Arkansas, 1972Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, March 1, 1972
March 1, 1972 · 7 events in 6 counties and zones
3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $253,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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
3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Miller
- When
- March 1, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Miller County
- Coordinates
- 33.080, -94.000
Hail, Saline
- When
- March 1, 6:24 PM CST
- Where
- Saline County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -92.580
Hail, Garland
- When
- March 1, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Garland County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -93.080
Tornado, Bradley
- When
- March 1, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bradley County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 2.7 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 33.400, -92.100
Tornado, Desha
- When
- March 1, 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Desha County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 300 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 33.880, -91.500
Hail, Arkansas
- When
- March 1, 8:44 PM CST
- Where
- Arkansas County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.280, -91.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Arkansas
- When
- March 1, 8:44 PM CST
- Where
- Arkansas County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.280, -91.280
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Missouri, March 1, 1972$25,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, March 1, 19721.75 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 1, 197252 kt wind · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, March 1, 19721.75 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, March 1, 19722 events
- Hail in Illinois, March 1, 19721.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, March 1, 19721 event
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: 9983310, 9983311, 9983312, 9983313, 9983314, 9983315, 9983316.