12:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: HAVANA
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 150.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Numerous trees and some power lines were blown down. At least one tree fell on a house.

Thunderstorm Wind in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:05:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: PINNACLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were blown down on Arkansas Highway 10 near Lake Maumelle.

Thunderstorm Wind in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:29:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:29:00 (CST-6)
Location: MAUMELLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

One tree fell on a house on Hibiscus Street, causing extensive damage. Trees were down in Kimberly Manor. Shingles were blown off roofs and the tops of three trees were blown off at the Parc on the River.

Thunderstorm Wind in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:20:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: MORGAN
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Several 2 to 2 1/2 inch diameter trees were down.

Thunderstorm Wind in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:28:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:28:00 (CST-6)
Location: LEVY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and power lines were down on MacArthur Drive.

Thunderstorm Wind in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:25:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: PULASKI
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Large trees were down on both sides of the road on Cantrell Hill.

Thunderstorm Wind in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:30:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: NORTH LITTLE ROCK
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A large pecan tree was down.

Thunderstorm Wind in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:45:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: LONOKE
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Thunderstorm Wind in MONROE, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 14:50:00 to 01-JUN-08 14:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: BRINKLEY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree was blown down and was blocking U.S. Highway 49 south of Brinkley.

Thunderstorm Wind in MONROE, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 14:30:00 to 01-JUN-08 14:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: BRINKLEY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree was down and was blocking a road in the Dagmar Wildlife Management Area.

Thunderstorm Wind in MONROE, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 14:30:00 to 01-JUN-08 14:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: CLARENDON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A one foot diameter tree was blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in PERRY, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 12:35:00 to 01-JUN-08 12:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: CASA
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 150.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Trees were down on power lines, houses and roadways.

Thunderstorm Wind in PRAIRIE, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 14:15:00 to 01-JUN-08 14:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: STUTTGART MUNI ARPT
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Thunderstorm Wind in PRAIRIE, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 14:35:00 to 01-JUN-08 14:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: STUTTGART MUNI ARPT
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Thunderstorm Wind in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:30:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: OLMSTEAD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A 4 1/2 foot diameter tree was down.

Thunderstorm Wind in PERRY, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 12:45:00 to 01-JUN-08 12:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHERRY HILL
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:35:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: LITTLE ROCK AFB
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Thunderstorm Wind in LOGAN, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 12:00:00 to 01-JUN-08 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: PARIS
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 2.70M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Six houses suffered major damage, 20 had moderate damage, and 27 had minor damage. Four businesses had major damage, including a car dealership, two shop buildings, and a lumber company. At the car dealership, 37 cars were damaged, primarily due to flying debris and the collapse of three concrete block walls of an adjacent building. Three other businesses suffered moderate damage, and six had minor damage. Many trees were blown down, some of which fell on houses.  Arkansas' second-oldest cherry tree was toppled. Many power lines were blown down and about 40 utility poles had to be replaced.

Thunderstorm Wind in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:35:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: CABOT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A water drain on the side of an apartment complex was damaged. Shingles and siding were blown off.

Thunderstorm Wind in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 14:05:00 to 01-JUN-08 14:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: ENGLAND
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A large tree was down.

Thunderstorm Wind in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:53:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:53:00 (CST-6)
Location: WARD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Trees were down.

Thunderstorm Wind in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:40:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: TOLTEC
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Trees were down.

Thunderstorm Wind in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:49:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:49:00 (CST-6)
Location: CABOT
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Thunderstorm Wind in YELL, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 12:10:00 to 01-JUN-08 12:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: PLAINVIEW
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A tree was down on 3rd Street. Several limbs were blown off trees.

Thunderstorm Wind in HOT SPRING, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:20:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: MALVERN
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Three trees were down near the water treatment plant. Tree limbs were broken and there was some damage to the building.

Thunderstorm Wind in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:45:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: LONOKE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Trees were down on at least four houses. Trees were down on Arkansas Highway 31. There was a tree blocking Ferguson Street.

Thunderstorm Wind in YELL, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 12:35:00 to 01-JUN-08 12:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: DANVILLE
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 150.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Numerous trees and some power lines were blown down from the Danville area east to Mount George, and then on to Dale Bend and north of New Hope. The damage then continued farther east to Pullen Pond and on to near the intersection of the Yell County line with the Perry and Conway County lines.

Thunderstorm Wind in GARLAND, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 12:50:00 to 01-JUN-08 12:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOT SPGS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in PERRY, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 12:50:00 to 01-JUN-08 12:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: ANTIOCH
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Trees were blown down in the area around Harris Brake.

Thunderstorm Wind in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:52:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:52:00 (CST-6)
Location: AUSTIN
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Part of an eight foot fence was down.

Thunderstorm Wind in PERRY, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 12:35:00 to 01-JUN-08 12:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: NIMROD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Trees were blown down around Nimrod.

Thunderstorm Wind in YELL, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 12:02:00 to 01-JUN-08 12:02:00 (CST-6)
Location: WAVELAND
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Fallen power lines blocked Arkansas Highway 309.

Thunderstorm Wind in YELL, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 12:28:00 to 01-JUN-08 12:28:00 (CST-6)
Location: DARDANELLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and power lines were  down.

Hail in YELL, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 12:35:00 to 01-JUN-08 12:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: BIRTA
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm Wind in MONTGOMERY, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:04:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:04:00 (CST-6)
Location: JOPLIN
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Trees were down at a deer camp.

Thunderstorm Wind in MONROE, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 14:35:00 to 01-JUN-08 14:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOLLY GROVE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Trees were down on power lines and across roads in town.

Thunderstorm Wind in JOHNSON, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 10:00:00 to 01-JUN-08 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: CLARKSVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were down and there were power outages across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind in CONWAY, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:10:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: MORRILTON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Tree limbs were broken and trees were uprooted. Some streets in Morrilton were blocked by fallen trees. Two houses were damaged when trees fell on their roofs.

Thunderstorm Wind in FAULKNER, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:11:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:11:00 (CST-6)
Location: MAYFLOWER
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and power lines were down.

Thunderstorm Wind in FAULKNER, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:15:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: SALTILLO
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and power lines were down.

Thunderstorm Wind in FAULKNER, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 13:35:00 to 01-JUN-08 13:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: DAMASCUS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A door was blown off an outbuilding and a hood was blown off a pickup truck in Damascus.

Thunderstorm Wind in ARKANSAS, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 14:15:00 to 01-JUN-08 14:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: HUMPHREY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Large tree limbs were reported down.

Thunderstorm Wind in ARKANSAS, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 14:15:00 to 01-JUN-08 14:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: STUTTGART
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Large tree limbs were reported down in the area.

Thunderstorm Wind in GARLAND, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 12:40:00 to 01-JUN-08 12:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: BEAR
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Trees were down. At least one tree fell on a house. Power lines blocked some roads.

Thunderstorm Wind in GARLAND, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 12:45:00 to 01-JUN-08 12:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROYAL
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A large tree limb was down on Fleetwood Drive off of U.S. Highway 270.

Thunderstorm Wind in LOGAN, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 11:59:00 to 01-JUN-08 11:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: PARIS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Thunderstorm Wind in ARKANSAS, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 14:25:00 to 01-JUN-08 14:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: CASSCOE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Large limbs were down.

Thunderstorm Wind in CLEBURNE, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 14:10:00 to 01-JUN-08 14:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: HEBER SPGS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were down in the Heber Springs area.

Thunderstorm Wind in PRAIRIE, ARKANSAS
From 01-JUN-08 14:15:00 to 01-JUN-08 14:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: DES ARC
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Trees were down. One tree was on a house. Signs were knocked down near the baseball field and transformers were knocked out.