Hail, Sebastian
- When
- May 14, 8:02 PM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -94.270
Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 14, 1986
11 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
- 1
- 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.
Event by event
11 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Sebastian
- When
- May 14, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -94.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Logan
- When
- May 14, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Logan County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.130, -93.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- May 14, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County
- Coordinates
- 34.900, -94.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- May 14, 9:35 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -94.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Logan
- When
- May 14, 10:05 PM CST
- Where
- Logan County
- Coordinates
- 35.280, -93.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Newton
- When
- May 14, 10:15 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County
- Coordinates
- 36.000, -93.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- May 14, 10:17 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Coordinates
- 36.180, -94.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Newton
- When
- May 14, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -92.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- May 14, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County
- Coordinates
- 35.470, -93.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Newton
- When
- May 14, 10:40 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County
- Coordinates
- 35.950, -93.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Searcy
- When
- May 14, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Searcy County
- Coordinates
- 35.970, -92.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- May 14, 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.900, -94.080
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, Washington | 1986-05-14 | Direct |
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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 14, 1986
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 14, 1986
- Tornadoes in Colorado, May 14, 1986
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 14, 1986
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 14, 1986
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 14, 1986
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 14, 1986
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 14, 1986
- Tornado in Florida, May 14, 1986
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 1986Every state in 1986This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, May 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: 9990058, 9990059, 9990060, 9990061, 9990062, 9990063, 9990064, 9990065, 9990066, 9990067, 9990068, 9990069, 9990070.