Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 30, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 30, 1994
Start: 1994-05-30T00:35
End: 1994-05-30T18:45
Location: Arkansas

May 30, 1994 · 12 events in 6 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 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: $221,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

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

9 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Miller

When: May 30, 12:35 AM CST
Where: Miller County, Kiblah
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When: May 30, 12:35 AM CST
Where: Miller County, Kiblah
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Lafayette

When: May 30, 12:40 AM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Gin City
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.241, -93.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down some trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: May 30, 12:40 AM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Gin City
Measured: 48 kt (55 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.241, -93.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down some trees.

Hail, Pulaski

When: May 30, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Jacksonville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: May 30, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Jacksonville
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lonoke

When: May 30, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Lonoke County, South Bend
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.754, -91.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: May 30, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Gravel Ridge
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: May 30, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, McAlmont
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down some trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When: May 30, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Saline County, Salem
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.647, -92.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When: May 30, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Saline County, Benton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.647, -92.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bradley

When: May 30, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Bradley County, Hermitage
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.466, -92.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees.

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: 10315213, 10315214, 10314888, 10314889, 10316898, 10316899, 10315049, 10316900, 10316901, 10317216, 10317217, 10316189.