Arkansas, 1984

Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 7, 1984

May 7, 1984 · NWS ATA · 19 events in 16 counties and zones

11 hail, 8 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.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
19

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

11 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When
May 7, 5:30 AM CST
Where
Benton County
Coordinates
36.250, -94.130

Hail, Benton

When
May 7, 5:34 AM CST
Where
Benton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.270, -94.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashley

When
May 7, 5:40 AM CST
Where
Ashley County
Coordinates
33.300, -91.500

Hail, Newton

When
May 7, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Newton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.820, -93.400

Hail, Crawford

When
May 7, 6:25 AM CST
Where
Crawford County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
35.750, -94.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Pope

When
May 7, 8:15 AM CST
Where
Pope County
Coordinates
35.280, -93.130

Hail, Craighead

When
May 7, 8:40 AM CST
Where
Craighead County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.900, -90.800

Hail, Greene

When
May 7, 8:50 AM CST
Where
Greene County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.050, -90.480

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When
May 7, 9:15 AM CST
Where
White County
Coordinates
35.250, -91.750

Hail, Carroll

When
May 7, 9:37 AM CST
Where
Carroll County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.320, -93.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Poinsett

When
May 7, 10:15 AM CST
Where
Poinsett County
Coordinates
35.620, -90.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi

When
May 7, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Mississippi County
Coordinates
35.700, -89.970

Hail, Johnson

When
May 7, 10:55 AM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.470, -93.470

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Francis

When
May 7, 11:16 AM CST
Where
St. Francis County
Coordinates
35.070, -90.770

Hail, Faulkner

When
May 7, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Faulkner County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.080, -92.450

Hail, Faulkner

When
May 7, 1:25 PM CST
Where
Faulkner County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.080, -92.270

Hail, Miller

When
May 7, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Miller County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.130, -93.900

Hail, Lafayette

When
May 7, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Lafayette County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.100, -93.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashley

When
May 7, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Ashley County
Coordinates
33.280, -91.620

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.

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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: 9992747, 9992748, 9992749, 9992750, 9992751, 9992752, 9992753, 9992754, 9992755, 9992756, 9992757, 9992758, 9992759, 9992760, 9992761, 9992762, 9992763, 9992764, 9992765.