Name: Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, June 8, 1995
Start: 1995-06-08T18:05
End: 1995-06-08T19:20
Location: Arkansas

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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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Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: June 8, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Washington County, West Fork
Coordinates: 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: June 8, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Washington County, West Fork
Coordinates: 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: June 8, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Strickler-
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Washington

When: June 8, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Nr Brentwood
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 35.870, -94.170

Hail, Washington

When: June 8, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Brentwood
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: June 8, 6:25 PM CST to 6:30 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Winslow to Brentwood
Coordinates: 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Madison

When: June 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Madison County, St. Paul
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.011, -93.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms moved across northwest Arkansas during the early evening of June 8th. The storms produced large hail, damaging winds, and one tornado. The tornado touched down briefly near Brentwood at 1820 CST. This F0 tornado downed trees but caused no structural damage. Straight-line winds of 60 to 70 mph downed numerous trees from Devils Den State Park six miles southeast of Strickler to Brentwood, and these winds also damaged Blackburn Church near Devils Den State Park. Strong thunderstorm winds downed trees in West Fork, six miles southwest of West Fork, and three miles northeast of Winslow, and 60 mph winds blew down several large tree limbs one mile south of Boston. One and one-half-inch diameter hail fell two miles east of Brentwood, nickel-size hail fell four miles north of St. Paul, and dime-size hail fell one mile south of Boston. The thunderstorms also produced very heavy rainfall in Washington County which resulted in street flooding in Brentwood.

Hail, Madison

When: June 8, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Boston
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 early evening of June 8th. The storms produced large hail, damaging winds, and one tornado. The tornado touched down briefly near Brentwood at 1820 CST. This F0 tornado downed trees but caused no structural damage. Straight-line winds of 60 to 70 mph downed numerous trees from Devils Den State Park six miles southeast of Strickler to Brentwood, and these winds also damaged Blackburn Church near Devils Den State Park. Strong thunderstorm winds downed trees in West Fork, six miles southwest of West Fork, and three miles northeast of Winslow, and 60 mph winds blew down several large tree limbs one mile south of Boston. One and one-half-inch diameter hail fell two miles east of Brentwood, nickel-size hail fell four miles north of St. Paul, and dime-size hail fell one mile south of Boston. The thunderstorms also produced very heavy rainfall in Washington County which resulted in street flooding in Brentwood.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: June 8, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Boston
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.011, -93.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms moved across northwest Arkansas during the early evening of June 8th. The storms produced large hail, damaging winds, and one tornado. The tornado touched down briefly near Brentwood at 1820 CST. This F0 tornado downed trees but caused no structural damage. Straight-line winds of 60 to 70 mph downed numerous trees from Devils Den State Park six miles southeast of Strickler to Brentwood, and these winds also damaged Blackburn Church near Devils Den State Park. Strong thunderstorm winds downed trees in West Fork, six miles southwest of West Fork, and three miles northeast of Winslow, and 60 mph winds blew down several large tree limbs one mile south of Boston. One and one-half-inch diameter hail fell two miles east of Brentwood, nickel-size hail fell four miles north of St. Paul, and dime-size hail fell one mile south of Boston. The thunderstorms also produced very heavy rainfall in Washington County which resulted in street flooding in Brentwood.

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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

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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: 10317510, 10317511, 10317512, 10317513, 10317514, 10317515, 10315152, 10315153, 10315200.