Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 1, 1985

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 1, 1985
Start: 1985-07-01T13:15
End: 1985-07-01T20:25
Location: Arkansas

July 1, 1985 · NWS MT · 17 events in 8 counties and zones

16 hail, 1 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: 17

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, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Garland

When: July 1, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Garland County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.620, -93.250

Hail, Garland

When: July 1, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Garland County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.500, -93.050

Hail, Montgomery

When: July 1, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 34.350, -93.470

Hail, Pike

When: July 1, 3:24 PM CST
Where: Pike County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.320, -93.550

Hail, Clark

When: July 1, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Clark County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.270, -93.450

Hail, Pike

When: July 1, 3:36 PM CST
Where: Pike County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 34.120, -93.470

Hail, Garland

When: July 1, 3:44 PM CST
Where: Garland County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.500, -93.050

Hail, Lonoke

When: July 1, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Lonoke County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.030, -91.970

Hail, Lonoke

When: July 1, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Lonoke County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.780, -91.920

Hail, Clark

When: July 1, 4:37 PM CST
Where: Clark County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.920, -93.150

Hail, Nevada

When: July 1, 4:47 PM CST
Where: Nevada County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.770, -93.080

Hail, Lonoke

When: July 1, 5:08 PM CST
Where: Lonoke County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.850, -91.980

Hail, Lonoke

When: July 1, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Lonoke County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.780, -91.850

Hail, Pulaski

When: July 1, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.820, -92.220

Hail, Pulaski

When: July 1, 6:18 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.820, -92.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: July 1, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County
Coordinates: 34.680, -92.230

Hail, Perry

When: July 1, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Perry County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.000, -92.800

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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: 9991794, 9991795, 9991796, 9991797, 9991798, 9991799, 9991800, 9991801, 9991802, 9991803, 9991804, 9991805, 9991806, 9991807, 9992654, 9992871, 9992872.