Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph
- When
- May 17, 1:20 PM CST to 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Randolph County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.320, -91.050
Several trees and power lines were blown down across the county.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 17, 1999
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- 0
- Property damage
- $26,000
- 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.
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 152 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:17 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi
- When
- May 17, 2:49 PM CST to 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Mississippi County, Blytheville
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.920, -89.920
Hail, Craighead
- When
- May 17, 2:55 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Craighead County, Monette
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.900, -90.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Crittenden
- When
- May 17, 7:50 PM CST to 7:55 PM CST
- Where
- Crittenden County, Crawfordsville
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.230, -90.330
A few trees were knocked down.
Lightning, Crittenden
- When
- May 17, 7:55 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crittenden County, Crawfordsville
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.208, -90.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A house was damaged by a fire started by lightning.
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.
- 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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 17, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 17, 1999
- Flooding in Iowa, May 17 to 19, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 17 to 18, 1999
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, May 17, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 17, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 17, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 17, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 17, 1999
- Flash Flood in Iowa, May 17, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 17, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, May 17, 1999
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, May 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: 5697972, 5697973, 5697974, 5697975, 5697976.