Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, October 16, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, October 16, 1993
Start: 1993-10-16T08:10
End: 1993-10-16T21:30
Location: Arkansas

October 16, 1993 · 22 events in 9 counties and zones

14 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 22 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: 1
Property damage: $160,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 22

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 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Crawford

When: October 16, 8:10 AM CST
Where: Crawford County, Mulberry
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.589, -94.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Crawford

When: October 16, 8:45 AM CST
Where: Crawford County, Alma
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.589, -94.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: October 16, 8:45 AM CST
Where: Crawford County, Alma
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.589, -94.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian

When: October 16, 8:50 AM CST
Where: Sebastian County, Arsula
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.199, -94.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees and took the roofs off a few barns.

Hail, Franklin

When: October 16, 9:15 AM CST
Where: Franklin County, Ozark
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.512, -93.891 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds uprooted some trees and damaged several roofs on houses.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: October 16, 9:30 AM CST
Where: Crawford County, Kibler
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.589, -94.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds completely destroyed a mobile home. A woman and two small children were in the house at the time of the storm. The woman sustained very minor injuries. The occupants ended up approximately 200 feet from the original mobile home site.

Hail, Franklin

When: October 16, 9:40 AM CST
Where: Franklin County, Charleston
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.512, -93.891 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds uprooted some trees and damaged several roofs on houses.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: October 16, 9:40 AM CST
Where: Franklin County, Charleston
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.512, -93.891 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds uprooted some trees and damaged several roofs on houses.

Thunderstorm Wind, Yell

When: October 16, 10:20 AM CST
Where: Yell County, Ola
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.003, -93.411 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Yell

When: October 16, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Yell County, Rover
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.003, -93.411 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees.

Hail, Yell

When: October 16, 11:26 AM CST
Where: Yell County, Dardanelle
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.003, -93.411 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Washington

When: October 16, 5:44 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Prairie Grove
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: October 16, 5:44 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Prairie Grove
Measured: 43 kt (49 mph)
Coordinates: 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Washington

When: October 16, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Dutch Mills
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Madison

When: October 16, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Madison County, St. Paul
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.011, -93.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Crawford

When: October 16, 7:34 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, Dyer
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.589, -94.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sevier

When: October 16, 8:48 PM CST
Where: Sevier County, Dequeen
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.997, -94.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sevier

When: October 16, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Sevier County, Dequeen
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.997, -94.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sevier

When: October 16, 8:52 PM CST
Where: Sevier County, Dequeen
Measured: 43 kt (49 mph)
Coordinates: 33.997, -94.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sevier

When: October 16, 9:20 PM CST
Where: Sevier County, Lockesburg
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.997, -94.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pike

When: October 16, 9:28 PM CST
Where: Pike County, Kirby
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.164, -93.656 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Howard

When: October 16, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Howard County, Nashville
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.089, -93.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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, October 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: 10316106, 10316107, 10316108, 10317466, 10315819, 10316109, 10315899, 10315900, 10317043, 10317044, 10317045, 10317398, 10317399, 10317400, 10315086, 10316110, 10316923, 10316924, 10316925, 10316926, 10317199, 10315728.