Arkansas, 1984

Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 20, 1984

April 20, 1984 · NWS AT · 9 events in 6 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 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.

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  • Tropical storms and surge
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  • 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
9

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, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Stone

When
April 20, 10:50 AM CST
Where
Stone County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.870, -92.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian

When
April 20, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Sebastian County
Coordinates
35.330, -94.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian

When
April 20, 8:53 PM CST
Where
Sebastian County
Measured
66 kt (76 mph)
Coordinates
35.330, -94.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
April 20, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Coordinates
35.430, -94.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian

When
April 20, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Sebastian County
Coordinates
35.330, -94.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
April 20, 9:35 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Coordinates
35.430, -94.230

Hail, Little River

When
April 20, 10:12 PM CST
Where
Little River County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.720, -94.400

Hail, Sevier

When
April 20, 10:25 PM CST
Where
Sevier County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.950, -94.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When
April 20, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
34.180, -94.250

What these are

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.

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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: 9991605, 9991606, 9991607, 9991608, 9991609, 9991610, 9991611, 9991612, 9991613.