Arkansas, 1967

Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, March 5, 1967

March 5, 1967 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

2 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
10
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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

2 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Howard

When
March 5, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.280, -94.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When
March 5, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Pike County
Coordinates
34.280, -93.780

Hail, Perry

When
March 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Perry County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.080, -92.680

Tornado, Garland

When
March 5, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Garland County
Rating
F3
Path length
4.3 mi
Path width
67 yd
Injuries
6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.480, -93.080

Tornado, Pulaski

When
March 5, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Pulaski County
Rating
F2
Path length
11.4 mi
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.700, -92.380

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 9980946, 9980947, 9980948, 9980949, 9980950.