Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, September 24, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, September 24, 1993
Start: 1993-09-24T14:45
End: 1993-09-24T17:10
Location: Arkansas

September 24, 1993 · 7 events in 6 counties and zones

4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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: $60,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Events: 7

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 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Arkansas

When: September 24, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Arkansas County, Dewitt
Measured: 43 kt (49 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.291, -91.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down a few trees and power lines.

Hail, Conway

When: September 24, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Conway County, Menifee
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.262, -92.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Faulkner

When: September 24, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Faulkner County, Conway
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.147, -92.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A funnel cloud was reported by the public.

Hail, White

When: September 24, 4:53 PM CST
Where: White County to Beebe
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.256, -91.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down several large trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When: September 24, 4:53 PM CST
Where: White County, Beebe
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.256, -91.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down several large trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lonoke

When: September 24, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Lonoke County, Cabot
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.754, -91.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines.

Hail, Monroe

When: September 24, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Monroe County, Clarendon
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.678, -91.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to nickel-size flattened several rice fields.

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

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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: 10316415, 10316300, 10315710, 10317583, 10317584, 10315034, 10315361.