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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
305 AM CDT SAT SEP 8 2012

...PEAK WINDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS IN ARKANSAS FRIDAY EVENING...

THE TABLE SHOWS PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR FROM THE STORMS ON
FRIDAY EVENING...AS RECORDED AT AIRPORT STATIONS.

NEWPORT          59
FAYETTEVILLE     56
FORT SMITH       55
RUSSELLVILLE     52
LITTLE ROCK      51
BLYTHEVILLE      51
ROGERS           49
HIGHFILL /XNA/   48
PINE BLUFF       45
JONESBORO        44
CLINTON          41
ARKADELPHIA      40
SILOAM SPRINGS   40
WEST MEMPHIS     40
BENTONVILLE      39
STUTTGART        39
HOT SPRINGS      38
WALNUT RIDGE     38
TEXARKANA        35
LITTLE ROCK AFB  33
CAMDEN           33
MONTICELLO       33
MOUNTAIN HOME    33
EL DORADO        31
SEARCY           31

UNFORTUNATELY...THE AUTOMATED WEATHER STATION AT THE BATESVILLE
AIRPORT STOPPED REPORTING BEFORE THE DAMAGING STORM MOVED THROUGH...
INDICATING THAT EITHER A POWER FAILURE OCCURRED OR THE EQUIPMENT WAS
DAMAGED.

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