Arkansas, 1986Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, August 2, 1986
August 2, 1986 · NWS LIT · 13 events in 11 counties and zones
12 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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.
Hail, Benton
- When
- August 2, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Benton County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.220, -94.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Logan
- When
- August 2, 12:33 AM CST
- Where
- Logan County
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -93.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Benton
- When
- August 2, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Benton County
- Coordinates
- 36.180, -94.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford
- When
- August 2, 1:15 AM CST
- Where
- Crawford County
- Coordinates
- 35.430, -94.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian
- When
- August 2, 1:23 AM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.330, -94.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- August 2, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Madison County
- Coordinates
- 36.080, -93.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- August 2, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Coordinates
- 35.970, -94.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Boone
- When
- August 2, 1:35 AM CST
- Where
- Boone County
- Coordinates
- 36.230, -93.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- August 2, 2:15 AM CST
- Where
- Johnson County
- Coordinates
- 35.470, -93.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- August 2, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -93.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Faulkner
- When
- August 2, 3:15 AM CST
- Where
- Faulkner County
- Coordinates
- 35.080, -92.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski
- When
- August 2, 3:27 AM CST
- Where
- Pulaski County
- Coordinates
- 34.730, -92.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Logan
- When
- August 2, 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Logan County
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -93.870
- 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.
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, August 2, 19867 injured · $3,000 · F1 · 36 events
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, August 2, 1986$250,000 · F1 · 10 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, August 2, 19863 injured · F1 · 3 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 2, 1986F1 · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 2, 19861 in hail · 12 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, August 2, 198652 kt wind · 11 events
- Hail in Wyoming, August 2, 19861.75 in hail · 8 events
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, August 2, 198652 kt wind · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, August 2, 19861.75 in hail · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 2, 19861.75 in hail · 7 events
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, August 2, 198656 kt wind · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 2, 19862.5 in hail · 5 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: 9991217, 9991218, 9991219, 9991220, 9991221, 9991222, 9991223, 9991224, 9991225, 9991226, 9991227, 9991228, 9991229.