Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- May 14, 2:15 AM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -94.170
Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, May 14, 1983
6 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 3 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- $3.0 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian
- When
- May 14, 2:55 AM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.330, -94.370
Tornado, Johnson
- When
- May 14, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Johnson County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 35.630, -93.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- May 14, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County
- Coordinates
- 34.850, -94.050
Tornado, Clark
- When
- May 14, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Clark County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 8 mi
- Path width
- 500 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 34.230, -93.480
Tornado, Hot Spring
- When
- May 14, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hot Spring County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 5 mi
- Path width
- 500 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 34.280, -93.350
Tornado, Jefferson
- When
- May 14, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 5 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 34.180, -92.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- May 14, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.180, -91.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Crittenden
- When
- May 14, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Crittenden County
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -90.180
Tornado, Arkansas
- When
- May 14, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Arkansas County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 0.8 mi
- Path width
- 250 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -91.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Arkansas
- When
- May 14, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Arkansas County
- Coordinates
- 34.300, -91.330
Hail, Little River
- When
- May 14, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Little River County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.730, -94.050
Hail, Sevier
- When
- May 14, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Sevier County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.980, -94.220
Hail, Little River
- When
- May 14, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Little River County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.700, -94.230
What these are
- 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 9991550, 9991551, 9991552, 9991553, 9991554, 9991555, 9991556, 9991557, 9991558, 9991559, 9991560, 9991561, 9991562, 9991563.