Arkansas, 1989Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, June 2, 1989
June 2, 1989 · NWS LIT · 12 events in 9 counties and zones
6 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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, 5 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ashley
- When
- June 2, 2:32 PM CST
- Where
- Ashley County
- Coordinates
- 33.230, -91.520
Tornado, Desha
- When
- June 2, 3:38 PM CST
- Where
- Desha County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 8 mi
- Path width
- 23 yd
- Coordinates
- 33.630, -91.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Desha
- When
- June 2, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Desha County
- Coordinates
- 33.530, -91.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Chicot
- When
- June 2, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Chicot County
- Coordinates
- 33.520, -91.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- June 2, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County
- Coordinates
- 36.450, -90.270
Tornado, White
- When
- June 2, 6:18 PM CST
- Where
- White County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 13 yd
- Coordinates
- 35.430, -91.450
Tornado, Jackson
- When
- June 2, 6:22 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 13 yd
- Coordinates
- 35.470, -91.420
Tornado, White
- When
- June 2, 6:42 PM CST
- Where
- White County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 35.420, -91.500
Tornado, White
- When
- June 2, 6:43 PM CST
- Where
- White County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 35.430, -91.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Benton
- When
- June 2, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County
- Coordinates
- 36.330, -94.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Lonoke
- When
- June 2, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lonoke County
- Coordinates
- 34.550, -91.980
Hail, Ouachita
- When
- June 2, 8:46 PM CST
- Where
- Ouachita County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.580, -92.830
- 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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, June 2, 19891 death · 10 injured · 110 kt wind · 15 events
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, June 2, 19898 injured · $2.5 million · F0 · 22 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 2, 1989$250,000 · F1 · 33 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 2, 19897 injured · 1.5 in hail · 21 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 2, 1989$25,000 · F0 · 23 events
- Tornado in Missouri, June 2, 1989F1 · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, June 2, 1989F0 · 18 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 2, 19891 in hail · 14 events
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, June 2, 1989F0 · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 2, 19891 in hail · 5 events
- Hail in New Mexico, June 2, 19891.75 in hail · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 2, 19890.75 in hail · 4 events
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: 9992071, 9992072, 9992073, 9992074, 9992075, 9992076, 9992077, 9992078, 9992079, 9992080, 9992081, 9992082.