Thunderstorm Wind, Izard
- When
- May 26, 10:15 PM CST
- Where
- Izard County, 3 mi E of Melbourne
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.067, -91.867
Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 26, 2000
Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees about 3 miles east of Melbourne along Highway 69.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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 winds blew down a few trees about 3 miles east of Melbourne along Highway 69.
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 141 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:15 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
- Tornado in Kentucky, May 26, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, May 26 to 27, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 26 to 27, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 26 to 27, 2000
- Flooding in Michigan, May 26, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 26, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 26 to 27, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, May 26, 2000
- Tornado in Missouri, May 26, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Kansas, May 26, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Oklahoma, May 26, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 26 to 27, 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: 5147735.