Arkansas, 1995

Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, July 8, 1995

July 8, 1995 · 7 events in 4 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
$20,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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 Memphis radar (KNQA), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:39 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Clay

When
July 8, 4:45 AM CST
Where
Clay County, Corning
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
36.368, -90.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
July 8, 9:39 PM CST
Where
Clay County, Piggott
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
36.368, -90.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few power lines were knocked down.

Hail, Greene

When
July 8, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Greene County, Hooker
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$100
Coordinates
36.118, -90.559 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
July 8, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Clay County, Rector
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
36.368, -90.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi

When
July 8, 10:23 PM CST
Where
Mississippi County, Blytheville
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
35.764, -90.054 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi

When
July 8, 10:36 PM CST
Where
Mississippi County, Luxora
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
35.764, -90.054 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A service station suffered damage to its roof.

Tornado, Poinsett

When
July 8, 10:39 PM CST
Where
Poinsett County, Lepanto
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$1,000
Coordinates
35.620, -90.330

A tornado briefly touched down knocking over a couple of 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

More

Every storm in Arkansas in 1995Every state in 1995This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Arkansas, 1995Warnings 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: 10315698, 10315699, 10314804, 10315700, 10315297, 10315298, 10317355.