Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, January 26, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, January 26, 1994
Start: 1994-01-26T00:15
End: 1994-01-26T23:40
Location: Arkansas

January 26, 1994 · 22 events in 15 counties and zones

20 hail, 2 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: 0
Property damage: $60,000
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

20 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Miller

When: January 26, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Miller County, Garland to City
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lafayette

When: January 26, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Lewisville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.241, -93.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: January 26, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Lewisville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.241, -93.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees.

Hail, Crawford

When: January 26, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Crawford County, Alma
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.589, -94.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail damaged some cars and street lights in Alma.

Hail, Crawford

When: January 26, 2:36 AM CST
Where: Crawford County, Alma
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.589, -94.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Washington

When: January 26, 4:38 AM CST
Where: Washington County, Springdale
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Johnson

When: January 26, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Johnson County to Knoxville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.570, -93.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Newton

When: January 26, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Newton County, Jasper
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.920, -93.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Newton

When: January 26, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Newton County, Deer
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.920, -93.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Newton

When: January 26, 5:36 PM CST
Where: Newton County, Jasper
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.920, -93.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Little River

When: January 26, 5:38 PM CST
Where: Little River County, Foreman
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.701, -94.234 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pope

When: January 26, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Pope County, Scottsville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.448, -93.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees.

Hail, Boone

When: January 26, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Boone County, Dogpatch
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.309, -93.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Montgomery

When: January 26, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Mount Ida
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.539, -93.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Searcy

When: January 26, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Searcy County, Witts to Spring
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.911, -92.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Montgomery

When: January 26, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Mount Ida
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.539, -93.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Conway

When: January 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Conway County, Center Ridge
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.262, -92.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Yell

When: January 26, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Yell County, Danville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.003, -93.411 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Conway

When: January 26, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Conway County, Center Ridge
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.262, -92.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Van Buren

When: January 26, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Van Buren County, Fairfield Bay
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.581, -92.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Miller

When: January 26, 8:48 PM CST
Where: Miller County, Texarkana
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Union

When: January 26, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Union County, Junction City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.171, -92.597 (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

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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: 10315173, 10314875, 10314876, 10316111, 10316112, 10317403, 10314824, 10315302, 10315303, 10315304, 10314983, 10317446, 10316083, 10315131, 10317375, 10315132, 10316307, 10317049, 10316308, 10317328, 10315174, 10317171.