Tornado and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, September 14, 1993

Name: Tornado and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, September 14, 1993
Start: 1993-09-14T01:25
End: 1993-09-14T16:00
Location: Arkansas

September 14, 1993 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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: $560,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When: September 14, 1:25 AM CST
Where: Benton County, Rogers
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 36.339, -94.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and blew down several small barns.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: September 14, 1:45 AM CST
Where: Washington County, Prairie Grove
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Independence

When: September 14, 1:45 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where: Independence County, Oil Trough- to Oil Trough
Rating: F2
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 75 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 35.600, -91.470

An F2 tornado touched down 2 miles south of Oil Trough and traveled approximately 5 miles to the northeast before lifting. The path that the tornado traveled was mostly in farm fields. However, the tornado did strike several houses and an airplane hangar. One home sustained major damage, while two other homes received some minor structural damage. A number of trees were also snapped off or uprooted along the path. A local pilot managed to capture a portion of the storm on videotape. The homes that were damaged were unoccupied at the time the tornado struck.

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When: September 14, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Randolph County, Reyno
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.342, -91.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: September 14, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Monroe County, Clarendon
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.678, -91.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down some large tree limbs 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.
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, September 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: 10315755, 10317396, 10315839, 10317132, 10315360.