Flash Flood, Howard
- When
- June 17, 2:20 AM CST
- Where
- Howard County, 10 mi SW of Nashville
- Coordinates
- 34.089, -93.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous roads were closed throughout the region due to high water.
Flash Flood and Hail in Arkansas, June 17, 1997
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
The toll
- 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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Howard
- When
- June 17, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Howard County, 10 mi SW of Nashville
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.830, -93.970
Several large oaks were toppled resulting in road blockages throughout the area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Howard
- When
- June 17, 2:50 AM CST
- Where
- Howard County, Nashville
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.930, -93.850
Numerous power outages were reported from power lines knocked down by fallen trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Miller
- When
- June 17, 2:50 AM CST
- Where
- Miller County, Texarkana
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.430, -94.050
Numerous power outages occurred in town from fallen trees and power lines.
Hail, Nevada
- When
- June 17, 2:55 AM CST
- Where
- Nevada County, Rosston
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.580, -93.280
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in Texas, June 17, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, June 17, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 17, 1997
- Tornado in Indiana, June 17, 1997
- Tornado in Kentucky, June 17, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Idaho, June 17, 1997
- Lightning Strikes in North Carolina, June 17, 1997
- Tornado in Kentucky, June 17, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 17, 1997
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, June 17, 1997
- Tornado in Tennessee, June 17, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 17, 1997
More
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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: 5604617, 5604618, 5604619, 5604620, 5604621.