Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, July 2, 1994

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, July 2, 1994
Start: 1994-07-02T14:30
End: 1994-07-02T21:11
Location: Arkansas

July 2, 1994 · 20 events in 12 counties and zones

11 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 4 tornado, 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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Wind
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $6.2 million
Crop damage: $50,000
Events: 20

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

11 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When: July 2, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Imboden
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.041, -91.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged an outbuilding.

Tornado, Randolph

When: July 2, 2:51 PM CST to 2:56 PM CST
Where: Randolph County, To 3 Sse
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 75 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 36.250, -90.970

An F2 tornado touched down one mile south of Pocahontas and traveled south-southeastward for approximately two miles before lifting. The tornado heavily damaged two businesses and destroyed two mobile homes. Two other mobile homes were removed from their foundations. An tractor-semitrailer was blown off U.S. Highway 67. The driver's wife received minor injuries when the entire rig flipped over into a ditch. Another tractor-semitrailer was blown over at a local business. Some trees and power lines were also blown down along the highway.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: July 2, 3:29 PM CST
Where: Greene County, Walcott
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.118, -90.559 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were knocked down.

Hail, Lawrence

When: July 2, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Hoxie
Measured: 1 in hail
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 36.041, -91.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to quarter-size damaged a soybean crop.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When: July 2, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Hoxie
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.041, -91.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged a number of tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: July 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Swifton
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.599, -91.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.

Tornado, Craighead

When: July 2, 4:27 PM CST to 4:35 PM CST
Where: Craighead County, Cash
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.800, -90.900

A small tornado briefly touched down. A car was tossed off the road. A mobile home was damaged and several large trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Poinsett

When: July 2, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Poinsett County, Waldenburg
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.574, -90.663 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A pickup truck with a camper was overturned.

Hail, Jackson

When: July 2, 5:28 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Newport
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.599, -91.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Portions of roofs were blown off several buildings.

Tornado, Cross

When: July 2, 5:46 PM CST to 5:49 PM CST
Where: Cross County, Wynne
Rating: F0
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.230, -91.000

A tornado briefly touched down in an open field.

Hail, Cross

When: July 2, 5:53 PM CST
Where: Cross County, Wynne
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.296, -90.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jackson

When: July 2, 6:08 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Newport
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.599, -91.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Portions of roofs were blown off several buildings.

Hail, St. Francis

When: July 2, 6:09 PM CST
Where: St. Francis County, Colt
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.022, -90.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: July 2, 6:31 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Auvergne
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.599, -91.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Portions of roofs were blown off several buildings.

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When: July 2, 7:00 PM CST
Where: White County, Searcy
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.256, -91.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: July 2, 7:38 PM CST
Where: Monroe County, Brinkley
Measured: 43 kt (49 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.678, -91.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: July 2, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Monroe County, Brinkley
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 34.678, -91.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees, some of which fell on parked cars. A number of homes and businesses were damaged by fallen trees. Some power lines were also pulled down by falling trees. One mobile home was destroyed and several others were damaged. An airplane was flipped over at the municipal airport.

Tornado, Monroe

When: July 2, 7:53 PM CST to 8:03 PM CST
Where: Monroe County, To 6.5
Rating: F1
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $5.0 million
Coordinates: 34.850, -91.170

An F1 tornado touched down about 2.5 miles south-southeast of Brinkley and traveled approximately 5 miles before lifting. Thirteen large electrical transmission towers were damaged or destroyed. Large power lines fell onto U.S. Highway 49. Smaller power lines were also blown down along the tornado's path, as were a few trees. Several grain storage bins were destroyed. No injuries were reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Prairie

When: July 2, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Prairie County, Biscoe
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.830, -91.553 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds destroyed several large utility buildings.

Thunderstorm Wind, Arkansas

When: July 2, 9:11 PM CST
Where: Arkansas County, Stuttgart
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 34.291, -91.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.
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.
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 The tornado archive for Arkansas, 1994 Warnings in Arkansas, July 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: 10314916, 10317145, 10314800, 10314917, 10314918, 10316039, 10315989, 10317292, 10316040, 10315436, 10315437, 10316041, 10317081, 10316042, 10316941, 10315374, 10315375, 10315376, 10317603, 10316421.