Arkansas, 1991

Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, April 27, 1991

April 27, 1991 · NWS LIT · 17 events in 11 counties and zones

9 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 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
17

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Faulkner

When
April 27, 12:10 AM CST
Where
Faulkner County
Coordinates
34.950, -92.430

Hail, Pulaski

When
April 27, 12:30 AM CST
Where
Pulaski County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.730, -92.280

Hail, White

When
April 27, 12:45 AM CST
Where
White County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.270, -91.750

Hail, Lonoke

When
April 27, 12:50 AM CST
Where
Lonoke County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.970, -92.020

Hail, Saline

When
April 27, 1:05 AM CST
Where
Saline County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.630, -92.430

Hail, Woodruff

When
April 27, 1:30 AM CST
Where
Woodruff County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.250, -91.230

Hail, Prairie

When
April 27, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Prairie County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.970, -91.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When
April 27, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Miller County
Coordinates
33.270, -93.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When
April 27, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Miller County
Coordinates
33.120, -94.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When
April 27, 4:47 PM CST
Where
Lafayette County
Coordinates
33.100, -93.670

Hail, Garland

When
April 27, 5:52 PM CST
Where
Garland County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.500, -93.050

Hail, Garland

When
April 27, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Garland County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.700, -93.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When
April 27, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Union County
Coordinates
33.020, -92.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When
April 27, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Saline County
Coordinates
34.570, -92.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When
April 27, 7:16 PM CST
Where
Pulaski County
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates
34.870, -92.100

Hail, Union

When
April 27, 9:16 PM CST
Where
Union County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.200, -92.670

Tornado, Union

When
April 27, 11:55 PM CST
Where
Union County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
33.200, -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.

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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: 9993300, 9993301, 9993302, 9993303, 9993304, 9993305, 9993306, 9993307, 9993308, 9993309, 9993310, 9993311, 9993312, 9993313, 9993314, 9993315, 9993316.