Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, March 28, 1989

Name: Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, March 28, 1989
Start: 1989-03-28T02:00
End: 1989-03-28T17:16
Location: Arkansas

March 28, 1989 · NWS LIT · 10 events in 9 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado, 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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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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, 1 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When: March 28, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Benton County
Coordinates: 36.370, -94.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: March 28, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 35.950, -94.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: March 28, 2:10 AM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.000, -94.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: March 28, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 36.080, -93.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When: March 28, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Miller County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 33.450, -93.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Nevada

When: March 28, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Nevada County
Coordinates: 33.800, -93.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: March 28, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Clark County
Coordinates: 33.900, -93.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: March 28, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Coordinates: 35.600, -91.270

Hail, Cleveland

When: March 28, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.080, -92.020

Tornado, Lincoln

When: March 28, 5:16 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Coordinates: 34.000, -91.850

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.
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.

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 The tornado archive for Arkansas, 1989 Warnings in Arkansas, March 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: 9990828, 9990829, 9990830, 9990831, 9990832, 9990833, 9990834, 9990835, 9990836, 9990837.