Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, August 2, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, August 2, 1993
Start: 1993-08-02T10:45
End: 1993-08-02T18:00
Location: Arkansas

August 2, 1993 · 30 events in 17 counties and zones

21 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 30 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $407,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 30

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, 9 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Grant

When: August 2, 10:45 AM CST
Where: Grant County, Sheridan
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.290, -92.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: August 2, 10:45 AM CST
Where: Grant County, Ico
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.290, -92.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: August 2, 10:50 AM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Hardin
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.269, -91.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down some power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: August 2, 11:05 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Pinebergen
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.958, -91.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: August 2, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County to Varner
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.958, -91.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: August 2, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Gould
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.958, -91.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Arkansas

When: August 2, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Arkansas County, Arkansas Post
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.291, -91.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down some tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Desha

When: August 2, 12:35 PM CST
Where: Desha County, Watson
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.833, -91.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees, power lines and power poles.

Thunderstorm Wind, Desha

When: August 2, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Desha County, Arkansas City
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.833, -91.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Few trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bradley

When: August 2, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Bradley County, Jersey
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.466, -92.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bradley

When: August 2, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Bradley County, Hermitage
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.466, -92.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds tore the roof off a barn and downed some power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When: August 2, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County, Stephens
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.593, -92.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sevier

When: August 2, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Sevier County, Dequeen
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.997, -94.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: August 2, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Columbia County, Emerson
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.214, -93.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: August 2, 2:18 PM CST
Where: Columbia County, Waldo
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.214, -93.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were downed.

Hail, Little River

When: August 2, 3:03 PM CST
Where: Little River County, Wilton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.701, -94.234 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Little River

When: August 2, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Little River County, Richmond
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.701, -94.234 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees.

Hail, Little River

When: August 2, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Little River County, Wilton
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.701, -94.234 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Little River

When: August 2, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Little River County, Wilton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.701, -94.234 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When: August 2, 3:32 PM CST
Where: Miller County, Texarkana
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: August 2, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Lewisville
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.241, -93.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees.

Hail, Hempstead

When: August 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Hempstead County to Guernsey
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Nevada

When: August 2, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Nevada County, Reader
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.664, -93.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pulaski

When: August 2, 5:21 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Little Rock
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree blew down onto a house in Little Rock.

Hail, Pulaski

When: August 2, 5:24 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Little Rock
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree blew down onto a house in Little Rock.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: August 2, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Little Rock
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree blew down onto a house in Little Rock.

Hail, Garland

When: August 2, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Garland County, Hot Springs
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Garland

When: August 2, 5:54 PM CST
Where: Garland County, Hot Springs
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When: August 2, 5:57 PM CST
Where: Saline County, Benton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.647, -92.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When: August 2, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Saline County, Bryant
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.647, -92.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

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.

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 Warnings in Arkansas, August 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: 10316235, 10316236, 10316153, 10314935, 10314936, 10314937, 10316414, 10315525, 10315526, 10316185, 10316186, 10315386, 10316785, 10315881, 10316275, 10314962, 10314963, 10314964, 10314965, 10315160, 10314861, 10314816, 10315192, 10316756, 10316757, 10316758, 10316015, 10316016, 10317206, 10317207.