Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, August 21, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, August 21, 1993
Start: 1993-08-21T14:15
End: 1993-08-21T19:05
Location: Arkansas

August 21, 1993 · 18 events in 14 counties and zones

14 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $191,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 18

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

14 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Perry

When: August 21, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Perry County, Thornburg
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.947, -92.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Garland

When: August 21, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Garland County, Lonsdale
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When: August 21, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Newton County, Vendor
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.920, -93.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees.

Hail, Saline

When: August 21, 2:26 PM CST
Where: Saline County, Paron
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.647, -92.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When: August 21, 2:26 PM CST
Where: Saline County, Paron
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.647, -92.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hempstead

When: August 21, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Hempstead County, Washington
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hempstead

When: August 21, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Hempstead County, Washington
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sevier

When: August 21, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Sevier County, Gillham
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.997, -94.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked some trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sevier

When: August 21, 3:20 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 damaged a chicken house and knocked down several trees.

Hail, Cleburne

When: August 21, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Cleburne County, Quitman
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.538, -92.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Faulkner

When: August 21, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Faulkner County to Greenbrier
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.147, -92.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a barn.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: August 21, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Little Rock
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lonoke

When: August 21, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Lonoke County, Ward
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.754, -91.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down a few trees and power lines.

Hail, White

When: August 21, 5:00 PM CST
Where: White County, El Paso
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.256, -91.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When: August 21, 5:00 PM CST
Where: White County, El Paso
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.256, -91.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Prairie

When: August 21, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Prairie County, Des Arc
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.830, -91.553 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: August 21, 6:23 PM CST
Where: Lee County, Moro
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.781, -90.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When: August 21, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Randolph County, Thomasville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.342, -91.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines.

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: 10315406, 10316018, 10315301, 10317208, 10317209, 10314817, 10314818, 10316906, 10316907, 10315767, 10315708, 10316765, 10315032, 10317581, 10317582, 10317592, 10314926, 10317130.