Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, March 15, 1984

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, March 15, 1984
Start: 1984-03-15T17:20
End: 1984-03-15T19:45
Location: Arkansas

March 15, 1984 · 12 events in 10 counties and zones

8 tornado, 4 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: 7
Injuries: 29
Property damage: $175 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

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

8 tornado, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Izard

When: March 15, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Izard County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.150, -92.130

Tornado, Van Buren

When: March 15, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Van Buren County
Rating: F4
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 440 yd
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 35.580, -92.450

Tornado, Crawford

When: March 15, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Crawford County
Rating: F1
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 80 yd
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.650, -94.400

Tornado, Cleburne

When: March 15, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Cleburne County
Rating: F4
Path length: 23 mi
Path width: 440 yd
Deaths: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 10 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 35.600, -92.250

Hail, Sebastian

When: March 15, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Sebastian County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.380, -94.420

Tornado, Independence

When: March 15, 6:41 PM CST
Where: Independence County
Rating: F4
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 440 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 35.620, -91.800

Tornado, Independence

When: March 15, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Independence County
Rating: F4
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 440 yd
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 35.620, -91.700

Tornado, Jackson

When: March 15, 7:17 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Rating: F4
Path length: 10 mi
Path width: 440 yd
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 35.470, -91.230

Tornado, Poinsett

When: March 15, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Poinsett County
Rating: F4
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 440 yd
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 35.470, -91.050

Tornado, Poinsett

When: March 15, 7:29 PM CST
Where: Poinsett County
Rating: F4
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 440 yd
Deaths: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 12 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 35.470, -90.980

Hail, Woodruff

When: March 15, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Woodruff County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.280, -91.370

Hail, Cross

When: March 15, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Cross County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.230, -91.030

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 1984 Every state in 1984 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Arkansas, 1984

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: 9990476, 9990477, 9990478, 9990479, 9990480, 9990481, 9990482, 9990483, 9990484, 9990485, 9990486, 9990487.