Arkansas, 1992

Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, March 9, 1992

March 9, 1992 · NWS SHV · 9 events in 6 counties and zones

7 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
1
Property damage
$25 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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

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

Hail, Columbia

When
March 9, 4:18 PM CST
Where
Columbia County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.070, -93.070

Tornado, Union

When
March 9, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Union County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
200 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25 million
Coordinates
33.200, -92.670

Hail, Columbia

When
March 9, 5:21 PM CST
Where
Columbia County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.300, -93.280

Hail, Nevada

When
March 9, 5:28 PM CST
Where
Nevada County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.550, -93.320

Hail, Columbia

When
March 9, 6:18 PM CST
Where
Columbia County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
33.020, -93.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Drew

When
March 9, 4:30 PM PST
Where
Drew County
Coordinates
33.630, -91.600

Hail, Ashley

When
March 9, 7:48 PM CST
Where
Ashley County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.330, -91.930

Hail, Chicot

When
March 9, 8:23 PM CST
Where
Chicot County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.330, -91.180

Hail, Chicot

When
March 9, 8:23 PM CST
Where
Chicot County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.330, -91.180

What these are

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.
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.

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: 10161058, 9992243, 10161066, 10161067, 10161922, 9992242, 10161928, 10161929, 10161930.