Hail, Phillips
- When
- April 3, 5:12 PM CST to 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Phillips County, Elaine
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $750
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.300, -90.830
Flooding and Hail in Arkansas, April 3, 1999
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 0
- Property damage
- $33,000
- 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.
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 144 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:10 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Phillips
- When
- April 3, 5:40 PM CST to 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Phillips County, Helena
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.520, -90.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Phillips
- When
- April 3, 5:40 PM CST to 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Phillips County, Helena
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.520, -90.580
Several trees were knocked down.
Flood, St. Francis
- When
- April 3, 6:03 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Francis County, Forrest City
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.022, -90.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Highway 70 near Forrest City was flooded with 4 to 5 inches of water on the road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi
- When
- April 3, 6:25 PM CST to 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Mississippi County, Dyess
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.580, -90.220
A trailer was blown down.
Flood, Crittenden
- When
- April 3, 7:05 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crittenden County, West Memphis
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.208, -90.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several streets were flooded in West Memphis.
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.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 3, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 3, 1999
- Ice Storm in Nebraska, April 3, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 3, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 3, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 3, 1999
- Flash Flood in Missouri, April 3, 1999
- Winter Storm in California, April 3 to 4, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, April 3 to 26, 1999
- High Wind in California, April 3, 1999
- Flood and Hail in Illinois, April 3, 1999
- Avalanche in Alaska, April 3, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5695344, 5695345, 5695346, 5695410, 5695408, 5695409.