Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 28, 1979

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 28, 1979
Start: 1979-06-28T18:45
End: 1979-06-28T20:45
Location: Arkansas

June 28, 1979 · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

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: 0
Property damage: $2.8 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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

Tornado, Van Buren

When: June 28, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Van Buren County
Rating: F2
Path length: 11 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.620, -92.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Faulkner

When: June 28, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Faulkner County
Coordinates: 35.230, -92.400

Tornado, Pulaski

When: June 28, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.8 mi
Path width: 77 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 34.820, -92.220

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.
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 1979 Every state in 1979 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Arkansas, 1979

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: 9983545, 9983546, 9983547.