Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 17, 1989

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 17, 1989
Start: 1989-07-17T08:30
End: 1989-07-17T17:30
Location: Arkansas

July 17, 1989 · NWS LIT · 39 events in 23 counties and zones

38 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 39

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

38 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian

When: July 17, 8:30 AM CST
Where: Sebastian County
Coordinates: 35.380, -94.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 17, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 34.550, -93.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 17, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 34.370, -93.530

Hail, Garland

When: July 17, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Garland County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.500, -93.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: July 17, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Pike County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.320, -93.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Hot Spring

When: July 17, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Hot Spring County
Coordinates: 34.380, -93.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Sevier

When: July 17, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Sevier County
Coordinates: 34.030, -94.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Hot Spring

When: July 17, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Hot Spring County
Coordinates: 34.370, -92.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: July 17, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Pike County
Coordinates: 34.250, -93.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: July 17, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Pike County
Coordinates: 34.230, -93.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: July 17, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Clark County
Coordinates: 34.270, -93.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: July 17, 1:55 PM CST
Where: Pike County
Coordinates: 34.070, -93.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Nevada

When: July 17, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Nevada County
Coordinates: 33.800, -93.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Hot Spring

When: July 17, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Hot Spring County
Coordinates: 34.220, -93.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When: July 17, 2:06 PM CST
Where: Howard County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 33.930, -93.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: July 17, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Clark County
Coordinates: 34.120, -93.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: July 17, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Clark County
Coordinates: 33.920, -93.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Little River

When: July 17, 2:18 PM CST
Where: Little River County
Coordinates: 33.720, -94.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: July 17, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Coordinates: 33.850, -92.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When: July 17, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Dallas County
Coordinates: 33.820, -92.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When: July 17, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Dallas County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 33.820, -92.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When: July 17, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Dallas County
Coordinates: 33.920, -92.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Hempstead

When: July 17, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Hempstead County
Coordinates: 33.670, -93.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When: July 17, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County
Coordinates: 33.580, -92.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When: July 17, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County
Coordinates: 33.400, -93.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When: July 17, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County
Coordinates: 33.730, -92.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: July 17, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County
Coordinates: 33.370, -93.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: July 17, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Union County
Coordinates: 33.370, -92.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When: July 17, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Miller County
Coordinates: 33.170, -93.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: July 17, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Columbia County
Coordinates: 33.220, -93.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: July 17, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Coordinates: 33.750, -92.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: July 17, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Union County
Coordinates: 32.200, -92.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Bradley

When: July 17, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Bradley County
Coordinates: 33.620, -92.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: July 17, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Union County
Coordinates: 33.030, -92.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Drew

When: July 17, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Drew County
Coordinates: 33.630, -91.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: July 17, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Coordinates: 33.850, -91.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashley

When: July 17, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Ashley County
Coordinates: 33.130, -91.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Drew

When: July 17, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Drew County
Coordinates: 33.770, -91.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Chicot

When: July 17, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Chicot County
Coordinates: 33.120, -91.270

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

Every storm in Arkansas in 1989 Every state in 1989 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, July 1989

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: 9993213, 9993214, 9993215, 9993216, 9993217, 9993218, 9993219, 9989617, 9993220, 9993221, 9993222, 9989830, 9989831, 9989832, 9989833, 9989834, 9989835, 9989836, 9989837, 9989838, 9989839, 9989840, 9989841, 9989842, 9989843, 9989844, 9989845, 9989846, 9989847, 9989848, 9989849, 9989850, 9989851, 9989852, 9989853, 9989854, 9989855, 9989856, 9989857.