Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 30, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 30, 1995
Start: 1995-04-30T15:30
End: 1995-04-30T23:50
Location: Arkansas

April 30, 1995 · 23 events in 16 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 23 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: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 23

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.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Crawford

When: April 30, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, Van Buren
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.589, -94.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sebastian

When: April 30, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Sebastian County, Fort Smith
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.199, -94.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Washington

When: April 30, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Winslow
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Madison

When: April 30, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Witter
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.011, -93.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms moved across northwest Arkansas during the afternoon of April 30th. Nickel size hail fell in Fort Smith and 6 miles north northeast of Winslow, and dime size hail fell in Van Buren and 6 miles southwest of Witter.

Hail, Yell

When: April 30, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Yell County, Rover
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.003, -93.411 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Polk

When: April 30, 4:34 PM CST
Where: Polk County, Mena
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.486, -94.228 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pulaski

When: April 30, 4:48 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Alexander
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Montgomery

When: April 30, 5:03 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Pine Ridge
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.539, -93.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pulaski

When: April 30, 5:03 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)

Hail, Pulaski

When: April 30, 5:04 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Little Rock
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Prairie

When: April 30, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Prairie County, Slovak
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.830, -91.553 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to one-inch-diameter damaged some crops.

Thunderstorm Wind, Prairie

When: April 30, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Prairie County, Slovak
Coordinates: 34.830, -91.553 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of several buildings.

Hail, Montgomery

When: April 30, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Mount Ida
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.539, -93.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lonoke

When: April 30, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Lonoke County, Keo
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.754, -91.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Monroe

When: April 30, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Monroe County, Holly Grove
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.678, -91.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Monroe

When: April 30, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Monroe County, Blackton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.678, -91.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When: April 30, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Saline County, Benton
Coordinates: 34.647, -92.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: April 30, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Grant County, Ico
Coordinates: 34.290, -92.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.

Hail, Jefferson

When: April 30, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Redfield
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.269, -91.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jefferson

When: April 30, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Wright
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.269, -91.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Washington

When: April 30, 8:23 PM CST
Where: Washington County, West Fork
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An isolated severe thunderstorm produced dime size hail at West Fork.

Hail, Garland

When: April 30, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Garland County, Jessieville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Perry

When: April 30, 11:50 PM CST
Where: Perry County, Bigelow
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.947, -92.931 (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.

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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: 10316211, 10317561, 10317498, 10315111, 10317105, 10317429, 10316979, 10315137, 10316980, 10316981, 10317609, 10317610, 10315138, 10315060, 10315378, 10315117, 10317230, 10316246, 10316317, 10316318, 10317499, 10316143, 10316867.