Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, March 11, 1988

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, March 11, 1988
Start: 1988-03-11T17:36
End: 1988-03-11T22:30
Location: Arkansas

March 11, 1988 · NWS LIT · 11 events in 10 counties and zones

8 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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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

8 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Benton

When: March 11, 5:36 PM CST
Where: Benton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.180, -94.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When: March 11, 6:03 PM CST
Where: Benton County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.330, -94.120

Hail, Washington

When: March 11, 6:41 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.980, -94.320

Hail, Crawford

When: March 11, 7:09 PM CST
Where: Crawford County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.430, -94.350

Hail, Sebastian

When: March 11, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Sebastian County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.080, -94.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: March 11, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 35.450, -93.830

Hail, Logan

When: March 11, 8:02 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.130, -93.930

Hail, Polk

When: March 11, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.580, -94.230

Hail, Sevier

When: March 11, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Sevier County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.170, -94.320

Hail, Howard

When: March 11, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Howard County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.230, -94.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Conway

When: March 11, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Conway County
Coordinates: 35.250, -92.680

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

Every storm in Arkansas in 1988 Every state in 1988 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, March 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: 9989660, 9989661, 9989662, 9989663, 9989664, 9989665, 9989666, 9989667, 9989668, 9989669, 9989670.