Tropical Storm — Garland, Arkansas

2008-09-13 to 2008-09-14 · Garland, Arkansas

Event narrative

A 49 mph wind gust was recorded at Hot Springs Memorial Field. Trees and power lines were down across the county. Approximately 72 trees were down on Ponce golf course. A utility pole and large tree were down on Prospect Avenue. Three major roads in Hot Springs were closed. A tree fell onto a car on Park Street. The driver of the car suffered minor injuries and was unable to get out of the car for several hours due to downed power lines. Trees were down on Arkansas Highway 7 north and south of Jessieville. Trees and power lines were down on Arkansas Highway 5 between Tyme Lane and Curtis Lane. Also, trees were down on Arkansas Highway 192. A pine tree fell onto a bath house in Hot Springs.

Wider weather episode

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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 130303. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.