Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, March 21, 1991

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, March 21, 1991
Start: 1991-03-21T10:30
End: 1991-03-21T23:20
Location: Arkansas

March 21, 1991 · NWS LIT · 34 events in 19 counties and zones

22 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 5 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
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 13
Property damage: $2.8 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 34

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

22 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Howard

When: March 21, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Howard County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.020, -93.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: March 21, 10:40 AM CST
Where: Pike County
Coordinates: 34.180, -93.730

Hail, Hempstead

When: March 21, 10:51 AM CST
Where: Hempstead County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.820, -93.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When: March 21, 11:55 AM CST
Where: Benton County
Coordinates: 36.180, -94.530

Hail, Benton

When: March 21, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Benton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.430, -94.230

Hail, Washington

When: March 21, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.970, -94.200

Hail, Washington

When: March 21, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.750, -94.000

Hail, Washington

When: March 21, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.870, -94.100

Hail, Madison

When: March 21, 5:29 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.000, -93.730

Hail, Washington

When: March 21, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.030, -94.500

Hail, Madison

When: March 21, 5:49 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.020, -93.670

Hail, Benton

When: March 21, 5:49 PM CST
Where: Benton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.370, -94.220

Tornado, Newton

When: March 21, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Newton County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 36.020, -93.370

Hail, Boone

When: March 21, 6:12 PM CST
Where: Boone County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.120, -93.120

Hail, Newton

When: March 21, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Newton County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.100, -93.150

Tornado, Boone

When: March 21, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Boone County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 12 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 36.130, -93.020

Hail, Marion

When: March 21, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.250, -92.830

Hail, Washington

When: March 21, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.980, -94.320

Hail, Baxter

When: March 21, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Baxter County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.370, -92.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Baxter

When: March 21, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Baxter County
Coordinates: 36.450, -92.230

Tornado, Fulton

When: March 21, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Fulton County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 36.480, -92.100

Hail, Benton

When: March 21, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Benton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.430, -94.230

Tornado, Sebastian

When: March 21, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Sebastian County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.380, -94.420

Hail, Crawford

When: March 21, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Crawford County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.430, -94.350

Hail, Polk

When: March 21, 8:58 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.700, -94.430

Hail, Franklin

When: March 21, 9:19 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.500, -93.830

Hail, Scott

When: March 21, 9:25 PM CST
Where: Scott County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.730, -94.080

Tornado, Polk

When: March 21, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 34.570, -94.250

Hail, Baxter

When: March 21, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Baxter County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.370, -92.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: March 21, 10:25 PM CST
Where: Fulton County
Coordinates: 36.420, -92.120

Hail, Marion

When: March 21, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.430, -92.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: March 21, 10:40 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 34.700, -93.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Yell

When: March 21, 10:55 PM CST
Where: Yell County
Coordinates: 35.030, -93.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Pope

When: March 21, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Pope County
Coordinates: 35.230, -92.920

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 1991 Every state in 1991 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Arkansas, 1991 Warnings in Arkansas, March 1991

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: 9989951, 9989952, 9989953, 9989954, 9989955, 9989956, 9989957, 9989958, 9989959, 9989960, 9989961, 9989962, 9989963, 9989964, 9989965, 9989966, 9989967, 9989968, 9989969, 9989970, 9991028, 9991029, 9991030, 9991031, 9991032, 9991033, 9991034, 9991035, 9991036, 9991037, 9991038, 9991039, 9991040, 9991041.