Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, November 24, 1973

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, November 24, 1973
Start: 1973-11-24T18:15
End: 1973-11-24T22:00
Location: Arkansas

November 24, 1973 · 23 events in 15 counties and zones

12 thunderstorm wind, 9 tornado, 2 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: 1
Injuries: 13
Property damage: $1.1 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 23

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

12 thunderstorm wind, 9 tornado, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Little River

When: November 24, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Little River County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 33.580, -94.070

Hail, Pike

When: November 24, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Pike County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.000, -93.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Pope

When: November 24, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Pope County
Coordinates: 35.400, -93.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When: November 24, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Miller County
Coordinates: 33.450, -94.000

Tornado, Garland

When: November 24, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Garland County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5.4 mi
Path width: 133 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.600, -93.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Pope

When: November 24, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Pope County
Coordinates: 35.600, -92.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When: November 24, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Miller County
Coordinates: 33.400, -93.920

Tornado, Clark

When: November 24, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Clark County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 34.120, -93.080

Tornado, Pulaski

When: November 24, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 34.830, -92.520

Tornado, Faulkner

When: November 24, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Faulkner County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.950, -92.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Faulkner

When: November 24, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Faulkner County
Coordinates: 35.080, -92.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: November 24, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County
Coordinates: 34.630, -92.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: November 24, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates: 34.730, -92.230

Hail, Union

When: November 24, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Union County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.220, -92.470

Tornado, White

When: November 24, 8:00 PM CST
Where: White County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1.3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 8 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.330, -92.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: November 24, 8:12 PM CST
Where: Union County
Coordinates: 33.200, -92.800

Tornado, White

When: November 24, 8:30 PM CST
Where: White County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.450, -91.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Bradley

When: November 24, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Bradley County
Coordinates: 33.450, -92.020

Tornado, Jackson

When: November 24, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.820, -91.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Desha

When: November 24, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Desha County
Coordinates: 33.880, -91.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Craighead

When: November 24, 9:18 PM CST
Where: Craighead County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 35.830, -90.700

Tornado, Jackson

When: November 24, 9:35 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1.8 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.630, -91.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: November 24, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 36.180, -90.380

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, White	1973-11-24				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

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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: 9980000, 9980001, 9980002, 9980003, 9980004, 9980005, 9980006, 9980007, 9980008, 9980009, 9980010, 9980011, 9980012, 9980013, 9980014, 9980015, 9980016, 9980017, 9980018, 9980019, 9980020, 9980021, 9980022.