Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 17, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 17, 1994
Start: 1994-07-17T13:10
End: 1994-07-17T21:00
Location: Arkansas

July 17, 1994 · 27 events in 18 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 27 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: $179,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 27

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

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

Hail, Chicot

When: July 17, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Chicot County to Lonoke
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.267, -91.294 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Chicot

When: July 17, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Chicot County, Lake Village
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.267, -91.294 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chicot

When: July 17, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Chicot County to Lake Village
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 33.267, -91.294 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ashley

When: July 17, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Ashley County, Hamburg
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.191, -91.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chicot

When: July 17, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Chicot County, Lake Village
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.267, -91.294 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged several roofs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: July 17, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Grant County, Leola
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.290, -92.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When: July 17, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Saline County, Benton
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.647, -92.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged several roofs.

Hail, Sebastian

When: July 17, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Sebastian County, Midland
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.199, -94.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Madison

When: July 17, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Pettigrew
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.011, -93.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Scott

When: July 17, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Scott County, Blue Ball
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.861, -94.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down some large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When: July 17, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Scott County, Blue Ball
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.861, -94.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down some large tree limbs.

Hail, Yell

When: July 17, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Yell County, Chickalah
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.003, -93.411 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bradley

When: July 17, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Bradley County, Warren
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.466, -92.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Drew

When: July 17, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Drew County, Wilmar
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.589, -91.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Logan

When: July 17, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Logan County, Paris
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.215, -93.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to nickel size caused some damage at a hog farm.

Thunderstorm Wind, Yell

When: July 17, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Yell County, Dardanelle
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.003, -93.411 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: July 17, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Polk County, Mena
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.486, -94.228 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Conway

When: July 17, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Conway County, Hattieville
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.262, -92.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees were blown down. A few trees fell on and damaged some buildings.

Thunderstorm Wind, Garland

When: July 17, 7:16 PM CST
Where: Garland County, Hot Springs
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: July 17, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County to Jacksonville
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds gusted to 61 mph at the Little Rock Air Force Base.

Thunderstorm Wind, Faulkner

When: July 17, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Faulkner County, Vilonia
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.147, -92.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree.

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When: July 17, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Howard County, Baker Springs
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.089, -93.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Howard

When: July 17, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Howard County, Umpire
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.089, -93.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When: July 17, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Howard County, Umpire
Measured: 48 kt (55 mph)
Coordinates: 34.089, -93.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: July 17, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Gravel Ridge
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.

Hail, Clark

When: July 17, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Gum Springs
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.051, -93.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: July 17, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Gum Springs
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.051, -93.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees.

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.

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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: 10315494, 10315495, 10315496, 10315649, 10315497, 10316243, 10317226, 10317550, 10315102, 10317318, 10317319, 10317102, 10316191, 10315608, 10315012, 10317103, 10317420, 10315887, 10316136, 10316889, 10315718, 10315743, 10315820, 10315821, 10316968, 10315592, 10315674.