Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, April 24, 1993

Name: Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, April 24, 1993
Start: 1993-04-24T19:43
End: 1993-04-24T23:34
Location: Arkansas

April 24, 1993 · 28 events in 10 counties and zones

23 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 28 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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: $5,000
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

23 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Madison

When: April 24, 7:43 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Huntsville
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.011, -93.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Benton

When: April 24, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Siloam Springs
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.339, -94.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Benton

When: April 24, 7:54 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Gentry
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.339, -94.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When: April 24, 7:54 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Gentry
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.339, -94.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Benton

When: April 24, 8:02 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Bentonville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.339, -94.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Benton

When: April 24, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Highfill
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.339, -94.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Benton

When: April 24, 8:05 PM CST to 8:10 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Siloam Springs
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 36.339, -94.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A small F0 tornado briefly touched down in an open area. There was no damage reported.

Hail, Washington

When: April 24, 8:11 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Tontitown
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Washington

When: April 24, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Springdale
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: April 24, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Fayetteville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Madison

When: April 24, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Huntsville
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.011, -93.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Madison

When: April 24, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Huntsville
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.011, -93.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Boone

When: April 24, 9:16 PM CST
Where: Boone County, Alpena
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.309, -93.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Newton

When: April 24, 9:18 PM CST
Where: Newton County, Compton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.920, -93.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Boone

When: April 24, 9:18 PM CST
Where: Boone County, Gaither
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.309, -93.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Newton

When: April 24, 9:19 PM CST
Where: Newton County, Compton
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.920, -93.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Crawford

When: April 24, 9:48 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, Van Buren
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.589, -94.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several signs.

Hail, Crawford

When: April 24, 9:53 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, Van Buren
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.589, -94.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several signs.

Hail, Sebastian

When: April 24, 9:53 PM CST
Where: Sebastian County, Fort Smith
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.199, -94.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian

When: April 24, 9:53 PM CST
Where: Sebastian County, Fort Smith
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.199, -94.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Crawford

When: April 24, 9:56 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, Van Buren
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.589, -94.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several signs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: April 24, 10:02 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, Van Buren
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.589, -94.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several signs.

Hail, Newton

When: April 24, 10:06 PM CST
Where: Newton County, Western Grove
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.920, -93.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Boone

When: April 24, 10:06 PM CST
Where: Boone County, Western Grove
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.309, -93.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sebastian

When: April 24, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Sebastian County, Fort Smith
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.199, -94.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stone

When: April 24, 11:03 PM CST
Where: Stone County, Onia
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.860, -92.157 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pope

When: April 24, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Pope County, London
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.448, -93.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Johnson

When: April 24, 11:34 PM CST
Where: Johnson County, Knoxville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.570, -93.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Arkansas, 1993 Warnings in Arkansas, April 1993

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: 10315083, 10315746, 10315747, 10315748, 10315749, 10315750, 10315751, 10317392, 10317393, 10317394, 10315084, 10315085, 10316080, 10315261, 10316081, 10315262, 10316102, 10316103, 10317460, 10317461, 10316104, 10316105, 10315263, 10316082, 10317462, 10317091, 10317441, 10316331.