Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 26, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 26, 1994
Start: 1994-06-26T02:30
End: 1994-06-26T06:45
Location: Arkansas

June 26, 1994 · 22 events in 12 counties and zones

13 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 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: $1.7 million
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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: June 26, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Fulton County, Mammoth Spring
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 36.382, -91.818 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sharp

When: June 26, 2:50 AM CST
Where: Sharp County, Hardy
Measured: 78 kt (90 mph)
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 36.161, -91.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds, estimated up to 90 mph, blew down numerous large trees. Several of these trees fell onto mobile homes.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When: June 26, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Imboden
Measured: 78 kt (90 mph)
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 36.041, -91.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds, estimated as high as 90 mph, knocked down numerous trees and power lines. Several trees fell onto cars.

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When: June 26, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Randolph County, Pocahontas
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 36.342, -91.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and damaged several buildings.

Hail, Randolph

When: June 26, 3:05 AM CST
Where: Randolph County, Cherokee Village
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.342, -91.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and damaged several buildings.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: June 26, 3:42 AM CST
Where: Greene County, Walcott
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.118, -90.559 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees. One tree fell onto a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When: June 26, 3:45 AM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Walnut Ridge
Measured: 87 kt (100 mph)
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 36.041, -91.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds, estimated up to 100 mph, blew down numerous large trees. A roof was blown off a college dormitory and several airplanes were damaged.

Hail, Randolph

When: June 26, 3:45 AM CST
Where: Randolph County, Poughkeepsie
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.342, -91.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and damaged several buildings.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: June 26, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Greene County, Paragould
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.118, -90.559 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Hail, Lawrence

When: June 26, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Lynn
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.041, -91.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: June 26, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Jackson County, Swifton
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.599, -91.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines.

Hail, Craighead

When: June 26, 4:10 AM CST
Where: Craighead County, Cash
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.831, -90.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Craighead

When: June 26, 4:10 AM CST
Where: Craighead County, Cash
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.831, -90.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were knocked down.

Hail, Poinsett

When: June 26, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Poinsett County, Harrisburg
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.574, -90.663 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cross

When: June 26, 5:47 AM CST
Where: Cross County, Wynne
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.296, -90.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cross

When: June 26, 5:53 AM CST
Where: Cross County, Parkin
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.296, -90.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Francis

When: June 26, 6:04 AM CST
Where: St. Francis County, Forrest City
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.022, -90.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees, one of which fell on top of a house.

Hail, St. Francis

When: June 26, 6:04 AM CST
Where: St. Francis County, Forrest City
Coordinates: 35.022, -90.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees, one of which fell on top of a house.

Hail, Randolph

When: June 26, 6:10 AM CST
Where: Randolph County, Reyno
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.342, -91.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi

When: June 26, 6:13 AM CST
Where: Mississippi County, Osceola
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.764, -90.054 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: June 26, 6:44 AM CST
Where: Lee County, Aubrey
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.781, -90.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a house. Four people were trapped in the debris.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi

When: June 26, 6:45 AM CST
Where: Mississippi County, Osceola
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.764, -90.054 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines. Two buildings received roof and other structural damage.

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, June 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: 10316010, 10317025, 10314913, 10317141, 10317142, 10314798, 10314914, 10317143, 10314799, 10314915, 10316038, 10315986, 10315987, 10317290, 10315434, 10315435, 10358491, 10358492, 10317144, 10315285, 10314928, 10315286.