Hail, Carroll
- When
- May 9, 7:25 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, 4 mi N of Eureka Spgs
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.450, -93.730
Hail and Lightning Strike in Arkansas, May 9, 1998
Summary of events for May 9 1998:Three isolated severe thunderstorms developed across northwest Arkansas to the north of a warm front on the morning of May 9. The first storm developed just north of Eureka Springs around 815 AM CDT and moved northeast into Missouri.
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
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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 TSA wrote it up.
Summary of events for May 9 1998:Three isolated severe thunderstorms developed across northwest Arkansas to the north of a warm front on the morning of May 9. The first storm developed just north of Eureka Springs around 815 AM CDT and moved northeast into Missouri. A second severe storm formed to the south of Berryville around 850 AM CDT and moved northeast into Missouri by 915 AM CDT. A third severe storm formed over southern Madison County and moved across Marble and Metalton. Early in the afternoon, severe storms weakened as they moved out of eastern Oklahoma but reintensified to severe levels over southern Franklin County as an upper level low and cold air aloft approached and daytime heating took place. The primary threat with any of these storms was very large hail to the size of golfballs.
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:27 UTC.
Event by event
8 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Carroll
- When
- May 9, 7:56 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, Berryville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.370, -93.570
Hail, Carroll
- When
- May 9, 8:05 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, Oak Grove
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.450, -93.430
Quarter-sized hail covered the ground
Hail, Carroll
- When
- May 9, 8:11 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, 3 mi NE of Oak Grove
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.480, -93.400
Golfball-sized hail along state line near Blue Eye, MO
Hail, Madison
- When
- May 9, 8:15 AM CST
- Where
- Madison County, 15 mi S of Huntsville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.870, -93.730
Hail, Madison
- When
- May 9, 8:30 AM CST
- Where
- Madison County, Marble
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.130, -93.580
Hail, Carroll
- When
- May 9, 8:45 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, Metalton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.220, -93.530
Hail, Franklin
- When
- May 9, 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, Altus
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.450, -93.770
Lightning, Benton
- When
- May 9, 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County, Garfield
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 36.339, -94.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A 16-year old girl was struck by lightning along Shaffer Road in Garfield. The victim was listed in stable condition next day.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 9, 1998
- Tornado in Alabama, May 9, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 9, 1998
- Tornadoes in Alabama, May 9, 1998
- Hail in Missouri, May 9, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 9, 1998
- Hail in Alabama, May 9, 1998
- Flooding and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, May 9 to 16, 1998
- Flood in Iowa, May 9, 1998
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: 5645093, 5645090, 5645088, 5645095, 5645089, 5645094, 5645091, 5645092, 5645096.