Arkansas, 1989

Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, September 1, 1989

September 1, 1989 · NWS LIT · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Izard

When
September 1, 2:21 PM CST
Where
Izard County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.070, -91.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
September 1, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Coordinates
36.320, -90.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Craighead

When
September 1, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Craighead County
Coordinates
35.900, -90.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Boone

When
September 1, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Boone County
Coordinates
36.180, -92.880

Hail, Cleburne

When
September 1, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Cleburne County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.500, -92.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Faulkner

When
September 1, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Faulkner County
Coordinates
34.980, -92.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When
September 1, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Cleveland County
Coordinates
33.950, -92.180

What these are

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.
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.

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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: 9989883, 9989884, 9989885, 9989886, 9989887, 9989888, 9989889.