Arkansas, 2003

Hail in Arkansas, May 10, 2003

May 10, 2003 · NWS TSA · 12 events in 4 counties and zones

12 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 10, 2:19 PM CST, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 2:19 PM CST, 21 minutes before
MESOSCALE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OKLAHOMA
319 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003

AT 3PM THE DRY LINE EXTENDED FROM 15 MILES NORTH OF BARLTESVILLE TO
CHANDLER TO 25 MILES WEST OF ARDMORE.  A COLD FRONT WAS MOVING INTO
NORTHWEST OSAGE COUNTY AND WILL MERGE INTO THE DRY LINE AND CONTINUE
ON TO THE SOUTHEAST.  BY 10 PM THE THE FRONT AND DRY LINE MERGER
SHOULD BE COMPLETE ACROSS OUR AREA WITH THE FRONT AT THAT TIME
EXTENDING FROM NEAR EUREKA SPRINGS TO JUST WEST OF HUGO.

THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS A
HEAD OF THE MERGING FRONT AND DRY LINE.  THE LINEAR FORCING IS
EXPECTED TO INCREASE WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE COLD FRONT AND WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO THE EVOLUTION OF A MORE LINEAR STORM EVENT WITH TIME.
HOWEVER THE MAGNITUDE OF THE SHEAR WILL SUPPORT OCCASSSIONAL
EMBEDDED SUPERCELL STRUCTURES.

STORM-RELATIVE HELICITY ANALYSIS SHOWS THE GREATEST VALUES OVER
PUSHMATAHA AND CHOCTAW COUNTIES.  CELLS THAT MOVE INTO THESE AREAS
WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED FOR MORE LONG-LIVED SUPERCELL
CHARACTERISTICS.

FORECAST ID=08

.TSA...
AR...NONE.
OK...NONE
Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 12:00 PM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-111100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
100 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK

...NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
   EVENING...

EARLY THIS AFTERNOON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE FORMING ALONG A WIND
SHIFT LINE FROM NEAR BARTLESVILLE TO JUST EAST OF OKLAHOMA CITY TO
WITCHITA FALLS.  THIS LINE WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM LIFTS NORTHEAST OUT OF THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS.  THIS UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM
WILL DRIVE A COLD FRONT SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING
BRINGING AN END TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.

RICH MOISTURE...EXTREME INSTABILITY AND FAVORABLE WIND FIELDS WILL
LEAD TO SOME SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
VERY LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES.  A SQUALL LINE WILL EVENTUALLY EVOLVE
FROM THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS AND IT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO ALSO
PRODUCE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS.

WARNING PROBABILITIES FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES CAN BE
FOUND IN THE OUTLOOK SECTION AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. GIVEN
PROBABILITIES REPRESENT THE POTENTIAL FOR A WARNING TO BE ISSUED AT
YOUR LOCATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL KEEP THE WEATHER QUIET FOR SUNDAY
AND MONDAY BEFORE THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS RETURNS BY AROUND
TUESDAY.  MOISTURE WILL ONCE AGAIN BE ON THE INCREASE WITH WARMER
TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING THROUGH AT
LEAST WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING.  SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS VERY CLOSELY TODAY.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT...
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 10, 2:15 PM CST, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
0315 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0312 PM    3 W SALLISAW              OK   1.25 IN HAIL
05/10/03   SEQUOYAH

SP
Special weather statement, May 10, 2:19 PM CST, 21 minutes before
ARZ001>002-010>011-019>020-029-OKZ049-053>076-110000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
319 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CLEARED A PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH
#338. AREAS CLEARED FROM THE TORNADO WATCH INCLUDE:

IN OKLAHOMA THIS INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA:

CREEK                 OSAGE                 PAWNEE
WASHINGTON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BARTLESVILLE...BRISTOW...PAWHUSKA AND
PAWNEE.

TORNADO WATCH #182 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 700 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES...
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS:

BENTON                CARROLL               CRAWFORD
MADISON               WASHINGTON

IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS:

FRANKLIN              SEBASTIAN

IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES...
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA:

CHEROKEE              MUSKOGEE              OKFUSKEE
SEQUOYAH

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA:

ADAIR                 CRAIG                 DELAWARE
MAYES                 NOWATA                OKMULGEE
OTTAWA                ROGERS                TULSA
WAGONER

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA:

CHOCTAW               HASKELL               LATIMER
LE FLORE              MCINTOSH              PITTSBURG
PUSHMATAHA

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANTLERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE...
BROKEN ARROW...CEDARVILLE...CLAREMORE...CLAYTON...EUFAULA...EUREKA
SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...FORT SMITH...HUGO...HUNTSVILLE...JAY...
MCALESTER...MIAMI...MOUNTAINBURG...MUSKOGEE...NATURAL DAM...NOWATA...
OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...OZARK...POTEAU...PRYOR...ROGERS...SALLISAW...SAND
SPRINGS...SILOAM SPRINGS...SPRINGDALE...STIGLER...STILWELL...
TAHLEQUAH...TULSA...VAN BUREN...VINITA...WAGONER AND WILBURTON.
Special weather statement, May 10, 2:19 PM CST, 21 minutes before
ARZ001>002-010>011-019>020-029-OKZ049-053>076-110000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
319 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CLEARED A PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH
#338. AREAS CLEARED FROM THE TORNADO WATCH INCLUDE:

IN OKLAHOMA THIS INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA:

CREEK                 OSAGE                 PAWNEE
WASHINGTON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BARTLESVILLE...BRISTOW...PAWHUSKA AND
PAWNEE.

TORNADO WATCH #338 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 700 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES...
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS:

BENTON                CARROLL               CRAWFORD
MADISON               WASHINGTON

IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS:

FRANKLIN              SEBASTIAN

IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES...
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA:

CHEROKEE              MUSKOGEE              OKFUSKEE
SEQUOYAH

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA:

ADAIR                 CRAIG                 DELAWARE
MAYES                 NOWATA                OKMULGEE
OTTAWA                ROGERS                TULSA
WAGONER

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA:

CHOCTAW               HASKELL               LATIMER
LE FLORE              MCINTOSH              PITTSBURG
PUSHMATAHA

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANTLERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE...
BROKEN ARROW...CEDARVILLE...CLAREMORE...CLAYTON...EUFAULA...EUREKA
SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...FORT SMITH...HUGO...HUNTSVILLE...JAY...
MCALESTER...MIAMI...MOUNTAINBURG...MUSKOGEE...NATURAL DAM...NOWATA...
OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...OZARK...POTEAU...PRYOR...ROGERS...SALLISAW...SAND
SPRINGS...SILOAM SPRINGS...SPRINGDALE...STIGLER...STILWELL...
TAHLEQUAH...TULSA...VAN BUREN...VINITA...WAGONER AND WILBURTON.
Local storm report, May 10, 2:20 PM CST, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
0320 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0317 PM    SALLISAW                  OK   2.50 IN HAIL
05/10/03   SEQUOYAH

SP
Local storm report, May 10, 2:28 PM CST, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
0328 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0326 PM    12 N SALLISAW             OK   1.25 IN HAIL
05/10/03   SEQUOYAH

SP
Local storm report, May 10, 2:31 PM CST, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
0331 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0330 PM    7 N MULDROW               OK   2.75 IN HAIL
05/10/03   SEQUOYAH

SP

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 25 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:39 UTC.

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Event by event

12 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Crawford

When
May 10, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Crawford County, Figure Five
Measured
2.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.517, -94.367

Hail, Crawford

When
May 10, 2:47 PM CST
Where
Crawford County, 2 mi E of Cedarville
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.567, -94.333

Hail, Sebastian

When
May 10, 2:49 PM CST
Where
Sebastian County, Ft Smith
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.383, -94.417

Hail, Washington

When
May 10, 2:54 PM CST
Where
Washington County, 4 mi S of Winslow
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
35.750, -94.133

Hail, Crawford

When
May 10, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Crawford County, Van Buren
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.433, -94.350

Hail, Franklin

When
May 10, 3:14 PM CST
Where
Franklin County, Fern
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.617, -94.033

Hail, Franklin

When
May 10, 3:26 PM CST
Where
Franklin County, 10 mi W of Ozark
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.500, -94.017

Hail, Franklin

When
May 10, 3:28 PM CST
Where
Franklin County, 5 mi N of Ozark
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.567, -93.833

Hail, Franklin

When
May 10, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Franklin County, Jethro
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.600, -93.883

Hail, Sebastian

When
May 10, 3:42 PM CST
Where
Sebastian County, Ft Smith
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.383, -94.417

Hail, Franklin

When
May 10, 4:12 PM CST
Where
Franklin County, 1 mi N of Charleston
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.317, -94.033

Hail, Franklin

When
May 10, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Franklin County, 3 mi N of Charleston
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.350, -94.033

What these are

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.

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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: 5358128, 5358129, 5358134, 5358131, 5358130, 5358132, 5358133, 5358135, 5358136, 5358138, 5358137, 5358139.