Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 9, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 9, 1993
Start: 1993-05-09T17:48
End: 1993-05-09T19:00
Location: Arkansas

May 9, 1993 · 17 events in 8 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 17 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: $416,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 17

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, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Little River

When: May 9, 5:48 PM CST
Where: Little River County, Richmond
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.701, -94.234 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds partially destroyed a barn.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When: May 9, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Miller County, Ravanna
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Little River

When: May 9, 5:58 PM CST
Where: Little River County, Ashdown
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.701, -94.234 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds partially destroyed a barn.

Thunderstorm Wind, Little River

When: May 9, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Little River County, Arden
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.701, -94.234 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged a garage and knocked down numerous trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When: May 9, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Miller County, Homan
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When: May 9, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Howard County, Center Point
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.089, -93.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When: May 9, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Howard County, Nashville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.089, -93.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When: May 9, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Howard County, Nashville
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.089, -93.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees.

Hail, Sevier

When: May 9, 6:12 PM CST
Where: Sevier County, Horatio
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.997, -94.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sevier

When: May 9, 6:12 PM CST
Where: Sevier County, Horatio
Measured: 48 kt (55 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.997, -94.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hempstead

When: May 9, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Hempstead County, Spring Hill
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When: May 9, 6:28 PM CST
Where: Howard County, Saratoga
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.089, -93.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down a few trees.

Hail, Columbia

When: May 9, 6:44 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, Lafayette

When: May 9, 6:48 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Murfreesboro
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.241, -93.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: May 9, 6:48 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Murfreesboro
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.241, -93.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: May 9, 6:58 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Down By to Lewisville
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.241, -93.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Nevada

When: May 9, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Nevada County, Boughton
Measured: 6 kt (7 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.664, -93.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down a number of trees.

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, May 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: 10314957, 10315158, 10314958, 10314959, 10315159, 10315633, 10315634, 10315635, 10316783, 10316784, 10314814, 10315636, 10315880, 10314858, 10314859, 10314860, 10315191.