Arkansas, 1986Damaging Winds in Arkansas, March 12, 1986
March 12, 1986 · NWS LIT · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, 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
- 3
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, Desha
- When
- March 12, 12:15 AM CST
- Where
- Desha County
- Coordinates
- 33.880, -91.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Arkansas
- When
- March 12, 12:37 AM CST
- Where
- Arkansas County
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -91.550
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Francis
- When
- March 12, 12:50 AM CST
- Where
- St. Francis County
- Coordinates
- 34.970, -90.880
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, March 12, 19862 deaths · 5 injured · $8.0 million · F3 · 23 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, March 12, 198611 injured · $17 million · F4 · 29 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, March 12, 198610 injured · $300,000 · F1 · 36 events
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, March 12, 1986F1 · 10 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 12, 19861 injured · 1 in hail · 20 events
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, March 12, 1986$25,000 · F0 · 8 events
- Hail in Ohio, March 12, 19860.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, March 12, 19861 event
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: 9989597, 9989598, 9989599.