Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence
- When
- May 15, 1:10 AM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County
- Coordinates
- 36.080, -91.070
Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 15, 1986
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pike
- When
- May 15, 1:20 AM CST
- Where
- Pike County
- Coordinates
- 34.170, -93.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- May 15, 1:25 AM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.550, -93.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Howard
- When
- May 15, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Howard County
- Coordinates
- 34.120, -94.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Garland
- When
- May 15, 1:50 AM CST
- Where
- Garland County
- Coordinates
- 34.550, -93.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Hot Spring
- When
- May 15, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hot Spring County
- Coordinates
- 34.300, -93.200
Hail, Newton
- When
- May 15, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Newton County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.920, -93.180
What these are
- 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.
- 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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, May 15, 1986
- Tornado in Michigan, May 15, 1986
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, May 15, 1986
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 15, 1986
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, May 15, 1986
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, May 15, 1986
- Hail in Kansas, May 15, 1986
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 15, 1986
- Hail in Tennessee, May 15, 1986
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 15, 1986
More
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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: 9990071, 9990072, 9990073, 9990074, 9990075, 9990076, 9990077.