Arkansas, 2000Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 26, 2000
May 26, 2000 · NWS MEG · 5 events in 4 counties and zones
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 26, 1:25 PM CST to 1:50 PM CST
- Where
- Craighead County, Jonesboro
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.833, -90.700
Several buildings were damaged. A metal roof was blown down. A sign was knocked down. Several power lines were also blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cross
- When
- May 26, 2:10 PM CST to 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Cross County, Fairoaks
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.233, -91.033
Some trees and power lines were knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cross
- When
- May 26, 2:25 PM CST to 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cross County, Cherry Vly
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.400, -90.767
A few trees were blown down. One downed tree fell on a power line.
Thunderstorm Wind, Poinsett
- When
- May 26, 2:25 PM CST to 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Poinsett County, Harrisburg
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- POST OFFICE
- Coordinates
- 35.567, -90.717
A few trees were knocked down.
Hail, Mississippi
- When
- May 26, 3:05 PM CST to 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Mississippi County, Blytheville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.917, -89.917
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado in Kentucky, May 26, 20004 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, May 26 to 27, 2000$175,000 · F1 · 40 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 26 to 27, 2000$215,000 · 1.75 in hail · 49 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 26 to 27, 2000$136,000 · F1 · 12 events
- Flooding in Michigan, May 26, 2000$450,000 · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 26, 2000$235,000 · 60 kt wind · 13 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 26 to 27, 2000$34,000 · F0 · 47 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, May 26, 2000$35,000 · F1 · 17 events
- Tornado in Missouri, May 26, 2000$75,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Kansas, May 26, 2000$200,000 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Oklahoma, May 26, 2000$23,000 · F0 · 41 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 26 to 27, 2000$22,000 · 1 in hail · 26 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: 5144254, 5144255, 5145417, 5145418, 5145419.