Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- March 26, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Odell
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.767, -94.417
Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, March 26, 2000
7 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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
- $301,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:27 UTC.
Event by event
7 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Crawford
- When
- March 26, 5:41 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford County, Van Buren
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.433, -94.350
Hail, Crawford
- When
- March 26, 5:41 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford County, 2 mi SE of Van Buren
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.417, -94.317
Hail, Crawford
- When
- March 26, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford County, Alma
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.483, -94.233
Hail, Sebastian
- When
- March 26, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County, 3 mi NW of Barling
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.367, -94.333
Hail, Sebastian
- When
- March 26, 6:17 PM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County, Lavaca
- Measured
- 4.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.333, -94.183
Softball size hail fell in Lavaca likely damaging cars, roofs and windows.
Hail, Sebastian
- When
- March 26, 6:23 PM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County, Bloomer
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -94.150
Tornado, Sebastian
- When
- March 26, 6:25 PM CST to 6:27 PM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County, 1 mi E of Bloomer
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1.5 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -94.133
A tornado touched down just east of Bloomer and produced tree damage as it moved into Franklin County.
Tornado, Franklin
- When
- March 26, 6:27 PM CST to 6:29 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, 2 mi W of Charleston
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -94.067
A tornado touched down east of Bloomer in Sebastian County and tracked into Franklin County before lifting just west of Charleston. Only tree damage was observed.
Hail, Franklin
- When
- March 26, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, Charleston
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -94.033
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- March 26, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, Charleston
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -94.033
Baseball size hail was driven by 70 mile an hour winds and broke several windows and damaged several roofs. Cars were also damaged.
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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 5136505, 5136501, 5136502, 5136503, 5136509, 5136504, 5136506, 5136507, 5136508, 5136510, 5136511.