Hail, Benton
- When
- May 28, 10:35 AM CST
- Where
- Benton County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.420, -94.450
Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 28, 1985
21 thunderstorm wind, 3 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 24
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
21 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian
- When
- May 28, 11:17 AM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.380, -94.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- May 28, 11:34 AM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Coordinates
- 36.020, -94.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- May 28, 11:36 AM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -94.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Boone
- When
- May 28, 11:45 AM CST
- Where
- Boone County
- Coordinates
- 36.230, -93.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford
- When
- May 28, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford County
- Coordinates
- 35.430, -94.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- May 28, 12:15 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Coordinates
- 35.420, -93.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- May 28, 12:20 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County
- Coordinates
- 35.430, -93.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Newton
- When
- May 28, 12:35 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County
- Coordinates
- 36.000, -93.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- May 28, 12:40 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -94.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- May 28, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County
- Coordinates
- 35.430, -93.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Yell
- When
- May 28, 1:10 PM CST
- Where
- Yell County
- Coordinates
- 35.120, -93.520
Thunderstorm Wind, Yell
- When
- May 28, 1:10 PM CST
- Where
- Yell County
- Coordinates
- 34.980, -93.300
Hail, Garland
- When
- May 28, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Garland County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.650, -93.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Garland
- When
- May 28, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Garland County
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -93.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Perry
- When
- May 28, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Perry County
- Coordinates
- 34.950, -93.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Saline
- When
- May 28, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Saline County
- Coordinates
- 34.600, -92.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski
- When
- May 28, 2:43 PM CST
- Where
- Pulaski County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.830, -92.270
Hail, Faulkner
- When
- May 28, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Faulkner County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.920, -92.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski
- When
- May 28, 2:59 PM CST
- Where
- Pulaski County
- Coordinates
- 34.700, -92.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Lonoke
- When
- May 28, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Lonoke County
- Coordinates
- 34.550, -91.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- May 28, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Monroe County
- Coordinates
- 34.680, -91.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Phillips
- When
- May 28, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Phillips County
- Coordinates
- 34.520, -90.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Phillips
- When
- May 28, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Phillips County
- Coordinates
- 34.550, -90.900
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 28, 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, May 28, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 28, 1985
- Hail in North Dakota, May 28, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 28, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 28, 1985
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, May 28, 1985
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, May 28, 1985
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 28, 1985
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 28, 1985
- Hail in Montana, May 28, 1985
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: 9992858, 9992859, 9992860, 9992861, 9992862, 9992863, 9992864, 9992865, 9992866, 9992867, 9992868, 9988979, 9992869, 9991736, 9991737, 9991738, 9991739, 9991740, 9991741, 9991742, 9991743, 9991744, 9991745, 9991746.