Thunderstorm Wind, Sharp
- When
- July 22, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sharp County, 5 mi S of Wirth
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.370, -91.400
Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 22, 1998
A nearly stationary cluster of thunderstorms produced up to 5 inches of rain in about an hour in northern Sharp County. Several roads were under water between Sellers Store and Wirth.
Where it happened
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- 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.
A nearly stationary cluster of thunderstorms produced up to 5 inches of rain in about an hour in northern Sharp County. Several roads were under water between Sellers Store and Wirth. Before the flooding occurred, thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees.
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 179 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:58 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Sharp
- When
- July 22, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Sharp County, 5 mi S of Wirth
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.161, -91.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Indiana, July 22, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, July 22, 1998
- Flash Flood in Utah, July 22, 1998
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 22, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 22, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 22, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 22, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 22, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 22 to 28, 1998
- Heat in North Carolina, July 22 to 23, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 22, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 22, 1998
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, July 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: 5663212, 5663213.