Hail in Arkansas, March 13, 1986

Name: Hail in Arkansas, March 13, 1986
Start: 1986-03-13T21:28
End: 1986-03-13T23:23
Location: Arkansas

March 13, 1986 · NWS LIT · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

6 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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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

6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Garland

When: March 13, 9:28 PM CST
Where: Garland County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.480, -93.050

Hail, Lonoke

When: March 13, 9:43 PM CST
Where: Lonoke County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.550, -91.970

Hail, Lonoke

When: March 13, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Lonoke County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.550, -91.930

Hail, Lonoke

When: March 13, 10:29 PM CST
Where: Lonoke County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.780, -91.750

Hail, Calhoun

When: March 13, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Calhoun County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.530, -92.470

Hail, Prairie

When: March 13, 11:23 PM CST
Where: Prairie County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.650, -91.580

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 1986 Every state in 1986 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, March 1986

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: 9989600, 9989601, 9989602, 9989603, 9989604, 9989605.