Hail, St. Francis
- When
- April 7, 6:45 PM CST to 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- St. Francis County, Colt
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.133, -90.800
Hail ranged in size from dime to golfball.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 7, 2000
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- $22,000
- 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.
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:42 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Francis
- When
- April 7, 6:50 PM CST to 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- St. Francis County, Forrest City
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.017, -90.767
Several trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cross
- When
- April 7, 7:00 PM CST to 7:05 PM CST
- Where
- Cross County, Parkin
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.267, -90.567
Some trees and power lines were knocked down.
Hail, Crittenden
- When
- April 7, 7:40 PM CST to 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Crittenden County, Horseshoe Lake
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.933, -90.350
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
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 7, 2000
- Hail in Illinois, April 7, 2000
- Hail in Texas, April 7, 2000
- High Wind in Nebraska, April 7, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, April 7, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, April 7 to 8, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, April 7, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, April 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 7, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Indiana, April 7 to 8, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 7, 2000
- Winter Storm in Michigan, April 7 to 8, 2000
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, April 2000
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: 5141472, 5141473, 5141474, 5141475.