Arkansas, 2000

Tornado and Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 27, 2000

May 27, 2000 · NWS MEG · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 flash flood, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 Memphis radar (KNQA), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:49 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Greene

When
May 27, 10:30 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where
Greene County, Paragould
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.118, -90.559 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few houses had water in them. Several roads were closed.

Tornado, Mississippi

When
May 27, 11:47 AM CST to 11:55 AM CST
Where
Mississippi County, Carmi
Rating
F1
Path length
3.5 mi
Path width
25 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.883, -90.283

The tornado began near Carmi and moved northeast toward Leachville. A few mobile homes were damaged. Several trees and power lines were knocked down.

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Arkansas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Arkansas, 2000Warnings 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: 5144258, 5144257.