Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, July 22, 1995

Name: Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, July 22, 1995
Start: 1995-07-22T16:28
End: 1995-07-22T19:55
Location: Arkansas

July 22, 1995 · 10 events in 4 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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: $10,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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.

The radar

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Event by event

6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Craighead

When: July 22, 4:28 PM CST
Where: Craighead County, Brookland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 35.831, -90.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pope

When: July 22, 4:32 PM CST
Where: Pope County, London
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.448, -93.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pope

When: July 22, 4:32 PM CST
Where: Pope County, London
Coordinates: 35.448, -93.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pope

When: July 22, 4:32 PM CST
Where: Pope County, Russellville
Coordinates: 35.448, -93.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees.

Hail, Craighead

When: July 22, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Craighead County, Brookland
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $200
Coordinates: 35.831, -90.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Craighead

When: July 22, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Craighead County, Bay
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.831, -90.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Craighead

When: July 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Craighead County, Caraway
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 35.831, -90.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: July 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Balch
Coordinates: 35.599, -91.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged two farm buildings.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cross

When: July 22, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Cross County, Vanndale
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 35.296, -90.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some power lines were blown down.

Tornado, Cross

When: July 22, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Cross County, Wynne
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 35.230, -90.700

A small tornado briefly touched down near Wynne knocking 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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Arkansas, 1995 Warnings in Arkansas, July 1995

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: 10315997, 10317533, 10317534, 10317535, 10315998, 10315999, 10316000, 10316051, 10315442, 10315504.