Arkansas storm reports for May 21, 2022

Name: NOAA storm reports, Arkansas, May 21, 2022
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 9 hail reports, 34 wind reports and 2 tornado reports in Arkansas on May 21, 2022.

in Arkansas; 45
Storm reports: Near 35.70, -91.62, AR; 1.25 in
Largest hail: Near 36.23, -91.61, AR; 81 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF0, about 45 miles from Fayetteville, AR; 2
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

Wind report
Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
Tornado and its path

Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

Wind report
Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
Tornado and its path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 21, 2022 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

Reports by hour

Hail9, most at 6 PM

Wind34, most at 6 PM

Tornado2, most at 2 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
2:45 PM	EF0	About 45 miles from Fayetteville, AR	1.04 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:00 PM	Not rated	About 54 miles from Little Rock, AR	0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
2:10 PM	0.75 in	Near 36.09, -90.49, AR
5:40 PM	0.75 in	Near 35.38, -93.13, AR
5:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.23, -91.61, AR
5:50 PM	1.0 in	About 59 miles from Little Rock, AR
6:15 PM	1.0 in	About 39 miles from Memphis, TN
6:34 PM	1.25 in	Near 35.70, -91.62, AR
6:38 PM	1.0 in	About 49 miles from Little Rock, AR
6:52 PM	0.88 in	About 54 miles from Memphis, TN
10:20 PM	1.0 in	About 22 miles from Little Rock, AR

Time	Gust	Where
5:21 PM	70 mph	Near 36.17, -91.77, AR
5:43 PM	67 mph	Near 36.24, -91.59, AR
5:43 PM	81 mph	Near 36.23, -91.61, AR
5:45 PM	60 mph	Near 36.23, -91.61, AR
6:00 PM	70 mph	Near 36.24, -91.25, AR
6:13 PM	60 mph	Near 36.26, -90.97, AR
6:27 PM	70 mph	Near 36.33, -90.81, AR
6:45 PM	58 mph	Near 35.82, -90.62, AR
6:45 PM	58 mph	Near 36.22, -90.55, AR
6:50 PM	58 mph	Near 36.05, -90.48, AR
6:58 PM	58 mph	Near 36.41, -90.58, AR
7:00 PM	62 mph	Near 36.40, -90.65, AR

Show all 34 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
7:00 PM	58 mph	Near 36.26, -90.29, AR
7:30 PM	60 mph	About 39 miles from Little Rock, AR
7:30 PM	58 mph	Near 35.98, -89.91, AR
7:35 PM	58 mph	About 56 miles from Memphis, TN
8:39 PM	60 mph	About 23 miles from Little Rock, AR
8:44 PM	60 mph	Near 34.03, -93.95, AR
8:46 PM	60 mph	Near 34.04, -93.87, AR
8:55 PM	60 mph	About 31 miles from Little Rock, AR
9:10 PM	60 mph	Near 33.94, -93.85, AR
9:20 PM	60 mph	About 3 miles from Little Rock, AR
9:35 PM	70 mph	About 4 miles from Little Rock, AR
10:00 PM	60 mph	Near 33.85, -93.79, AR
10:22 PM	68 mph	Near 33.45, -93.99, AR
10:30 PM	60 mph	About 48 miles from Little Rock, AR
10:40 PM	60 mph	About 59 miles from Shreveport, LA
10:40 PM	60 mph	Near 33.38, -93.98, AR
10:58 PM	60 mph	Near 33.51, -93.54, AR
11:05 PM	60 mph	Near 33.80, -93.38, AR
11:10 PM	60 mph	Near 33.32, -93.58, AR
11:30 PM	60 mph	Near 33.37, -93.48, AR
11:35 PM	60 mph	Near 33.43, -93.24, AR
12:23 AM	60 mph	About 56 miles from Shreveport, LA

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Little Rock, AR	None	70 mph	0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.