Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- May 23, 2:15 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, Eureka Spgs
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -93.730
A few large tree limbs were blown down in Eureka Springs.
Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 23, 1999
Summary of events for May 23 1999:A nocturnal bow-echo MCS moved south out of Kansas and Missouri early on the morning of May 23. These storms were gradually weakening as they moved southeast and dropped below severe levels by the time they moved south of the Boston Mountains.
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
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 23 1999:A nocturnal bow-echo MCS moved south out of Kansas and Missouri early on the morning of May 23. These storms were gradually weakening as they moved southeast and dropped below severe levels by the time they moved south of the Boston Mountains. The primary threat from these storms were marginally severe wind gusts.
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:15 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- May 23, 2:25 AM CST
- Where
- Madison County, Clifty
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.230, -93.800
A few large tree limbs were blown down in Clifty.
Thunderstorm Wind, Benton
- When
- May 23, 2:25 AM CST
- Where
- Benton County, 5 mi E of Lowell
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.250, -94.050
Several trees were blown down east of Lowell.
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- May 23, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Springdale
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.180, -94.130
Several trees were blown down in Springdale.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in California, May 23, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, May 23, 1999
- Tornadoes in Michigan, May 23, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 23, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Oklahoma, May 23, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Texas, May 23, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 23, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 23, 1999
- Flooding in Kansas, May 23 to 24, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 23, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 23, 1999
- Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, May 23 to 24, 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: 5700543, 5700542, 5700544, 5700545.