Arkansas, 2000Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 12, 2000
May 12, 2000 · NWS MEG · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $11,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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, Craighead
- When
- May 12, 10:45 PM CST to 10:50 PM CST
- Where
- Craighead County, Degelow
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.750, -90.367
A roof was blown off of a machine shed. A wall of the shed fell on some of the equipment in the shed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Phillips
- When
- May 12, 11:05 PM CST to 11:10 PM CST
- Where
- Phillips County, West Helena
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.550, -90.633
Several trees were knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi
- When
- May 12, 11:05 PM CST to 11:10 PM CST
- Where
- Mississippi County, Wilson
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.567, -90.050
A few trees were knocked 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.
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 12, 20002 deaths · $3.0 million · F3 · 21 events
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, May 12, 200030 injured · $119 million · F0 · 5 events
- Hail in Wisconsin, May 12, 20006 injured · $2.8 million · 3 in hail · 5 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 12, 2000$300,000 · F0 · 29 events
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 12, 2000$1.1 million · 85 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado in Illinois, May 12, 2000F2 · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in New York, May 12 to 13, 2000$620,000 · 75 kt wind · 9 events
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Michigan, May 12 to 13, 2000$135,000 · F1 · 15 events
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Michigan, May 12, 2000$480,000 · F0 · 11 events
- Tornado in Illinois, May 12, 2000$200,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Hail in Illinois, May 12, 2000$480,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events
- Hail in Wisconsin, May 12, 2000$320,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events
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: 5146314, 5146312, 5146313.