Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 30, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 30, 1994
Start: 1994-06-30T13:59
End: 1994-06-30T21:22
Location: Arkansas

June 30, 1994 · 56 events in 16 counties and zones

31 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 56 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: $1.8 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 56

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

31 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Benton

When: June 30, 1:59 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Rogers
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.339, -94.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Benton

When: June 30, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Little Flock
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.339, -94.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Garland

When: June 30, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Garland County, Hot Springs
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Garland

When: June 30, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Garland County, Hot Springs
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pulaski

When: June 30, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Little Rock
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.

Hail, Pulaski

When: June 30, 3:06 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Little Rock
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: June 30, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Little Rock
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.

Hail, Pulaski

When: June 30, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Gravel Ridge
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pulaski

When: June 30, 3:27 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Little Rock
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pulaski

When: June 30, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Jacksonville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lonoke

When: June 30, 3:47 PM CST
Where: Lonoke County, Cabot
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.754, -91.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Hot Spring

When: June 30, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Hot Spring County, Bismarck
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.318, -92.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lonoke

When: June 30, 4:13 PM CST
Where: Lonoke County, Ward
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.754, -91.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds snapped off some large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When: June 30, 4:15 PM CST
Where: White County, McRae
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.256, -91.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.

Hail, Clark

When: June 30, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Amity
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.051, -93.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When: June 30, 4:30 PM CST
Where: White County, Judsonia
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.256, -91.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When: June 30, 4:30 PM CST
Where: White County, Searcy
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.256, -91.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When: June 30, 4:30 PM CST
Where: White County, Searcy
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.256, -91.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several power lines were taken down by thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Garland

When: June 30, 4:44 PM CST
Where: Garland County, Hot Springs
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines.

Hail, Clark

When: June 30, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Amity
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.051, -93.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Garland

When: June 30, 4:53 PM CST
Where: Garland County, Hot Springs
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Garland

When: June 30, 4:58 PM CST
Where: Garland County, Hot Springs
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines.

Hail, Clark

When: June 30, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Amity
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.051, -93.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Garland

When: June 30, 5:04 PM CST
Where: Garland County, Hot Springs
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clark

When: June 30, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Alpine
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.051, -93.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sebastian

When: June 30, 6:07 PM CST
Where: Sebastian County, Bloomer
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.199, -94.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Garland

When: June 30, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Garland County, Sunshine
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sebastian

When: June 30, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Sebastian County, Greenwood
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.199, -94.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Nevada

When: June 30, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Nevada County, Prescott
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.664, -93.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Yell

When: June 30, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Yell County, Danville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.003, -93.411 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged a few small trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Poinsett

When: June 30, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Poinsett County, Harrisburg
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.574, -90.663 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Nevada

When: June 30, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Nevada County, Prescott
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.664, -93.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hempstead

When: June 30, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Hempstead County, Blevins
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and turned over a mobile home.

Thunderstorm Wind, Nevada

When: June 30, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Nevada County, Emmet
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.664, -93.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several chicken houses were damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hempstead

When: June 30, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Hempstead County, Hope
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged several chicken houses.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hempstead

When: June 30, 7:22 PM CST
Where: Hempstead County, Hope
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Nevada

When: June 30, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Nevada County, Bodcaw
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 33.664, -93.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged a number of roofs and blew down numerous trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hempstead

When: June 30, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Hempstead County, Silver Springs
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hempstead

When: June 30, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Hempstead County, Hope
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged several barn roofs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hot Spring

When: June 30, 7:34 PM CST
Where: Hot Spring County, Malvern
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.318, -92.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hot Spring

When: June 30, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Hot Spring County, Donaldson
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.318, -92.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees onto Highway 222.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: June 30, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Columbia County, Lumber
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.214, -93.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.

Hail, Nevada

When: June 30, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Nevada County, Falcon
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.664, -93.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: June 30, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Stamps
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.241, -93.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and damaged a chicken house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hempstead

When: June 30, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Hempstead County, Guernsey
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged a chicken house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hempstead

When: June 30, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Hempstead County, Sheppard
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged several chicken houses.

Hail, Little River

When: June 30, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Little River County, Foreman
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.701, -94.234 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines along Highway 41.

Thunderstorm Wind, Little River

When: June 30, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Little River County, Foreman
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.701, -94.234 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines along Highway 41.

Hail, Miller

When: June 30, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Miller County, Texarkana
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When: June 30, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Miller County, Texarkana
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When: June 30, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Miller County, Texarkana
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a house.

Hail, Miller

When: June 30, 9:08 PM CST
Where: Miller County, Texarkana
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When: June 30, 9:08 PM CST
Where: Miller County, Texarkana
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Little River

When: June 30, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Little River County, Richmond
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.701, -94.234 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.

Hail, Miller

When: June 30, 9:22 PM CST
Where: Miller County, Fouke
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When: June 30, 9:22 PM CST
Where: Miller County, Fouke
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees were knocked 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.

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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: 10315859, 10315860, 10316125, 10316126, 10316997, 10316998, 10316999, 10317000, 10316881, 10316882, 10315055, 10315551, 10315056, 10316816, 10315587, 10316817, 10316818, 10316823, 10316127, 10315588, 10316128, 10316129, 10315589, 10316130, 10315590, 10317548, 10316131, 10317549, 10315240, 10317101, 10317291, 10315241, 10315454, 10315242, 10315455, 10315456, 10315243, 10315457, 10315458, 10315552, and more.