Tornado and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 5, 1995

Name: Tornado and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 5, 1995
Start: 1995-07-05T00:00
End: 1995-07-05T01:30
Location: Arkansas

July 5, 1995 · 11 events in 10 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $22,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

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

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:14 UTC.

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Event by event

10 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Independence

When: July 5, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Independence County, Sulphur Rock
Coordinates: 35.742, -91.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 5, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Redfield
Coordinates: 34.269, -91.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down some large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Prairie

When: July 5, 12:04 AM CST
Where: Prairie County, Des Arc
Coordinates: 34.830, -91.553 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a church and downed some trees.

Tornado, Greene

When: July 5, 12:12 AM CST
Where: Greene County, Walcott
Rating: F0
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 36.030, -90.670

A tornado touched down just south of Walcott. A mobile home was overturned and several large trees were snapped off.

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodruff

When: July 5, 12:25 AM CST
Where: Woodruff County, Cotton Plant
Coordinates: 35.186, -91.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some large trees limbs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Craighead

When: July 5, 12:28 AM CST
Where: Craighead County, Jonesboro
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.831, -90.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and signs were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When: July 5, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Howard County, Umpire
Coordinates: 34.089, -93.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down by high winds just south of Umpire.

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When: July 5, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Howard County, Umpire
Coordinates: 34.089, -93.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Poinsett

When: July 5, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Poinsett County, Harrisburg
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 35.574, -90.663 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: July 5, 12:54 AM CST
Where: Clark County, Arkadelphia
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph)
Coordinates: 34.051, -93.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few small trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi

When: July 5, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Mississippi County, Osceola to Wilson
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.764, -90.054 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A couple of houses were damaged. Some trees and power lines were knocked down.

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.

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: 10315934, 10316322, 10316745, 10314803, 10317037, 10315996, 10315830, 10315831, 10317298, 10315688, 10315296.