Arkansas, 1989

Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, March 30, 1989

March 30, 1989 · NWS LIT · 16 events in 9 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 7 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.

  • 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Faulkner

When
March 30, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Faulkner County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
35.080, -92.450

Hail, Faulkner

When
March 30, 4:18 PM CST
Where
Faulkner County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.980, -92.320

Hail, Lonoke

When
March 30, 4:46 PM CST
Where
Lonoke County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.030, -91.970

Hail, White

When
March 30, 4:55 PM CST
Where
White County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.070, -91.900

Tornado, Prairie

When
March 30, 5:22 PM CST
Where
Prairie County
Rating
F1
Path length
7 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.970, -91.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
March 30, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Coordinates
36.400, -90.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
March 30, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Coordinates
36.380, -90.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodruff

When
March 30, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Woodruff County
Coordinates
35.080, -91.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Prairie

When
March 30, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Prairie County
Coordinates
35.000, -91.370

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Francis

When
March 30, 5:55 PM CST
Where
St. Francis County
Coordinates
34.920, -91.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodruff

When
March 30, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Woodruff County
Coordinates
35.050, -91.120

Hail, St. Francis

When
March 30, 6:10 PM CST
Where
St. Francis County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.020, -90.770

Hail, St. Francis

When
March 30, 6:30 PM CST
Where
St. Francis County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.020, -90.770

Hail, Lee

When
March 30, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.770, -90.750

Hail, Lee

When
March 30, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.850, -90.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Phillips

When
March 30, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Phillips County
Coordinates
34.520, -90.580

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.

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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: 9990840, 9990841, 9990842, 9990843, 9990844, 9990845, 9990846, 9990847, 9990848, 9990849, 9990850, 9990851, 9990852, 9990853, 9990854, 9990855.