Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, November 27, 1994

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, November 27, 1994
Start: 1994-11-27T04:50
End: 1994-11-27T16:35
Location: Arkansas

November 27, 1994 · 38 events in 24 counties and zones

26 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 5 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 33 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: 8
Property damage: $12 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 38

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

26 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: November 27, 4:50 AM CST
Where: Madison County, Combs
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 36.011, -93.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged several roofs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: November 27, 5:10 AM CST
Where: Madison County, Pettigrew
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 36.011, -93.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: November 27, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Franklin County, Ozark
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.512, -93.891 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged a trailer.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pope

When: November 27, 7:07 AM CST
Where: Pope County, Moreland
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.448, -93.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.

Tornado, Van Buren

When: November 27, 7:50 AM CST to 7:53 AM CST
Where: Van Buren County, Clinton to
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 75 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 35.580, -92.470

An F1 tornado touched down in Clinton and travelled about 2 miles before lifting. The worst damage occurred at the Clinton airport, where four planes were destroyed and 8 others were damaged. Eight houses and several businesses in Clinton were also damaged. Most of the damage consisted of broken windows and portions of roofs being blown off. Some trees and power lines were also knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stone

When: November 27, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Stone County, Mtn. View
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.860, -92.157 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stone

When: November 27, 8:10 AM CST
Where: Stone County, Newnata
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.860, -92.157 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a hay shed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stone

When: November 27, 8:20 AM CST
Where: Stone County, Mtn. View
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.860, -92.157 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stone

When: November 27, 8:20 AM CST
Where: Stone County, Mtn. View
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.860, -92.157 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds tore sections of a roof off a building.

Tornado, Sharp

When: November 27, 8:55 AM CST to 9:05 AM CST
Where: Sharp County, Poughkeepsie to 4 Se
Rating: F1
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 36.100, -91.480

An F1 tornado touched down 1 mile north of Poughkeepsie and travelled 6 miles on the ground before lifting 4 miles southeast of Sitka. Damage along the path of the tornado consisted of a large number of trees being knocked down. Two mobile homes were destroyed. Three people were in one of the mobile homes at the time the storm hit and received minor injuries. Several barns were either damaged or destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When: November 27, 10:25 AM CST
Where: Saline County, Benton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.647, -92.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged a camping trailer.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hot Spring

When: November 27, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Hot Spring County, Malvern
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.318, -92.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hot Spring

When: November 27, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Hot Spring County, Social Hill
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.318, -92.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When: November 27, 10:42 AM CST
Where: Miller County, Brightstar
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hempstead

When: November 27, 10:45 AM CST
Where: Hempstead County, Hope
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and damaged a chicken barn.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: November 27, 10:48 AM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Stamps
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.241, -93.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees.

Hail, Pulaski

When: November 27, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Wrightsville
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several vehicles had windows broken out by large hail.

Hail, Craighead

When: November 27, 12:31 PM CST
Where: Craighead County, Jonesboro
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.831, -90.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A number of homes sustained wind damage in Jonesboro. The damage mainly consisted of broken windows and awnings. Some roofs were also damaged. A number of trees and power lines were also blown down.

Hail, Craighead

When: November 27, 12:34 PM CST
Where: Craighead County, Jonesboro
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 35.831, -90.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A number of homes sustained wind damage in Jonesboro. The damage mainly consisted of broken windows and awnings. Some roofs were also damaged. A number of trees and power lines were also blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Craighead

When: November 27, 12:40 PM CST
Where: Craighead County, Jonesboro
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.831, -90.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A number of homes sustained wind damage in Jonesboro. The damage mainly consisted of broken windows and awnings. Some roofs were also damaged. A number of trees and power lines were also blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: November 27, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Columbia County, Waldo
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.214, -93.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down and a barn received some roof damage.

Hail, Nevada

When: November 27, 1:05 PM CST
Where: Nevada County, Young
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.664, -93.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Nevada

When: November 27, 1:05 PM CST
Where: Nevada County, Young
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.664, -93.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Nevada

When: November 27, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Nevada County, Young
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.664, -93.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees were blown down and a chicken house was damaged.

Hail, Ouachita

When: November 27, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County, Camden
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.593, -92.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. Several homes were also damaged by fallen trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: November 27, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Columbia County, Emerson
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.214, -93.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Nevada

When: November 27, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Nevada County, Waterloo
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.664, -93.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of a chicken barn and knocked down some trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When: November 27, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County, Harmony Grove
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.593, -92.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. Several homes were also damaged by fallen trees.

Tornado, Arkansas

When: November 27, 1:30 PM CST to 1:50 PM CST
Where: Arkansas County, Dewitt to 3.5 Sse St.
Rating: F1
Path length: 16 mi
Path width: 75 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $5.0 million
Coordinates: 34.230, -91.370

An F1 tornado touched down 4 miles south southwest of DeWitt, near the Indiana community, and traveled 16 miles on the ground before lifting in the White River National Wildlife Refuge. The worst damage occurred at the DeWitt airport, where four planes were destroyed and two others were damaged. Three people were injured 3.5 miles south of St. Charles when the house trailer that they were in was thrown against a large tree, nearly splitting the trailer in half. Elsewhere, another house trailer was overturned, two trailers and a house lost their roofs, and several other houses were damaged. Several outbuildings were blown away, a couple of farm shops were destroyed, and a large barn lost part of its roof. Trees and power lines were blown down all along the tornado's path. Total damage was around $700,000.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: November 27, 1:55 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 downed some trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: November 27, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Pine Bluff
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.269, -91.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several buildings sustained roof damage from thunderstorm winds.

Tornado, Crittenden

When: November 27, 2:25 PM CST to 2:30 PM CST
Where: Crittenden County, Proctor
Rating: F1
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 35.120, -90.380

An F1 tornado touched down near Proctor and travelled on the ground for 3 miles before lifting. A mobile home was destroyed and its roof was blown onto the highway. Several other homes and buildings in the area sustained mostly minor roof damage. Several large utility poles were snapped in half about 6 to 10 feet above the ground.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: November 27, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Yorktown
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.958, -91.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down some large tree limbs and power lines.

Tornado, Crittenden

When: November 27, 2:30 PM CST to 2:40 PM CST
Where: Crittenden County, West Memphis
Rating: F1
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $5.0 million
Coordinates: 35.150, -90.180

An F1 tornado touched down in the city of West Memphis. The tornado remained on the ground for 5 miles before lifting. The tornado damaged 27 homes and 9 apartment buildings containing 66 units. Two people residing in the apartment complex received minor injuries. Forty-three businesses were damaged, 17 of these were declared uninhabitable. Large utility poles were snapped and numerous power lines were knocked down. Several cars were also damaged.

Hail, Union

When: November 27, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Union County, Strong
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.171, -92.597 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Drew

When: November 27, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Drew County, Monticello
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.589, -91.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged a home antenna and moved a house trailer off its foundation.

Hail, Drew

When: November 27, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Drew County, Selma
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.589, -91.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two car windshields were damaged by hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashley

When: November 27, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Ashley County, Portland
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.191, -91.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged a storage building.

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.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 10315154, 10315106, 10315913, 10317524, 10317337, 10317155, 10317156, 10317157, 10317158, 10317026, 10317227, 10315555, 10315556, 10315275, 10315469, 10314900, 10316970, 10315990, 10315991, 10315992, 10316289, 10315249, 10315250, 10315251, 10315395, 10316290, 10315252, 10315396, 10316422, 10315871, 10316169, 10315417, 10314947, 10315418, 10317240, 10315611, 10315612, 10315651.