Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, July 23, 1995

Name: Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, July 23, 1995
Start: 1995-07-23T12:05
End: 1995-07-23T16:45
Location: Arkansas

July 23, 1995 · 21 events in 17 counties and zones

18 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 20 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: $72,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 21

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

18 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Yell

When: July 23, 12:05 PM CST
Where: Yell County, Dardanelle
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.003, -93.411 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Yell

When: July 23, 12:05 PM CST
Where: Yell County, Dardanelle
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.003, -93.411 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pope

When: July 23, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Pope County, Russellville
Coordinates: 35.448, -93.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Conway

When: July 23, 12:40 PM CST
Where: Conway County, Morrilton
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.262, -92.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Faulkner

When: July 23, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Faulkner County, Greenbrier
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.147, -92.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.

Hail, Franklin

When: July 23, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, Cecil
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.512, -93.891 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: July 23, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, Cecil
Coordinates: 35.512, -93.891 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When: July 23, 2:35 PM CST
Where: White County, Beebe
Coordinates: 35.256, -91.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sharp

When: July 23, 2:36 PM CST
Where: Sharp County, Cave City
Coordinates: 36.161, -91.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: July 23, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Knob
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.368, -90.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several utility poles were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Independence

When: July 23, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Independence County, Batesville
Coordinates: 35.742, -91.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew awnings off buildings. A plate glass window was blown out of a building under construction in Batesville. Some trees were also blown down. ~ Pope County Russellville,23,1443CST,,,0,0,15K,0,Lightning Lightning struck a home in Russellville which resulted in a fire. The fire damaged the attic area of the house and a portion of the electrical system.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sharp

When: July 23, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Sharp County, Evening Shade
Coordinates: 36.161, -91.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: July 23, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Swifton
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.599, -91.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds uprooted a large tree and knocked down some large limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence Srn

When: July 23, 3:02 PM CST
Where: Lawrence Srn County
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 36.041, -91.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When: July 23, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Walnut Ridge
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 36.041, -91.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large tree was knocked down across a road.

Tornado, Greene

When: July 23, 3:25 PM CST to 3:35 PM CST
Where: Greene County, Paragould
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 36.050, -90.480

Some houses had their windows blown out of them. A mobile home had its roof blown off, carried across a road and wrapped around a tree. A barn was destroyed. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Craighead

When: July 23, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Craighead County, Dixie to Jonesboro
Property damage: $30,000
Coordinates: 35.831, -90.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few houses were damaged in Dixie. One wall of a building collapsed onto a car in Jonesboro. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Craighead

When: July 23, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Craighead County, Bay
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 35.831, -90.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A power pole was blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Poinsett

When: July 23, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Poinsett County, Lepanto
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.574, -90.663 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi

When: July 23, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Mississippi County, Osceola
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 35.764, -90.054 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down across a road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crittenden

When: July 23, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Crittenden County, West Memphis
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.208, -90.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were knocked down.

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: 10317111, 10317112, 10317536, 10315893, 10315809, 10315922, 10315923, 10316959, 10317070, 10315766, 10315936, 10317071, 10316052, 10314921, 10314919, 10314806, 10316001, 10316002, 10317356, 10315299, 10315425.