Hail, Izard
- When
- July 27, 8:03 PM CST
- Where
- Izard County, 1 mi E of Melbourne
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -91.900
Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 27, 1998
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines around Melbourne, with dime to nickel size hail in town and in surrounding areas.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines around Melbourne, with dime to nickel size hail in town and in surrounding areas.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Izard
- When
- July 27, 8:03 PM CST
- Where
- Izard County, 1 mi E of Melbourne
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -91.900
Hail, Izard
- When
- July 27, 8:11 PM CST
- Where
- Izard County, 2 mi S of Melbourne
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.030, -91.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Izard
- When
- July 27, 8:17 PM CST
- Where
- Izard County, Melbourne
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -91.920
Hail, Izard
- When
- July 27, 8:17 PM CST
- Where
- Izard County, 3 mi E of Melbourne
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -91.870
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
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Utah, July 27, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 27, 1998
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, July 27, 1998
- Heat in Texas, July 27, 1998
- Wildfire in Washington, July 27 to 28, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 27, 1998
- Flood in Florida, July 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, July 27 to 28, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, July 27, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 27, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 27, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 27, 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: 5663454, 5663455, 5663456, 5663457, 5663458.