Arkansas, 1990

Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 21, 1990

May 21, 1990 · NWS LIT · 28 events in 20 counties and zones

21 thunderstorm wind, 7 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.

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  • 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
28

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

21 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hot Spring

When
May 21, 1:22 AM CST
Where
Hot Spring County
Coordinates
34.320, -93.170

Hail, Benton

When
May 21, 1:43 AM CST
Where
Benton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.420, -94.450

Hail, Benton

When
May 21, 1:50 AM CST
Where
Benton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.370, -94.220

Hail, Benton

When
May 21, 1:50 AM CST
Where
Benton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.270, -94.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Hot Spring

When
May 21, 1:50 AM CST
Where
Hot Spring County
Coordinates
34.370, -92.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When
May 21, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Saline County
Coordinates
34.500, -92.630

Hail, Washington

When
May 21, 2:05 AM CST
Where
Washington County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.070, -94.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When
May 21, 2:10 AM CST
Where
Grant County
Coordinates
34.450, -92.350

Hail, Pulaski

When
May 21, 2:20 AM CST
Where
Pulaski County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.870, -92.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
May 21, 2:22 AM CST
Where
Washington County
Coordinates
35.930, -94.180

Hail, Madison

When
May 21, 2:33 AM CST
Where
Madison County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.080, -93.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
May 21, 2:35 AM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Coordinates
34.250, -92.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
May 21, 2:45 AM CST
Where
Washington County
Coordinates
35.970, -94.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodruff

When
May 21, 2:50 AM CST
Where
Woodruff County
Coordinates
35.280, -91.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Poinsett

When
May 21, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Poinsett County
Coordinates
35.680, -90.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
May 21, 3:05 AM CST
Where
Crawford County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
35.480, -94.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When
May 21, 3:10 AM CST
Where
Monroe County
Coordinates
34.600, -91.200

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Francis

When
May 21, 3:30 AM CST
Where
St. Francis County
Coordinates
35.020, -90.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Phillips

When
May 21, 3:45 AM CST
Where
Phillips County
Coordinates
34.520, -90.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When
May 21, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Logan County
Coordinates
35.350, -93.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Faulkner

When
May 21, 4:10 AM CST
Where
Faulkner County
Coordinates
35.080, -92.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When
May 21, 4:30 AM CST
Where
Pulaski County
Coordinates
34.770, -92.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When
May 21, 4:50 AM CST
Where
Saline County
Coordinates
34.630, -92.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Lonoke

When
May 21, 4:50 AM CST
Where
Lonoke County
Coordinates
34.780, -91.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
May 21, 5:18 AM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Coordinates
34.220, -92.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Arkansas

When
May 21, 5:30 AM CST
Where
Arkansas County
Coordinates
34.500, -91.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
May 21, 5:55 AM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Coordinates
33.980, -91.570

Hail, Columbia

When
May 21, 7:50 AM CST
Where
Columbia County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.100, -93.180

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.

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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: 9992113, 9992114, 9992115, 9992116, 9992117, 9992118, 9992119, 9992120, 9992121, 9992122, 9992123, 9992124, 9992125, 9992126, 9992127, 9992128, 9992129, 9992130, 9992131, 9992132, 9992133, 9992134, 9992135, 9992136, 9992137, 9992138, 9992139, 9992140.