Arkansas, 1990

Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, February 9, 1990

February 9, 1990 · NWS LIT · 18 events in 13 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 8 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
18

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

9 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Faulkner

When
February 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Faulkner County
Coordinates
35.270, -92.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Faulkner

When
February 9, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Faulkner County
Coordinates
35.230, -92.400

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When
February 9, 1:00 PM CST
Where
White County
Coordinates
35.120, -92.080

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When
February 9, 1:00 PM CST
Where
White County
Coordinates
35.330, -92.080

Hail, White

When
February 9, 1:15 PM CST
Where
White County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.480, -91.750

Hail, Pulaski

When
February 9, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Pulaski County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.730, -92.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When
February 9, 1:43 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Coordinates
35.600, -91.270

Hail, Miller

When
February 9, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Miller County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.380, -93.920

Hail, Pulaski

When
February 9, 1:53 PM CST
Where
Pulaski County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.770, -92.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
February 9, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Clark County
Coordinates
34.220, -93.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Poinsett

When
February 9, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Poinsett County
Coordinates
35.600, -90.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Prairie

When
February 9, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Prairie County
Coordinates
34.970, -91.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi

When
February 9, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Mississippi County
Coordinates
35.770, -90.030

Hail, Jefferson

When
February 9, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.270, -92.100

Hail, Woodruff

When
February 9, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Woodruff County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.000, -91.250

Tornado, Mississippi

When
February 9, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Mississippi County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
35.750, -89.930

Hail, Columbia

When
February 9, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Columbia County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.020, -93.470

Hail, Union

When
February 9, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Union County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.200, -92.670

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: 9990970, 9990971, 9990972, 9990973, 9990974, 9990975, 9990976, 9990977, 9990978, 9990979, 9990980, 9990981, 9990982, 9990983, 9990984, 9990985, 9990986, 9990987.