Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, April 3, 1968

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, April 3, 1968
Start: 1968-04-03T18:20
End: 1968-04-03T21:35
Location: Arkansas

April 3, 1968 · 10 events in 7 counties and zones

6 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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: 6
Injuries: 38
Property damage: $2.8 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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

6 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Lincoln

When: April 3, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Rating: F4
Path length: 33.7 mi
Path width: 400 yd
Deaths: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 16 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.920, -91.850

Hail, Woodruff

When: April 3, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Woodruff County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.280, -91.180

Tornado, Arkansas

When: April 3, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Arkansas County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 34.270, -91.330

Tornado, Jefferson

When: April 3, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Coordinates: 34.150, -91.570

Tornado, Greene

When: April 3, 7:44 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Rating: F3
Path length: 3.6 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 36.080, -90.470

Tornado, Arkansas

When: April 3, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Arkansas County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 34.220, -91.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: April 3, 7:58 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 36.000, -90.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: April 3, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Coordinates: 36.280, -90.500

Tornado, Crittenden

When: April 3, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Crittenden County
Rating: F2
Path length: 14.9 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 15 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.100, -90.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Crittenden

When: April 3, 9:35 PM CST
Where: Crittenden County
Coordinates: 35.200, -90.180

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Tornado, Greene	1968-04-03				Direct

What these are

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.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 1968 Every state in 1968 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Arkansas, 1968

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: 9982104, 9982105, 9982106, 9982107, 9982108, 9982109, 9982110, 9982111, 9982112, 9982113.