A warm front advancing from Louisiana into Arkansas triggered thunderstorms in central and southern Arkansas on the afternoon and evening of the 22nd.

Thunderstorm Wind in BRADLEY, ARKANSAS
From 22-MAY-08 17:45:00 to 22-MAY-08 17:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: BANKS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were down across the area.

Thunderstorm Wind in CLEVELAND, ARKANSAS
From 22-MAY-08 17:51:00 to 22-MAY-08 17:51:00 (CST-6)
Location: NEW EDINBURG
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree was down on a roadway.

Thunderstorm Wind in DALLAS, ARKANSAS
From 22-MAY-08 18:08:00 to 22-MAY-08 18:08:00 (CST-6)
Location: FORDYCE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree was down in the area.

Thunderstorm Wind in GARLAND, ARKANSAS
From 22-MAY-08 18:20:00 to 22-MAY-08 18:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOT SPGS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Power lines were down.

Thunderstorm Wind in GARLAND, ARKANSAS
From 22-MAY-08 18:20:00 to 22-MAY-08 18:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOT SPGS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Power lines were down.

Thunderstorm Wind in GARLAND, ARKANSAS
From 22-MAY-08 18:25:00 to 22-MAY-08 18:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOT SPGS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were down in the area.

Hail in PIKE, ARKANSAS
From 22-MAY-08 17:23:00 to 22-MAY-08 17:23:00 (CST-6)
Location: MURFREESBORO
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in HOT SPRING, ARKANSAS
From 22-MAY-08 18:00:00 to 22-MAY-08 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: BISMARCK
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in HOT SPRING, ARKANSAS
From 22-MAY-08 18:00:00 to 22-MAY-08 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: BISMARCK
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Thunderstorm Wind in PIKE, ARKANSAS
From 22-MAY-08 17:15:00 to 22-MAY-08 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: DAISY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were down four miles west of Daisy.

Lightning in CONWAY, ARKANSAS
From 22-MAY-08 12:00:00 to 22-MAY-08 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: PETIT JEAN STATE PARK
Property damage: 90.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Lightning struck the Arkansas Sky Observatory on Petit Jean Mountain. All the electronics in two telescopes were destroyed, as were some cameras, computers, and other electronic equipment.

Lightning in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 22-MAY-08 20:05:00 to 22-MAY-08 20:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: PULASKI
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A 17 year-old male was stuck and killed by lightning while standing under a large pine tree in the 1800 block of South Jackson Street (about 3 miles west-southwest of downtown Little Rock). Males 13 and 14 years old were injured. The lightning strike occurred just as the storm was moving into the area. Lightning detection equipment showed very few cloud-to-ground strikes with this particular storm.

Hail in MONTGOMERY, ARKANSAS
From 22-MAY-08 17:57:00 to 22-MAY-08 17:57:00 (CST-6)
Location: PINE RIDGE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer