Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, July 9, 1964

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, July 9, 1964
Start: 1964-07-09T14:50
End: 1964-07-09T17:30
Location: Arkansas

July 9, 1964 · 11 events in 8 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When: July 9, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Saline County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.700, -92.780

Tornado, Pulaski

When: July 9, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.730, -92.480

Tornado, Pulaski

When: July 9, 3:06 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County
Rating: F1
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 34.900, -92.300

Hail, Pulaski

When: July 9, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.700, -92.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: July 9, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 34.780, -92.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Lonoke

When: July 9, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Lonoke County
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates: 34.500, -92.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Hot Spring

When: July 9, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Hot Spring County
Coordinates: 34.380, -92.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 9, 4:12 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Measured: 64 kt (74 mph)
Coordinates: 34.200, -92.000

Tornado, Logan

When: July 9, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 35.130, -93.830

Tornado, Franklin

When: July 9, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.300, -93.950

Tornado, Sebastian

When: July 9, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Sebastian County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 35.230, -94.330

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 1964 Every state in 1964 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Arkansas, 1964

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 9983165, 9983166, 9983167, 9983168, 9983169, 9983170, 9983171, 9983172, 9983173, 9983174, 9983175.