Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG

ARKANSAS, Central and North CentralStone County2 S Fifty Six 05 1630CSTSharp CountyAsh Flat05 1650CSTStorm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTimePath PathNumber ofEstimatedLocal/ Length WidthPersonsDamageLocation DateStandard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm00Hail (0.75)March 19980 1LightningLightning struck a house in Ash Flat. The bolt of lightning travelled into the house and exited from one of the walls. A man was inthe room at the time and was struck by the lightning bolt as it exited the wall. He suffered some minor burns to the back of hishead. He was later treated and released from a local hospital.Conway CountyMorrilton05 1725CST0 0Hail (0.75)Faulkner CountySpringhill05 1730CST0 0Hail (0.75)Cleburne CountyTumbling Shoals 05 1752CST0 0Hail (0.88)Pope County2 W Atkins 05 1825CST0 0Hail (0.75)White County3 N Searcy 05 1845CST0 0Hail (0.75)Dime size hail covered the ground.White CountyBradford05 1857CST0 0Hail (1.75)Golfball size hail covered the ground.Woodruff CountyAugusta05 1900CST0 0LightningLightning struck the county courthouse clock tower. The only damage noted was some roof shingles ripped off.Woodruff CountyMc Crory05 1915CST0 0Hail (0.75)Drew County6 E Monticello 07 0915CST0917CST0 0Hail (1.75)Golfball size hail covered the ground.Calhoun CountyHampton07 1040CST0 0Hail (0.75)Polk CountyCove07 1210CST0 0Hail (1.00)Scott County10 W Waldron 07 1245CST0 0Hail (0.88)Pike County1 N Kirby 07 1405CST0 0Hail (0.75)ARZ007Sharp10 1830CST1 0Extreme ColdUnseasonably cold air overspread much of Arkansas in the first half of March. A man, who was restricted to a wheelchair, venturedoutside in the very cold weather. He overturned in his wheelchair and was unable to get back up into it. After a period of severalhours outdoors exposed to the cold air, he was eventually discovered, but later died from hypothermia.M44OUJefferson CountyPine Bluff16 1945CST2145CST0 0Flash FloodHeavy rains caused flash flooding in Pine Bluff. Several streets were underwater for a period of time.Clark CountyArkadelphia19 0725CST0 0Hail (0.75)Clark CountyCaddo Vly19 0740CST0 0Thunderstorm Wind (G50)Thunderstorm winds knocked down some power lines.Newton CountyJasper27 1415CST0 0Thunderstorm Wind (G50)Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of a building.18 12