Hail, Mississippi
- When
- May 15, 12:10 AM CST
- Where
- Mississippi County, Osceola
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $100
- Coordinates
- 35.764, -90.054 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail in Arkansas, May 15, 1995
20 hail, 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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- Events
- 20
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), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:09 UTC.
Event by event
20 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Franklin
- When
- May 15, 5:10 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, Ozark
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.512, -93.891 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Logan
- When
- May 15, 5:25 AM CST
- Where
- Logan County, Paris
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.215, -93.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Cross
- When
- May 15, 7:42 AM CST
- Where
- Cross County, Wynne
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.296, -90.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Cross
- When
- May 15, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cross County, Wynne
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $100
- Coordinates
- 35.296, -90.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Crittenden
- When
- May 15, 8:12 AM CST
- Where
- Crittenden County, Earle
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $100
- Coordinates
- 35.208, -90.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, St. Francis
- When
- May 15, 8:12 AM CST
- Where
- St. Francis County, Heth
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.022, -90.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, St. Francis
- When
- May 15, 9:12 AM CST
- Where
- St. Francis County, Heth
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 35.022, -90.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Desha
- When
- May 15, 1:40 PM CST
- Where
- Desha County, Arkansas City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.833, -91.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Desha
- When
- May 15, 5:57 PM CST
- Where
- Desha County, Watson
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.833, -91.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Drew
- When
- May 15, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Drew County, Lacey
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- Coordinates
- 33.589, -91.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail up to two inches in diameter fell across the southwest part of Drew County. The hail fell for more than an hour and caused extensive damage to the tomato crop. Crop damage was estimated at around $1,000,000.
Hail, Drew
- When
- May 15, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Drew County, Lacey
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.589, -91.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail up to two inches in diameter fell across the southwest part of Drew County. The hail fell for more than an hour and caused extensive damage to the tomato crop. Crop damage was estimated at around $1,000,000.
Hail, Bradley
- When
- May 15, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Bradley County, Warren
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.466, -92.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail up to two inches in diameter fell over portions of eastern Bradley County. The hail fell for a little more than an hour and caused some roof damage and also damaged some tomato crops.
Hail, Bradley
- When
- May 15, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bradley County, Warren
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.466, -92.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail up to two inches in diameter fell over portions of eastern Bradley County. The hail fell for a little more than an hour and caused some roof damage and also damaged some tomato crops.
Hail, Drew
- When
- May 15, 8:09 PM CST
- Where
- Drew County, Lacey
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.589, -91.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail up to two inches in diameter fell across the southwest part of Drew County. The hail fell for more than an hour and caused extensive damage to the tomato crop. Crop damage was estimated at around $1,000,000.
Hail, Bradley
- When
- May 15, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Bradley County, Warren
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.466, -92.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail up to two inches in diameter fell over portions of eastern Bradley County. The hail fell for a little more than an hour and caused some roof damage and also damaged some tomato crops.
Hail, Drew
- When
- May 15, 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Drew County, Monticello
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.589, -91.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Chicot
- When
- May 15, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Chicot County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.267, -91.294 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Eleven houses had roof damage due to hail and two barns were damaged. Extensive crop damage was done from the hail.
Hail, Bradley
- When
- May 15, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Bradley County, Warren
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.466, -92.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail up to two inches in diameter fell over portions of eastern Bradley County. The hail fell for a little more than an hour and caused some roof damage and also damaged some tomato crops.
Hail, Bradley
- When
- May 15, 8:55 PM CST
- Where
- Bradley County, Warren
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.466, -92.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail up to two inches in diameter fell over portions of eastern Bradley County. The hail fell for a little more than an hour and caused some roof damage and also damaged some tomato crops.
What these are
- 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: 10315290, 10315916, 10315019, 10315438, 10315439, 10315419, 10317083, 10317084, 10315598, 10315599, 10315616, 10315701, 10316195, 10316196, 10315702, 10316197, 10315703, 10315566, 10316198, 10314748.