Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, August 20, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, August 20, 1993
Start: 1993-08-20T14:00
End: 1993-08-20T20:52
Location: Arkansas

August 20, 1993 · 14 events in 8 counties and zones

13 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 14 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: $266,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

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

13 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: August 20, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, N Little Rock
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: August 20, 2:09 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Little Rock
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: August 20, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Little Rock
Measured: 64 kt (74 mph)
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Independence

When: August 20, 2:18 PM CST
Where: Independence County, Newark
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.742, -91.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: August 20, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, N Little Rock
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds removed portions of roofs off some buildings and houses.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: August 20, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Possum Grape
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.599, -91.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Randolph

When: August 20, 3:24 PM CST
Where: Randolph County, Pocahontas
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.342, -91.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: August 20, 3:27 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Jacksonville
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: August 20, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County to Jacksonville
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lonoke

When: August 20, 4:06 PM CST
Where: Lonoke County, Furlow
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.754, -91.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lonoke

When: August 20, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Lonoke County, Lonoke
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.754, -91.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sharp

When: August 20, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Sharp County, Cherokee Village
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 36.161, -91.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Baxter

When: August 20, 5:53 PM CST
Where: Baxter County, Gamaliel
Measured: 45 kt (52 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.287, -92.337 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree onto Highway 101.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi

When: August 20, 8:52 PM CST
Where: Mississippi County, Blytheville
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.764, -90.054 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines. Some roads were blocked for a time by fallen trees.

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.

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: 10316759, 10316760, 10316761, 10315838, 10316762, 10316034, 10317129, 10316763, 10316764, 10315030, 10315031, 10317018, 10315661, 10315283.