Thunderstorm Wind, Izard
- When
- May 24, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Izard County, Calico Rock
- Measured
- 78 kt (90 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 36.117, -92.133
Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 24, 2000
Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated around 90 mph from Calico Rock to 1 mile south of Calico Rock. Trees and power lines were downed.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.
Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated around 90 mph from Calico Rock to 1 mile south of Calico Rock. Trees and power lines were downed. There was some structural damage, with trees falling on houses. Two mobile homes were destroyed. A local prison also sustained some roof damage, with 50 to 60 inmates removed from their barracks because of leaks in the roof.
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 143 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:44 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Lightning Strikes in Utah, May 24, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Tennessee, May 24 to 25, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 24 to 25, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 24, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 24, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, May 24, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in North Carolina, May 24, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 24, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 24, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 24, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 24, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 24, 2000
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5149907.