Arkansas, 1985Damaging Winds in Arkansas, February 23, 1985
February 23, 1985 · NWS AT · 7 events in 6 counties and zones
7 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia
- When
- February 23, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Columbia County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.270, -93.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski
- When
- February 23, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pulaski County
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.730, -92.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford
- When
- February 23, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Crawford County
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -94.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette
- When
- February 23, 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Lafayette County
- Coordinates
- 33.370, -93.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia
- When
- February 23, 11:50 AM CST
- Where
- Columbia County
- Coordinates
- 33.270, -93.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita
- When
- February 23, 1:50 PM CST
- Where
- Ouachita County
- Coordinates
- 33.620, -92.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Phillips
- When
- February 23, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Phillips County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.550, -90.630
- 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.
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, February 23, 19853 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 3 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, February 23, 1985$28,000 · F1 · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Texas, February 23, 198556 kt wind · 12 events
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, February 23, 19853 events
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, February 23, 19853 events
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: 9991685, 9991686, 9991687, 9991688, 9991689, 9991690, 9991691.