Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian
- When
- May 17, 2:15 AM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.330, -94.370
Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 17, 1986
7 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian
- When
- May 17, 2:40 AM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 35.380, -94.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford
- When
- May 17, 2:45 AM CST
- Where
- Crawford County
- Coordinates
- 35.430, -94.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Logan
- When
- May 17, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Logan County
- Coordinates
- 35.130, -93.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- May 17, 3:15 AM CST
- Where
- Johnson County
- Coordinates
- 35.470, -93.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Hempstead
- When
- May 17, 4:15 AM CST
- Where
- Hempstead County
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 33.850, -93.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Faulkner
- When
- May 17, 4:45 AM CST
- Where
- Faulkner County
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -92.480
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian | 1986-05-17 | Direct |
What these are
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 17, 1986
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 17, 1986
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, May 17, 1986
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 17, 1986
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 17, 1986
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 17, 1986
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, May 17, 1986
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 1986Every state in 1986This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, May 1986
Sources
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: 9990078, 9990079, 9990080, 9990081, 9990082, 9990083, 9990084.