Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, April 11, 1994

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, April 11, 1994
Start: 1994-04-11T02:25
End: 1994-04-11T23:47
Location: Arkansas

April 11, 1994 · 43 events in 22 counties and zones

21 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 41 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $6.3 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 43

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

21 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Newton

When: April 11, 2:25 AM CST
Where: Newton County, Fallsville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.920, -93.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: April 11, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Cincinnati
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds uprooted several trees and destroyed several outbuildings.

Hail, Benton

When: April 11, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Gravette
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.339, -94.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sebastian

When: April 11, 4:48 PM CST
Where: Sebastian County, Mansfield
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.199, -94.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Logan

When: April 11, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Logan County, Booneville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.215, -93.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Howard

When: April 11, 5:52 PM CST
Where: Howard County, Nashville
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.089, -93.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hempstead

When: April 11, 5:58 PM CST
Where: Hempstead County, Washington
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: April 11, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Johnson County, Hartman
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.570, -93.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds uprooted a tree.

Hail, Miller

When: April 11, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Miller County, Fouke
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Little River

When: April 11, 6:02 PM CST
Where: Little River County, Red Bluff
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.701, -94.234 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: April 11, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, Ozark
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.512, -93.891 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged several turkey and chicken houses.

Hail, Pike

When: April 11, 6:12 PM CST
Where: Pike County, Delight
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.164, -93.656 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Logan

When: April 11, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Logan County, Paris
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.215, -93.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Miller

When: April 11, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Miller County, Dooley
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When: April 11, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Miller County, Coal Hill
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees.

Tornado, Miller

When: April 11, 6:20 PM CST to 6:22 PM CST
Where: Miller County, Hartman
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 35.430, -93.620

An F0 tornado touched down briefly in an open area at Hartman. The tornado caused no damage.

Hail, Miller

When: April 11, 6:23 PM CST
Where: Miller County, Harmony
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down onto a mobile home.

Hail, Miller

When: April 11, 6:28 PM CST
Where: Miller County, Clarksville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down onto a mobile home.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When: April 11, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Miller County, Clarksville
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down onto a mobile home.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: April 11, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Pike County, Delight
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.164, -93.656 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged two barns.

Hail, Hempstead

When: April 11, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Hempstead County, Mt. Zion
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clark

When: April 11, 6:41 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Okolona
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.051, -93.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: April 11, 6:41 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Okolona
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.051, -93.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees.

Hail, Lafayette

When: April 11, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Midway
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.241, -93.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hot Spring

When: April 11, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Hot Spring County, Bismarck
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.318, -92.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines and blew several cars off of the road.

Hail, Hempstead

When: April 11, 6:54 PM CST
Where: Hempstead County, Spring Hill
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Nevada

When: April 11, 6:58 PM CST
Where: Nevada County, Laneburg
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.664, -93.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When: April 11, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Newton County, Ben Hur
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.920, -93.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees and tore roofs off some houses.

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When: April 11, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Newton County, Deer
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.920, -93.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew roofs off some houses and knocked down some trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When: April 11, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Newton County, Mossville
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.920, -93.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and damaged some roofs.

Tornado, Newton

When: April 11, 7:00 PM CST to 7:05 PM CST
Where: Newton County, Low Gap
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.920, -93.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A short-lived F0 tornado touched down near Low Gap. The tornado knocked down a few trees and tore part of the roof off a house.

Hail, Garland

When: April 11, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Garland County, Lake Catherine
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: April 11, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Marion County, Peel
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 36.268, -92.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds destroyed three barns and downed some power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Searcy

When: April 11, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Searcy County, Marshall
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.911, -92.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds destroyed a barn.

Thunderstorm Wind, Boone

When: April 11, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Boone County, Lead Hill
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 36.309, -93.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Boone

When: April 11, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Boone County, Zinc
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 36.309, -93.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds destroyed a house and moved another off its foundation.

Hail, Searcy

When: April 11, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Searcy County, Leslie
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 35.911, -92.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When: April 11, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Miller County, Doddridge
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.

Hail, Lafayette

When: April 11, 8:42 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Canfield
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.241, -93.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hot Spring

When: April 11, 9:08 PM CST
Where: Hot Spring County, Lake Degray
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.318, -92.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines.

Tornado, Columbia

When: April 11, 9:30 PM CST to 9:38 PM CST
Where: Columbia County, Magnolia
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 45 yd
Property damage: $5.0 million
Coordinates: 33.270, -93.230

An F2 tornado touched down in Magnolia. The tornado traveled approximately two miles through Magnolia before lifting. The tornado damaged a number of vehicles in a car lot, destroyed a greenhouse at a local Wal-Mart and damaged a local gas station. Several mobile homes were either damaged or destroyed and a small church was also damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: April 11, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Columbia County, Magnolia
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.214, -93.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: April 11, 11:47 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Fresno
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.958, -91.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and damaged a farm shed.

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.
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 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Arkansas, 1994 Warnings in Arkansas, April 1994

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: 10315305, 10317404, 10315852, 10317467, 10315008, 10315734, 10315445, 10314825, 10315175, 10314984, 10315904, 10317270, 10315009, 10315176, 10315177, 10315178, 10315179, 10315180, 10315181, 10317271, 10315446, 10315578, 10315579, 10314877, 10315540, 10315447, 10315194, 10315306, 10315307, 10315308, 10315309, 10316019, 10315327, 10317376, 10316084, 10316085, 10317377, 10315182, 10314878, 10315541, and more.