Hail, Benton
- When
- April 22, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County, Bella Vista
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 36.430, -94.230
Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 22, 1999
Summary of events for April 22 1999:A cold front pushed from Kansas and Missouri into northwest Arkansas on the evening of April 22. A broken line of severe thunderstorms accompanied the front as it pushed southward through the evening.
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
- 6
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 April 22 1999:A cold front pushed from Kansas and Missouri into northwest Arkansas on the evening of April 22. A broken line of severe thunderstorms accompanied the front as it pushed southward through the evening. These thunderstorms mainly contained marginally severe hail and wind.
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:31 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Washington
- When
- April 22, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Prairie Grove
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.980, -94.320
Hail, Washington
- When
- April 22, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, 7 mi W of Winslow
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -94.250
Location: Devil's Den State Park
Hail, Crawford
- When
- April 22, 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford County, Natural Dam
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.650, -94.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford
- When
- April 22, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford County, Chester
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.680, -94.180
Hail, Franklin
- When
- April 22, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, 4 mi E of Cass
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.680, -93.750
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
- High Wind in Utah, April 22 to 23, 1999
- Flooding in Missouri, April 22 to 30, 1999
- Flooding in Iowa, April 22 to 27, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, April 22, 1999
- Flooding in Kansas, April 22, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, April 22 to 23, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Missouri, April 22, 1999
- High Wind in California, April 22 to 23, 1999
- Flooding and Hail in Indiana, April 22, 1999
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, April 22 to 24, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, April 22 to 23, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 22 to 24, 1999
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, April 1999
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5690954, 5690955, 5690956, 5690957, 5690959, 5690958.