Hail, Benton
- When
- April 5, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.430, -94.230
Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 5, 1988
6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 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
- 11
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, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Washington
- When
- April 5, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.180, -94.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford
- When
- April 5, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford County
- Coordinates
- 35.680, -94.400
Hail, Crawford
- When
- April 5, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.450, -94.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- April 5, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll County
- Coordinates
- 36.370, -93.570
Hail, Little River
- When
- April 5, 7:05 PM CST
- Where
- Little River County
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.730, -94.150
Hail, Miller
- When
- April 5, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Miller County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.430, -94.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Saline
- When
- April 5, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Saline County
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -92.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski
- When
- April 5, 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Pulaski County
- Coordinates
- 34.730, -92.280
Hail, Miller
- When
- April 5, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Miller County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.200, -93.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- April 5, 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County
- Coordinates
- 36.330, -90.220
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 Illinois, April 5, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, April 5, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 5, 1988
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 5, 1988
- Hail in Wisconsin, April 5, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, April 5, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 5, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 5, 1988
- Hail in North Carolina, April 5, 1988
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 1988Every state in 1988This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, April 1988
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: 9990756, 9990757, 9990758, 9990759, 9990760, 9990761, 9990762, 9990763, 9990764, 9990765, 9990766.