Hail, Franklin
- When
- January 3, 12:12 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, 7 mi S of Cass
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.583, -93.817
Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, January 3, 2000
12 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 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
- $41,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 16
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 Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:09 UTC.
Event by event
12 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Benton
- When
- January 3, 2:55 AM CST
- Where
- Benton County, Bentonville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.367, -94.217
Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford
- When
- January 3, 4:15 AM CST
- Where
- Crawford County, Mountainburg
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.633, -94.167
Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree.
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- January 3, 4:15 AM CST
- Where
- Washington County, 6 mi SE of Strickler
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 35.767, -94.250
Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and large tree limbs at Devil's Den State Park.
Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford
- When
- January 3, 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Crawford County, Mulberry
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -94.050
Thunderstorm winds blew down a power pole.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian
- When
- January 3, 4:34 AM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County, Greenwood
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.217, -94.267
Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian
- When
- January 3, 4:40 AM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County, Witcherville
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.133, -94.267
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and blew over chicken pens.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian
- When
- January 3, 4:50 AM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County, Milltown
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -94.150
Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and also blew the roof off a garage.
Hail, Madison
- When
- January 3, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Madison County, Huntsville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.083, -93.733
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- January 3, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Madison County, Huntsville
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.083, -93.733
Thunderstorm winds down several large tree limbs.
Hail, Franklin
- When
- January 3, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, 2 mi N of Ozark
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.533, -93.833
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- January 3, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, 2 mi N of Ozark
- Property damage
- $300
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.533, -93.833
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- January 3, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, 4 mi S of Ozark
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.450, -93.833
Thunderstorm winds damaged a chicken house and a barn. Several trees were also blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- January 3, 5:05 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, Ozark
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -93.833
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- January 3, 5:10 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, Altus
- Property damage
- $300
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.450, -93.767
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- January 3, 5:10 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, 2 mi SE of Altus
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.433, -93.733
Thunderstorm winds rolled a mobile home over and blew down several trees.
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.
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More
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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: 5130812, 5130813, 5130814, 5130815, 5130816, 5130817, 5130818, 5130819, 5130820, 5130821, 5133703, 5133704, 5133706, 5133705, 5133707, 5133708.