Hail, Howard
- When
- May 9, 12:40 AM CST
- Where
- Howard County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.130, -93.880
Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 9, 1989
7 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
- 8
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
7 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Pike
- When
- May 9, 12:45 AM CST
- Where
- Pike County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.100, -93.680
Hail, Hempstead
- When
- May 9, 1:17 AM CST
- Where
- Hempstead County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.850, -93.530
Hail, Nevada
- When
- May 9, 1:20 AM CST
- Where
- Nevada County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.700, -93.180
Hail, Nevada
- When
- May 9, 1:28 AM CST
- Where
- Nevada County
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.480, -93.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Hempstead
- When
- May 9, 1:35 AM CST
- Where
- Hempstead County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.670, -93.600
Hail, Columbia
- When
- May 9, 2:25 AM CST
- Where
- Columbia County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.180, -93.300
Hail, Little River
- When
- May 9, 5:55 AM CST
- Where
- Little River County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.730, -94.150
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 9, 1989
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, May 9, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, May 9, 1989
- Damaging Wind in Utah, May 9, 1989
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, May 9, 1989
More
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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: 9993116, 9993117, 9993118, 9993119, 9993120, 9993121, 9993122, 9993123.