Arkansas, 1986

Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 7, 1986

April 7, 1986 · NWS LIT · 22 events in 8 counties and zones

17 hail, 5 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.

  • 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
22

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

17 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Stone

When
April 7, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Stone County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.870, -92.120

Hail, Cleburne

When
April 7, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Cleburne County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.600, -92.070

Hail, Mississippi

When
April 7, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Mississippi County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.700, -89.970

Hail, Cleburne

When
April 7, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Cleburne County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.500, -92.030

Hail, White

When
April 7, 3:40 PM CST
Where
White County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.370, -91.830

Hail, White

When
April 7, 4:10 PM CST
Where
White County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.230, -92.050

Hail, White

When
April 7, 4:45 PM CST
Where
White County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.070, -91.970

Hail, White

When
April 7, 5:08 PM CST
Where
White County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.070, -91.900

Hail, Prairie

When
April 7, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Prairie County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.980, -91.730

Hail, Benton

When
April 7, 7:28 PM CST
Where
Benton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.180, -94.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When
April 7, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Benton County
Coordinates
36.330, -94.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When
April 7, 9:09 PM CST
Where
Benton County
Coordinates
36.470, -94.120

Hail, Madison

When
April 7, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.150, -93.850

Hail, Benton

When
April 7, 10:08 PM CST
Where
Benton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.430, -94.230

Hail, Benton

When
April 7, 10:23 PM CST
Where
Benton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.330, -94.020

Hail, Benton

When
April 7, 10:25 PM CST
Where
Benton County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.330, -94.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
April 7, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Coordinates
35.980, -94.320

Hail, Washington

When
April 7, 10:37 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.180, -93.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
April 7, 11:03 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Coordinates
36.130, -93.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleburne

When
April 7, 11:32 PM CST
Where
Cleburne County
Coordinates
35.400, -92.070

Hail, Benton

When
April 7, 11:47 PM CST
Where
Benton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.330, -94.120

Hail, Benton

When
April 7, 11:55 PM CST
Where
Benton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.420, -94.450

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: 9990701, 9990702, 9990703, 9990704, 9990705, 9990706, 9990707, 9990708, 9990709, 9990710, 9990711, 9990712, 9990713, 9990714, 9990715, 9990716, 9990717, 9990718, 9990719, 9990720, 9990721, 9990722.