Thunderstorm Wind in POINSETT, ARKANSAS
From 16-MAY-03 17:30:00 to 16-MAY-03 18:00:00 (CST)
Location: WALDENBURG
Magnitude: 100 EG
Property damage: 25K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

A grain silo was damaged near Waldenburg.  A house trailer was destroyed. Numerous trees were blown down with some of the trees falling on houses.

Flash Flood in CRAIGHEAD, ARKANSAS
From 16-MAY-03 18:30:00 to 16-MAY-03 19:30:00 (CST)
Location: JONESBORO
Property damage: 1K
Crop damage: 25K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Some streets were flooded. Many fields were flooded.

Flash Flood in POINSETT, ARKANSAS
From 16-MAY-03 18:30:00 to 16-MAY-03 19:30:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 5K
Crop damage: 25K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Several roads across the county were flooded. Some fields were flooded across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind in CRITTENDEN, ARKANSAS
From 16-MAY-03 18:15:00 to 16-MAY-03 18:20:00 (CST)
Location: CRAWFORDSVILLE
Magnitude: 55 EG
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Some trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind in CRITTENDEN, ARKANSAS
From 16-MAY-03 20:00:00 to 16-MAY-03 20:05:00 (CST)
Location: JERICHO
Magnitude: 55 EG
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in ST. FRANCIS, ARKANSAS
From 16-MAY-03 20:50:00 to 16-MAY-03 21:05:00 (CST)
Location: FORREST CITY
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

The Hughes High School gymnasium had most of its roof blown off. The locker rooms near the football field were also damaged. Several trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind in LEE, ARKANSAS
From 16-MAY-03 21:00:00 to 16-MAY-03 21:05:00 (CST)
Location: HAYNES
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Several trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind in CRITTENDEN, ARKANSAS
From 16-MAY-03 21:10:00 to 16-MAY-03 21:15:00 (CST)
Location: PINCKNEY
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Some trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind in CRITTENDEN, ARKANSAS
From 16-MAY-03 21:50:00 to 16-MAY-03 21:55:00 (CST)
Location: HORSESHOE LAKE
Magnitude: 65 EG
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in CRAIGHEAD, ARKANSAS
From 16-MAY-03 19:30:00 to 16-MAY-03 19:35:00 (CST)
Location: JONESBORO
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 30K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Several houses and one car were damaged. Some trees and power lines were blown down.

Flash Flood in LAWRENCE, ARKANSAS
From 16-MAY-03 17:30:00 to 16-MAY-03 19:00:00 (CST)
Location: WALNUT RIDGE
Property damage: 5K
Crop damage: 10K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Parts of some gravel roads were washed out. Several other roads were flooded. Some fields were also flooded.

Thunderstorm Wind in MISSISSIPPI, ARKANSAS
From 16-MAY-03 18:20:00 to 16-MAY-03 18:30:00 (CST)
Location: KEISER
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Some trees and tree limbs were blown down.

Flash Flood in MISSISSIPPI, ARKANSAS
From 16-MAY-03 18:35:00 to 16-MAY-03 20:00:00 (CST)
Location: OSCEOLA
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Three inches of rain fell in one hour. A few roads were flooded with at least 6 inches of water on them.

Flash Flood in CROSS, ARKANSAS
From 16-MAY-03 20:01:00 to 16-MAY-03 23:00:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 30K
Crop damage: 25K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Parkin City Hall was flooded. Several homes had their basements flooded. Some of the roads lost chunks of asphalt. Numerous roads were flooded across the county with water on some roads nearly knee high. Some fields were also flooded.

Flash Flood in CRITTENDEN, ARKANSAS
From 16-MAY-03 20:30:00 to 16-MAY-03 23:00:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 25K
Crop damage: 25K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

A church was flooded in Earle. Several homes were flooded in the county forcing sixty residents to evacuate their homes. A section of Interstate 55 was closed due to flooding. Numerous roads across the county were also flooded. Many fields were flooded.

Thunderstorm Wind in CROSS, ARKANSAS
From 16-MAY-03 20:45:00 to 16-MAY-03 21:05:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

A church had its doors damaged in Hickory Ridge. Many trees were blown down.

Tornado in POINSETT, ARKANSAS
From 16-MAY-03 17:40:00 to 16-MAY-03 17:55:00 (CST)
Location: HARRISBURG
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

The tornado touched down in Harrisburg and traveled east. The Harrisburg High School was damaged while commencement exercises were going on. Several houses in Harrisburg were damaged. A large barn was displaced off its foundation. Many trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind in CROSS, ARKANSAS
From 16-MAY-03 17:32:00 to 16-MAY-03 17:45:00 (CST)
Location: HICKORY RIDGE
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Several trees and power lines were knocked down.