Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 13, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 13, 1994
Start: 1994-05-13T14:13
End: 1994-05-13T18:45
Location: Arkansas

May 13, 1994 · 18 events in 10 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 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: $80,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 18

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

Hail, Garland

When: May 13, 2:13 PM CST
Where: Garland County, Lake Hamilton
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hot Spring

When: May 13, 2:14 PM CST
Where: Hot Spring County, Friendship
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.318, -92.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clark

When: May 13, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Arkadelphia
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.051, -93.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.

Hail, Crawford

When: May 13, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, Van Buren
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.589, -94.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: May 13, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Arkadelphia
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.051, -93.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.

Hail, Hot Spring

When: May 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Hot Spring County, Donaldson
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.318, -92.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lonoke

When: May 13, 4:01 PM CST
Where: Lonoke County, Keo
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.754, -91.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lonoke

When: May 13, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Lonoke County, England
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.754, -91.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lonoke

When: May 13, 4:09 PM CST
Where: Lonoke County, Keo
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 34.754, -91.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lonoke

When: May 13, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Lonoke County, England
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.754, -91.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Prairie

When: May 13, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Prairie County, Devalls Bluff
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.830, -91.553 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: May 13, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Monroe County, Brinkley
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.678, -91.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power poles.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: May 13, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County, White Hall
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.269, -91.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down a sign and power lines.

Hail, Miller

When: May 13, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Miller County, Fouke
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: May 13, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Walnut Hill
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.241, -93.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees along Highway 160 near Walnut Hill.

Thunderstorm Wind, Prairie

When: May 13, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Prairie County to Slovak
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.830, -91.553 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: May 13, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Monroe County, Clarendon
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.678, -91.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: May 13, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Monroe County, Roe
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.678, -91.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some 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

Every storm in Arkansas in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, May 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: 10316024, 10315544, 10315582, 10316119, 10315583, 10315545, 10315045, 10315046, 10315047, 10315048, 10317595, 10315369, 10316157, 10315209, 10314883, 10317596, 10315370, 10315371.