Arkansas, 1984

Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, May 2, 1984

May 2, 1984 · NWS T · 30 events in 20 counties and zones

16 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 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
1
Injuries
1
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
30

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

16 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Little River

When
May 2, 12:05 AM CST
Where
Little River County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
33.880, -94.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When
May 2, 2:20 AM CST
Where
Ouachita County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.700, -93.020

Hail, Scott

When
May 2, 10:20 AM CST
Where
Scott County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.900, -94.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Yell

When
May 2, 12:20 PM CST
Where
Yell County
Coordinates
35.170, -93.280

Hail, Perry

When
May 2, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Perry County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.880, -92.800

Hail, Pulaski

When
May 2, 1:05 PM CST
Where
Pulaski County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.920, -92.550

Hail, Conway

When
May 2, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Conway County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.220, -92.850

Hail, Faulkner

When
May 2, 2:31 PM CST
Where
Faulkner County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.380, -92.420

Hail, Conway

When
May 2, 2:47 PM CST
Where
Conway County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.370, -92.570

Hail, Conway

When
May 2, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Conway County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.370, -92.730

Hail, Sevier

When
May 2, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Sevier County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.900, -94.250

Tornado, Lincoln

When
May 2, 4:03 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
33.950, -91.830

Hail, Pike

When
May 2, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Pike County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.070, -93.680

Tornado, Lincoln

When
May 2, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
34.080, -91.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Hot Spring

When
May 2, 5:29 PM CST
Where
Hot Spring County
Coordinates
34.370, -92.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When
May 2, 5:29 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Coordinates
34.370, -92.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Hot Spring

When
May 2, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Hot Spring County
Coordinates
34.220, -93.000

Hail, Arkansas

When
May 2, 5:37 PM CST
Where
Arkansas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.300, -91.330

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Francis

When
May 2, 5:45 PM CST
Where
St. Francis County
Coordinates
35.000, -90.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Hot Spring

When
May 2, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Hot Spring County
Coordinates
34.320, -92.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When
May 2, 5:59 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
34.320, -92.630

Tornado, Lincoln

When
May 2, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
34.070, -91.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Garland

When
May 2, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Garland County
Coordinates
34.550, -93.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Arkansas

When
May 2, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Arkansas County
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
34.300, -91.330

Hail, Howard

When
May 2, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.120, -94.020

Hail, Little River

When
May 2, 9:40 PM CST
Where
Little River County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.670, -94.130

Hail, Hempstead

When
May 2, 10:20 PM CST
Where
Hempstead County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.870, -93.580

Hail, Hempstead

When
May 2, 10:50 PM CST
Where
Hempstead County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.620, -93.820

Hail, Miller

When
May 2, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Miller County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.430, -94.050

Hail, Lafayette

When
May 2, 11:40 PM CST
Where
Lafayette County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.270, -93.780

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Thunderstorm Wind, Arkansas1984-05-02Direct

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.
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

More

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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: 9991634, 9991635, 9991636, 9991637, 9991638, 9991639, 9991640, 9991641, 9991642, 9991643, 9991644, 9991645, 9991646, 9991647, 9991648, 9991649, 9991650, 9991651, 9991652, 9991653, 9991654, 9991655, 9991656, 9991657, 9991658, 9991659, 9991660, 9991661, 9991662, 9991663.