Hail, Ouachita
- When
- August 9, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Ouachita County, 5 mi SW of Chidester
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.650, -93.080
Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 9, 1998
Thunderstorm winds knocked down a few trees southwest of Chidester. Dime size hail was also produced.
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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 few trees southwest of Chidester. Dime size hail was also produced.
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 151 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:56 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita
- When
- August 9, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Ouachita County, 5 mi SW of Chidester
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.650, -93.080
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 9 to 24, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 9, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, August 9, 1998
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 9, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Michigan, August 9, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, August 9, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 9, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 9, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Colorado, August 9, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 9, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Arkansas, August 9, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 9, 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: 5664261, 5664262.