Arkansas, 1973

Hail in Arkansas, March 30, 1973

March 30, 1973 · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

6 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hempstead

When
March 30, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Hempstead County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.880, -93.500

Hail, Hempstead

When
March 30, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Hempstead County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
33.600, -93.700

Hail,

When
March 30, 4:30 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.180, -94.550

Hail, Polk

When
March 30, 4:48 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.580, -94.250

Hail, Saline

When
March 30, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Saline County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.550, -92.620

Hail, Saline

When
March 30, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Saline County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.730, -92.730

What these are

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

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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: 9984474, 9984475, 9984476, 9984477, 9984478, 9984479.