Arkansas, 1984

Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, November 1, 1984

November 1, 1984 · NWS AT · 11 events in 10 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 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
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$275,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cleburne

When
November 1, 2:30 AM CST
Where
Cleburne County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.570, -91.930

Tornado, Clark

When
November 1, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Clark County
Rating
F1
Path length
2.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.120, -93.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When
November 1, 10:40 AM CST
Where
Benton County
Coordinates
36.280, -94.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When
November 1, 11:25 AM CST
Where
Polk County
Coordinates
34.580, -94.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When
November 1, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Greene County
Coordinates
36.180, -90.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When
November 1, 2:05 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Coordinates
34.450, -92.570

Tornado, Randolph

When
November 1, 2:06 PM CST
Where
Randolph County
Rating
F1
Path length
5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.200, -90.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When
November 1, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Pulaski County
Coordinates
34.720, -92.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
November 1, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Coordinates
36.400, -90.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When
November 1, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Coordinates
34.450, -92.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
November 1, 10:55 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Coordinates
36.030, -93.920

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.
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.

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: 9990593, 9990594, 9990595, 9990596, 9990597, 9990598, 9990599, 9990600, 9990601, 9990602, 9990603.