A warm front moved north through parts of southern and central Arkansas. This allowed temperatures to rise into the lower to mid 70s across central and southern Arkansas, while the dewpoints rose into the lower 60s. An upper level system dragged a cold front through the destabilized air and allowed for severe hail and severe winds across central and western Arkansas.

Thunderstorm Wind in HOT SPRING, ARKANSAS
From 01-FEB-12 14:24:00 to 01-FEB-12 14:24:00 (CST-6)
Location: BISMARCK
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and power lines were blown down in Bismarck.

Thunderstorm Wind in HOT SPRING, ARKANSAS
From 01-FEB-12 14:50:00 to 01-FEB-12 14:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: MALVERN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and power lines were blown down in Malvern.

Thunderstorm Wind in GRANT, ARKANSAS
From 01-FEB-12 15:30:00 to 01-FEB-12 15:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: LEOLA
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several trees were blown down along Arkansas 46 south.

Thunderstorm Wind in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 01-FEB-12 15:30:00 to 01-FEB-12 15:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: HUMNOKE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several trees were blown down in Humnoke.

Thunderstorm Wind in PRAIRIE, ARKANSAS
From 01-FEB-12 15:38:00 to 01-FEB-12 15:38:00 (CST-6)
Location: (SGT)STUTTGART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
Magnitude: 71.00 MG
Property damage: 40.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

A wind gust to 82 mph was measured by AWOS at the Stuttgart Municipal Airport. An anemometer atop the terminal building measured a gust to 86 mph. Minor damage occurred at three hangars. The hangar doors were strengthened after a tornado in 2004 and thus did not blow in with this storm. A window was blown out of an SUV parked at the terminal. Near the airport, sheds were destroyed, tin was peeled off a barn, a vehicle was damaged by flying tin, a power pole was broken off, and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in ARKANSAS, ARKANSAS
From 01-FEB-12 15:40:00 to 01-FEB-12 15:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: PARHAM
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Power poles were broken off, and trees and power lines were blown down on U.S. 79 between Stuttgart and Ulm.

Thunderstorm Wind in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
From 01-FEB-12 15:40:00 to 01-FEB-12 15:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: PINE BLUFF
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several trees were blown down in Pine Bluff around 5th and Cherry. A few power lines were also down.

Thunderstorm Wind in ARKANSAS, ARKANSAS
From 01-FEB-12 16:14:00 to 01-FEB-12 16:14:00 (CST-6)
Location: INDIANA
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several trees and power lines were downed south of DeWitt.

Thunderstorm Wind in ARKANSAS, ARKANSAS
From 01-FEB-12 16:14:00 to 01-FEB-12 16:14:00 (CST-6)
Location: DE WITT
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A couple of trees were downed in DeWitt.

Thunderstorm Wind in DESHA, ARKANSAS
From 01-FEB-12 16:37:00 to 01-FEB-12 16:37:00 (CST-6)
Location: WATSON
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A few trees were downed along Arkansas 1 in Watson.

Hail in PRAIRIE, ARKANSAS
From 01-FEB-12 15:38:00 to 01-FEB-12 15:38:00 (CST-6)
Location: (SGT)STUTTGART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in GRANT, ARKANSAS
From 01-FEB-12 15:19:00 to 01-FEB-12 15:19:00 (CST-6)
Location: AIN
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Public

Hail in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
From 01-FEB-12 15:01:00 to 01-FEB-12 15:01:00 (CST-6)
Location: REDFIELD
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in HOT SPRING, ARKANSAS
From 01-FEB-12 14:54:00 to 01-FEB-12 14:54:00 (CST-6)
Location: MALVERN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in SALINE, ARKANSAS
From 01-FEB-12 14:45:00 to 01-FEB-12 14:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: EAST END
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Hail in SALINE, ARKANSAS
From 01-FEB-12 14:41:00 to 01-FEB-12 14:41:00 (CST-6)
Location: EAST END
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Hail in HOT SPRING, ARKANSAS
From 01-FEB-12 14:17:00 to 01-FEB-12 14:17:00 (CST-6)
Location: MALVERN
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in PIKE, ARKANSAS
From 01-FEB-12 14:14:00 to 01-FEB-12 14:14:00 (CST-6)
Location: GLENWOOD
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in SALINE, ARKANSAS
From 01-FEB-12 14:10:00 to 01-FEB-12 14:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: RUBICON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail was covering the ground on Highway 9 between Crows and Paron.

Hail in YELL, ARKANSAS
From 01-FEB-12 13:06:00 to 01-FEB-12 13:06:00 (CST-6)
Location: WING
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Funnel Cloud in PRAIRIE, ARKANSAS
From 01-FEB-12 15:36:00 to 01-FEB-12 15:36:00 (CST-6)
Location: (SGT)STUTTGART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

The manager of the Stuttgart airport observed a funnel cloud southwest of the airport.