Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, March 30, 1993

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, March 30, 1993
Start: 1993-03-30T04:30
End: 1993-03-30T22:05
Location: Arkansas

March 30, 1993 · 41 events in 25 counties and zones

37 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 39 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: $551,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 41

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

37 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: March 30, 4:30 AM CST
Where: Washington County, Cincinnati
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds destroyed a chicken house and blew the doors off another poultry house.

Hail, Sebastian

When: March 30, 5:40 AM 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, Saline

When: March 30, 12:10 PM CST
Where: Saline County, East End
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.647, -92.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lonoke

When: March 30, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Lonoke County, Cabot
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.754, -91.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Poinsett

When: March 30, 2:10 PM CST to 2:15 PM CST
Where: Poinsett County, Waldenburg
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 60 yd
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.570, -91.030

A small F0 tornado touched down briefly in an open field. The tornado went up and down several times. Very little damage occurred.

Hail, Carroll

When: March 30, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Carroll County, Berryville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.341, -93.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Madison

When: March 30, 3:20 PM CST to 3:25 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Berryville
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 36.450, -93.570

Hail, Madison

When: March 30, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Touched Down in An Op to Huntsville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.011, -93.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hempstead

When: March 30, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Hempstead County, Compton
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pike

When: March 30, 3:58 PM CST
Where: Pike County, Wolf Creek
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.164, -93.656 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hempstead

When: March 30, 4:12 PM CST
Where: Hempstead County to Ozan
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to baseball-size covered the ground.

Hail, Hempstead

When: March 30, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Hempstead County, Ozan
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to baseball-size covered the ground.

Hail, Pike

When: March 30, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Pike County, Pike City
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.164, -93.656 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Boone

When: March 30, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Boone County, Harrison
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.309, -93.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Johnson

When: March 30, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Johnson County, Clarksville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.570, -93.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pope

When: March 30, 5:03 PM CST
Where: Pope County, Dardanelle
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.448, -93.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pope

When: March 30, 5:08 PM CST
Where: Pope County, Russellville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.448, -93.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Montgomery

When: March 30, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Caddo Gap
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 34.539, -93.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Boone

When: March 30, 5:18 PM CST
Where: Boone County, Lead Hill
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.309, -93.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hen egg-size hail covered the ground at Lead Hill.

Hail, Newton

When: March 30, 5:30 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: March 30, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Boone County, Lead Hill
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 36.309, -93.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hen egg-size hail covered the ground at Lead Hill.

Hail, Lafayette

When: March 30, 5:48 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Stamps
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.241, -93.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Columbia

When: March 30, 5:48 PM CST
Where: Columbia County, Taylor
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.214, -93.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Boone

When: March 30, 5:49 PM CST
Where: Boone County, Harrison
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.309, -93.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lafayette

When: March 30, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Stamps
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.241, -93.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Columbia

When: March 30, 5:51 PM CST
Where: Columbia County, Lake Columbia
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.214, -93.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Columbia

When: March 30, 5:52 PM CST
Where: Columbia County, Magnolia
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.214, -93.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Chicot

When: March 30, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Chicot County, Eudora
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.267, -91.294 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Nevada

When: March 30, 5:58 PM CST
Where: Nevada County, Waterloo
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.664, -93.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Boone

When: March 30, 5:58 PM CST
Where: Boone County, Harrison
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.309, -93.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Marion

When: March 30, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Marion County, Yellville
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.268, -92.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Boone

When: March 30, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Boone County, Bergman
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.309, -93.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Van Buren

When: March 30, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Van Buren County, Dennarrowd
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.581, -92.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clark

When: March 30, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Gurdon
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.051, -93.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stone

When: March 30, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Stone County, Mountain View
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.860, -92.157 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hot Spring

When: March 30, 7:18 PM CST
Where: Hot Spring County, Donaldson
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.318, -92.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hot Spring

When: March 30, 7:38 PM CST
Where: Hot Spring County, Glen Rose
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.318, -92.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Baxter

When: March 30, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Baxter County, Midway
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.287, -92.337 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down a house that was under construction. Roofs were also blown off several homes.

Thunderstorm Wind, Baxter

When: March 30, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Baxter County, Mountain Home
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 36.287, -92.337 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down a house that was under construction. Roofs were also blown off several homes.

Hail, Chicot

When: March 30, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Chicot County, Eudora
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.267, -91.294 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lincoln

When: March 30, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Griffith Spring
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.958, -91.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.
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, March 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: 10317390, 10317458, 10317149, 10315028, 10317288, 10314761, 10315079, 10315080, 10314811, 10317195, 10314812, 10314813, 10317196, 10316074, 10316329, 10317438, 10317439, 10315125, 10316075, 10315259, 10316076, 10314855, 10315877, 10316077, 10314856, 10315878, 10315879, 10315482, 10315189, 10316078, 10315326, 10316079, 10317257, 10315573, 10317089, 10315535, 10315536, 10315658, 10315659, 10315483, and more.