Arkansas, 1987Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 3, 1987
May 3, 1987 · NWS LIT · 6 events in 6 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- May 3, 11:16 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll County
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -93.730
Hail, Baxter
- When
- May 3, 4:12 PM CST
- Where
- Baxter County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.380, -92.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- May 3, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County
- Coordinates
- 36.170, -92.670
Hail, Ashley
- When
- May 3, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Ashley County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.230, -92.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Izard
- When
- May 3, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Izard County
- Coordinates
- 36.120, -92.130
Hail, Craighead
- When
- May 3, 8:05 PM CST
- Where
- Craighead County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.900, -90.800
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 3, 1987$2.5 million · F2 · 5 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 3, 1987F1 · 49 events
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 3, 1987F0 · 12 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, May 3, 19871.75 in hail · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 3, 19871 in hail · 3 events
- Hail in North Carolina, May 3, 19870.88 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 3, 19871 event
- Hail in South Carolina, May 3, 19871 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 3, 19871 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: 9991858, 9991859, 9991860, 9991861, 9991862, 9991863.