Hail, Sebastian
- When
- March 20, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -94.270
Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, March 20, 1989
8 thunderstorm wind, 4 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.
- 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
- 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
8 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph
- When
- March 20, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Randolph County
- Coordinates
- 36.420, -90.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Garland
- When
- March 20, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Garland County
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -93.050
Hail, Columbia
- When
- March 20, 6:52 PM CST
- Where
- Columbia County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.150, -93.450
Hail, Miller
- When
- March 20, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Miller County
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.330, -93.880
Hail, Lafayette
- When
- March 20, 7:12 PM CST
- Where
- Lafayette County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.180, -93.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski
- When
- March 20, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Pulaski County
- Coordinates
- 34.730, -92.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Grant
- When
- March 20, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County
- Coordinates
- 34.300, -92.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Lonoke
- When
- March 20, 8:05 PM CST
- Where
- Lonoke County
- Coordinates
- 34.780, -91.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Prairie
- When
- March 20, 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Prairie County
- Coordinates
- 34.780, -91.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- March 20, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 34.220, -92.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Arkansas
- When
- March 20, 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Arkansas County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.420, -91.470
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.
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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: 9990816, 9990817, 9990818, 9990819, 9990820, 9990821, 9990822, 9990823, 9990824, 9990825, 9990826, 9990827.