Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 28, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 28, 1994
Start: 1994-04-28T07:28
End: 1994-04-28T16:55
Location: Arkansas

April 28, 1994 · 16 events in 10 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 16 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: $81,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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

9 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian

When: April 28, 7:28 AM CST
Where: Sebastian County, Huntington
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.199, -94.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian

When: April 28, 7:28 AM CST
Where: Sebastian County, Jenny Lind
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.199, -94.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian

When: April 28, 7:28 AM CST
Where: Sebastian County, Mansfield
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.199, -94.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: April 28, 7:43 AM CST
Where: Madison County, Huntsville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.011, -93.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: April 28, 7:55 AM CST
Where: Crawford County, Mulberry
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.589, -94.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were knocked down.

Hail, Carroll

When: April 28, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Carroll County, Grandview
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.341, -93.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Carroll

When: April 28, 8:15 AM CST
Where: Carroll County, Berryville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.341, -93.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When: April 28, 8:20 AM CST
Where: Scott County, Waldron
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.861, -94.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pope

When: April 28, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Pope County, Long Pool
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.448, -93.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down several large trees.

Hail, Cleburne

When: April 28, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Cleburne County, Greers Ferry Lake
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.538, -92.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cleburne

When: April 28, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Cleburne County, Concord
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.538, -92.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Independence

When: April 28, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Independence County, Batesville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.742, -91.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Faulkner

When: April 28, 4:11 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)

Thunderstorm Wind, Independence

When: April 28, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Independence County, Oil Trough
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.742, -91.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree.

Hail, White

When: April 28, 4:55 PM CST
Where: White County, Romance
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.256, -91.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When: April 28, 4:55 PM CST
Where: White County, Romance
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.256, -91.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down tree limbs.

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

Every storm in Arkansas in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history 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: 10317472, 10317473, 10317474, 10315093, 10316118, 10314765, 10314766, 10317316, 10317449, 10315770, 10315771, 10315841, 10315711, 10315925, 10316801, 10316802.