Arkansas, 1999Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 5, 1999
May 5, 1999 · NWS MEG · 6 events in 5 counties and zones
6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $55,000
- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Poinsett
- When
- May 5, 1:55 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Poinsett County, 3 mi N of Harrisburg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.620, -90.720
The roof of the Harrisburg Central School was damaged.
Thunderstorm Wind, Craighead
- When
- May 5, 2:05 PM CST
- Where
- Craighead County, Lake City
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.820, -90.430
One home was damaged. A few trees and power poles were also blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Craighead
- When
- May 5, 2:20 PM CST to 2:25 PM CST
- Where
- Craighead County, Monette
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.900, -90.350
Several power lines and large trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi
- When
- May 5, 2:30 PM CST to 2:35 PM CST
- Where
- Mississippi County, Gosnell
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.970, -89.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- May 5, 4:15 PM CST to 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Brickeys
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 34.850, -90.580
A few power lines were knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Crittenden
- When
- May 5, 5:10 PM CST to 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Crittenden County, Edmondson to Horseshoe Lake
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.100, -90.320
Some trees were blown down.
- 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.
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, May 5, 19993 deaths · 17 injured · $1.3 million · F4 · 6 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Tennessee, May 5 to 9, 19996 injured · $4.1 million · 1 in hail · 61 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Tennessee, May 5, 19991 injured · $1.8 million · 2.75 in hail · 33 events
- Tornado in Indiana, May 5, 1999$100,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, May 5, 1999$500,000 · F1 · 37 events
- Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, May 5 to 6, 1999$310,000 · F1 · 13 events
- Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, May 5, 19993 injured · $235,000 · 1.75 in hail · 17 events
- Tornado in Indiana, May 5, 1999$15,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in Georgia, May 5 to 6, 1999$287,000 · F0 · 35 events
- Tornado in Illinois, May 5, 19994 injured · F1 · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in Louisiana, May 5, 1999$75,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 5, 1999$60,000 · 1 event
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: 5697618, 5697619, 5697620, 5697621, 5697622, 5697623.