Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 14, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 14, 1994
Start: 1994-05-14T19:38
End: 1994-05-14T22:58
Location: Arkansas

May 14, 1994 · 24 events in 14 counties and zones

18 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 24 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: $26,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 24

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

18 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Columbia

When: May 14, 7:38 PM CST
Where: Columbia County, Emerson
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.214, -93.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When: May 14, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County, Bragg City
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.593, -92.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.

Hail, Miller

When: May 14, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Miller County, Brightstar
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Nevada

When: May 14, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Nevada County, Waterloo
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 33.664, -93.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lafayette

When: May 14, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Lewisville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.241, -93.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The public reported a funnel cloud.

Hail, Lafayette

When: May 14, 8:08 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Lewisville
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.241, -93.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The public reported a funnel cloud.

Hail, Nevada

When: May 14, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Nevada County, Willisville
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.664, -93.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A funnel cloud was sighted at Waterloo.

Hail, Hempstead

When: May 14, 8:47 PM CST
Where: Hempstead County, Patmos
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Calhoun

When: May 14, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Calhoun County, Hampton
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.558, -92.503 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Calhoun

When: May 14, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Calhoun County, Hampton
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.558, -92.503 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Nevada

When: May 14, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Nevada County, Waterloo
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.664, -93.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bradley

When: May 14, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Bradley County, Banks
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.466, -92.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree onto Highway 8.

Hail, Lafayette

When: May 14, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Lewisville
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.241, -93.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Miller

When: May 14, 9:18 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)

Hail, Arkansas

When: May 14, 9:20 PM CST
Where: Arkansas County, Stuttgart
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.291, -91.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bradley

When: May 14, 9:35 PM CST
Where: Bradley County, Warren
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.466, -92.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree onto Highway 8.

Hail, Hempstead

When: May 14, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Hempstead County, Patmos
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: May 14, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County, New Edinburg
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.898, -92.185 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down some trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: May 14, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County to Star City
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.958, -91.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Drew

When: May 14, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Drew County, Wilmar
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.589, -91.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.

Hail, Arkansas

When: May 14, 10:25 PM CST
Where: Arkansas County, Gillett
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.291, -91.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sevier

When: May 14, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Sevier County, Central
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.997, -94.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sevier

When: May 14, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Sevier County, Central
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.997, -94.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.

Hail, Howard

When: May 14, 10:58 PM CST
Where: Howard County, Dierks
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.089, -93.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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: 10316284, 10315390, 10315210, 10315235, 10314884, 10314885, 10315236, 10315451, 10314755, 10314756, 10315237, 10316187, 10314886, 10315211, 10316417, 10316188, 10315452, 10315794, 10314944, 10315606, 10316418, 10316935, 10316936, 10315736.