Arkansas, 1982

Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, April 25, 1982

April 25, 1982 · 22 events in 14 counties and zones

12 hail, 7 tornado, 3 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
1
Property damage
$2.8 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
22

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 hail, 7 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Garland

When
April 25, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Garland County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.470, -93.000

Hail, Clark

When
April 25, 5:28 PM CST
Where
Clark County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.000, -93.330

Tornado, Garland

When
April 25, 5:52 PM CST
Where
Garland County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
34.670, -93.180

Tornado, Hot Spring

When
April 25, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Hot Spring County
Rating
F3
Path length
9 mi
Path width
880 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.170, -92.980

Hail, Pope

When
April 25, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Pope County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.230, -92.920

Tornado, Cleveland

When
April 25, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Cleveland County
Rating
F2
Path length
2 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.020, -92.380

Hail, Jefferson

When
April 25, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.220, -92.020

Hail, Johnson

When
April 25, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.470, -93.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
April 25, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Coordinates
35.430, -93.620

Tornado, Saline

When
April 25, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Saline County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
34.530, -92.250

Hail, Pulaski

When
April 25, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Pulaski County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.730, -92.280

Hail, Dallas

When
April 25, 8:05 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
34.100, -92.580

Tornado, Grant

When
April 25, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.300, -92.400

Hail, Dallas

When
April 25, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.820, -92.420

Hail, Pulaski

When
April 25, 8:42 PM CST
Where
Pulaski County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.630, -92.270

Hail, Cleveland

When
April 25, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Cleveland County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.950, -92.180

Hail, Dallas

When
April 25, 8:54 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.070, -92.550

Tornado, Pulaski

When
April 25, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Pulaski County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
300 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
34.650, -92.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Faulkner

When
April 25, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Faulkner County
Coordinates
35.170, -92.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Faulkner

When
April 25, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Faulkner County
Coordinates
35.000, -92.220

Hail, Jackson

When
April 25, 9:52 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.600, -91.270

Tornado, Lonoke

When
April 25, 10:11 PM CST
Where
Lonoke County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
34.550, -91.950

What these are

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.
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.

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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: 9983581, 9983582, 9983583, 9983584, 9983585, 9983586, 9983587, 9983588, 9983589, 9983590, 9983591, 9983592, 9983593, 9983594, 9983595, 9983596, 9983597, 9983598, 9983599, 9983600, 9983601, 9983602.