Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 1, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 1, 1994
Start: 1994-07-01T12:26
End: 1994-07-01T15:45
Location: Arkansas

July 1, 1994 · 19 events in 9 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 19 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: $27,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 19

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

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

Hail, Madison

When: July 1, 12:26 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Huntsville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.011, -93.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A funnel cloud was observed by the public.

Thunderstorm Wind, Garland

When: July 1, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Garland County, Crystal Springs
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.

Hail, Montgomery

When: July 1, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Mt. Ida
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.539, -93.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines.

Hail, Garland

When: July 1, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Garland County, Buckville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down some tree limbs.

Hail, Garland

When: July 1, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Garland County, Hot Springs
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down some tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Garland

When: July 1, 1:20 PM CST
Where: Garland County, Lake Ouachita
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down some tree limbs.

Hail, Madison

When: July 1, 1:24 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Combs
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.011, -93.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 1, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Pine Ridge
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.539, -93.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pope

When: July 1, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Pope County, Tilly
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.448, -93.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.

Hail, Searcy

When: July 1, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Searcy County, Witts Spring
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.911, -92.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down a few trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Searcy

When: July 1, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Searcy County, Witts Spring
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.911, -92.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down a few trees.

Hail, Newton

When: July 1, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Newton County, Lurton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.920, -93.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Saline

When: July 1, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Saline County, Benton
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.647, -92.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When: July 1, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Saline County, Benton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.647, -92.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.

Hail, Madison

When: July 1, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Rockhouse
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.011, -93.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Franklin

When: July 1, 2:33 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, Cass
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.512, -93.891 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pulaski

When: July 1, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Natural Steps
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Hail, Saline

When: July 1, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Saline County, Paron
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.647, -92.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: July 1, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Ferndale
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

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: 10315099, 10316132, 10315134, 10316133, 10316134, 10316135, 10315100, 10315135, 10317522, 10317381, 10317382, 10315317, 10317223, 10317224, 10315101, 10315909, 10316883, 10317225, 10316884.