Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 19, 2000

Name: Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 19, 2000
Start: 2000-05-19T00:50
End: 2000-05-19T00:50
Location: Arkansas

May 19, 2000 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 2
Property damage: $40,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 Shreveport radar (KSHV), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:35 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When: May 19, 12:50 AM CST
Where: Miller County, 1 mi E of Texarkana
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $40,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.433, -94.033

Numerous trees down across the area. One tree fell across a mobile home killing a young girl inside. The 2 year old was killed instantly when a tree fell across the home crushing the infant in her bed. Both parents were injured but not seriously.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Thunderstorm Wind, Miller	2000-05-19	2	Female	Mobile/Trailer Home	Direct

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, May 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: 5142835.