Arkansas, 1968Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 16, 1968
May 16, 1968 · 5 events in 4 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nevada
- When
- May 16, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Nevada County
- Coordinates
- 33.780, -93.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Bradley
- When
- May 16, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Bradley County
- Coordinates
- 33.700, -92.080
Hail, Little River
- When
- May 16, 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- Little River County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.700, -94.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Little River
- When
- May 16, 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- Little River County
- Coordinates
- 33.700, -94.080
Hail, Hempstead
- When
- May 16, 10:55 PM CST
- Where
- Hempstead County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.580, -93.580
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 16, 19681 death · 15 injured · $253,000 · F3 · 4 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 16, 1968$25,000 · F3 · 12 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, May 16, 19687 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 8 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 16, 1968F1 · 23 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 16, 1968$25,000 · F1 · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, May 16, 196855 kt wind · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 16, 19681 event
- Hail in Georgia, May 16, 19680.75 in hail · 1 event
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 9983241, 9983242, 9983243, 9983244, 9983245.