A cold front moved through Arkansas on the 9th, but the front then stalled and moved back to the north as a warm front on the 10th. Severe storms developed north of the front during the afternoon, with tornadoes developing closer to the front during the early evening hours.

Hail in SALINE, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 17:50:00 to 10-MAY-08 17:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: AVILLA
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

Hail in FAULKNER, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 17:52:00 to 10-MAY-08 17:52:00 (CST-6)
Location: WOOSTER
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 17:55:00 to 10-MAY-08 17:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: MABELVALE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Hail was reported at the intersection of Interstate 430 and Interstate 30.

Hail in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 18:05:00 to 10-MAY-08 18:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: MABELVALE
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail fell in the Crystal Valley Road area.

Hail in SALINE, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 18:10:00 to 10-MAY-08 18:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: EAST END
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in WHITE, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 18:10:00 to 10-MAY-08 18:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: PANGBURN
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 18:15:00 to 10-MAY-08 18:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: TOLTEC
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 18:27:00 to 10-MAY-08 18:27:00 (CST-6)
Location: ENGLAND
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in SEARCY, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 13:55:00 to 10-MAY-08 13:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: ST JOE
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in SCOTT, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 14:35:00 to 10-MAY-08 14:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: ABBOTT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in JOHNSON, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 14:50:00 to 10-MAY-08 14:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: OZONE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in IZARD, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 15:00:00 to 10-MAY-08 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: GUION
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in IZARD, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 15:05:00 to 10-MAY-08 15:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: MT PLEASANT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in IZARD, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 15:22:00 to 10-MAY-08 15:22:00 (CST-6)
Location: MT PLEASANT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in SHARP, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 15:40:00 to 10-MAY-08 15:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: CAVE CITY
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in CLEBURNE, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 17:49:00 to 10-MAY-08 17:49:00 (CST-6)
Location: GREERS FERRY
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Hail in NEWTON, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 13:10:00 to 10-MAY-08 13:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: PONCA
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Hail in NEWTON, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 13:30:00 to 10-MAY-08 13:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: JASPER
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in NEWTON, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 13:05:00 to 10-MAY-08 13:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: COMPTON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Thunderstorm Wind in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 17:27:00 to 10-MAY-08 17:27:00 (CST-6)
Location: ENGLAND
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Trees, power poles, and power lines were down.

Thunderstorm Wind in WHITE, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 18:25:00 to 10-MAY-08 18:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: SEARCY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Trees were blown down near Berryhill Park.

Hail in SCOTT, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 15:43:00 to 10-MAY-08 15:43:00 (CST-6)
Location: BLUE BALL
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 18:40:00 to 10-MAY-08 18:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: ENGLAND
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Thunderstorm Wind in WHITE, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 18:15:00 to 10-MAY-08 18:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: JOY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Trees were down on Arkansas Highway 36.

Thunderstorm Wind in MARION, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 19:30:00 to 10-MAY-08 19:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: LAKEWAY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Power lines were down south of Lakeway.

Hail in NEWTON, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 13:10:00 to 10-MAY-08 13:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: PONCA
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Hail in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 17:59:00 to 10-MAY-08 18:03:00 (CST-6)
Location: WOODLAND HGTS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Tornado in WOODRUFF, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 18:57:00 to 10-MAY-08 19:07:00 (CST-6)
Location: TIPP
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 60.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The tornado destroyed a tractor shed that was 50 feet by 70 feet, and a carport. Trees and power lines were knocked down as well. The tornado exited Woodruff County, southeast of Morton, and continued into Cross County (WFO Memphis County Warning Area), south of Fair Oaks.

Tornado in WHITE, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 18:14:00 to 10-MAY-08 18:22:00 (CST-6)
Location: CENTER HILL
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Some trees were knocked down, one of which fell on a van.

Hail in NEWTON, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 13:10:00 to 10-MAY-08 13:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: COMPTON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Hail in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 17:51:00 to 10-MAY-08 17:51:00 (CST-6)
Location: DIXIE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Hail fell at the intersection of Interstate 40 and Springhill Dr.

Tornado in WHITE, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 18:42:00 to 10-MAY-08 18:42:00 (CST-6)
Location: RUSSELL
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A tornado touched down for only a few seconds in an open field on a hilltop. A resident on Robert Lane witnessed the tornado.

Thunderstorm Wind in WHITE, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 18:25:00 to 10-MAY-08 18:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: FOURMILE HILL
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Trees were down on Smith Road off of Arkansas Highway 16.

Thunderstorm Wind in OUACHITA, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 20:55:00 to 10-MAY-08 20:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: BUENA VISTA
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Numerous trees were down in the area, and some of the trees were on houses.

Thunderstorm Wind in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 18:40:00 to 10-MAY-08 18:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: ENGLAND
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Large tree limbs were down.

Hail in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 17:49:00 to 10-MAY-08 17:49:00 (CST-6)
Location: LITTLE ROCK
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Hail fell at the intersection of Charles Bussey Ave. and Spring St.

Hail in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 18:07:00 to 10-MAY-08 18:07:00 (CST-6)
Location: MABELVALE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail fell at the intersection of Chicot Road and Mabelvale Cutoff.

Thunderstorm Wind in OUACHITA, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 20:55:00 to 10-MAY-08 20:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: STEPHENS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Numerous trees were down in the area.

Tornado in MONROE, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 19:26:00 to 10-MAY-08 19:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: DEEP ELM
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Many trees were blown down, including a huge tree that fell on an old house being used as a deer camp. Part of the roof of a house was blown off.

Thunderstorm Wind in SALINE, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 17:35:00 to 10-MAY-08 17:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: BLAND
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

More than 100 trees were blown down in the area around Lake Norrell, with some of the trees down on houses.  There was roof damage to houses on Lake Norrell Road, West Lake Road, and Eagles Nest Road.  Some sheds and boat docks were also damaged.

Tornado in ARKANSAS, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 18:57:00 to 10-MAY-08 19:14:00 (CST-6)
Location: FUESS
Tornado F-scale: EF3
Property damage: 75.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A tornado touched down west of Stuttgart, near the Arkansas/Prairie County line.  The tornado then moved toward the east-southeast, passing through the southern sections of Stuttgart.  Most of the damage in the city was along and a few blocks to the north of 22nd Street (Arkansas Highway 130).  The tornado then passed through the southern part of the Country Club Estates area and moved out across farmsteads, finally taking a turn toward the southeast and ending northeast of Almyra.  Altogether, some 800 homes were damaged, along with 82 businesses, and approximately 750 vehicles.  Two schools, a community college's training center, a nursing home, and a sports complex were also damaged.  Six people had to be rescued after the building housing a dollar store collapsed, trapping the people inside.  About 3800 customers lost electric service in the Stuttgart area, and about 2000 customers were without telephone service.  Seventy-five animals were treated for minor injuries at Stuttgart's animal shelter.

Tornado in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 18:47:00 to 10-MAY-08 18:51:00 (CST-6)
Location: GERIDGE
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Damage was limited to trees being blown down. Much of the tornado's path was over creek bottoms and a swampy area. The tornado exited Lonoke County, southeast of Humnoke, and entered Prairie County, in the swamp surrounding Bayou Meto south of U.S. Highway 165. A portion of the tornado's track was determined by an Arkansas Forestry Commission fly-over.

Tornado in PRAIRIE, ARKANSAS
From 10-MAY-08 18:51:00 to 10-MAY-08 18:52:00 (CST-6)
Location: FAIRMOUNT
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Park/Forest Service

This tornado exited Lonoke County, southeast of Humnoke, and entered Prairie County, in the swampy area around Bayou Meto south of U.S. Highway 165. Damage was limited to some trees blown down in the swamp. This part of the tornado's track was determined by an Arkansas Forestry Commission fly-over.