Lightning, Boone
- When
- August 4, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Boone County, Harrison
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.309, -93.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 4, 1998
Thunderstorm winds knocked down a power pole near Harrison. 3 to 4 inches of rain was also produced near town, washing out several roads.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 3
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down a power pole near Harrison. 3 to 4 inches of rain was also produced near town, washing out several roads. Lightning struck a house, setting it on fire and causing damage to the roof, attic and two rooms.
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 107 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:02 UTC.
Event by event
1 lightning, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Boone
- When
- August 4, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Boone County, Harrison
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.309, -93.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Boone
- When
- August 4, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Boone County, Harrison
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.230, -93.120
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in California, August 4 to 6, 1998
- Flooding in Illinois, August 4, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, August 4, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Indiana, August 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, August 4, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 4, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 4, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, August 4, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Michigan, August 4, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, August 4, 1998
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 4, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 4, 1998
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, August 1998
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: 5665107, 5665108, 5665109.