Arkansas, 1995

Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 24, 1995

May 24, 1995 · 13 events in 8 counties and zones

8 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
10
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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

8 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
May 24, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Madison County, Clifty
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
36.011, -93.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms moved across northwest Arkansas during the late evening of May 23rd and the very early morning of May 24th. Strong thunderstorm winds destroyed an office trailer at a construction site in Fayetteville, and the windows were blown out of a 40- by 60-foot metal building in the same location. Some long, half-ton pipes at the construction site were rolled over 100 feet by the wind through a chain-link fence. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 to 70 miles an hour in Eureka Springs, and a barn framing was destroyed by strong winds in Clifty.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When
May 24, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Carroll County, Eureka Springs
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
36.341, -93.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Johnson

When
May 24, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Johnson County, Clarksville
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.570, -93.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sebastian

When
May 24, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Sebastian County, Jenny Lind
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.199, -94.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sebastian

When
May 24, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Sebastian County, Fort Smith
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.199, -94.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian

When
May 24, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Sebastian County, Bloomer
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
35.199, -94.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pope

When
May 24, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Pope County, Scottsville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.448, -93.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Washington

When
May 24, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Washington County, Strickler
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Marion

When
May 24, 7:14 PM CST
Where
Marion County, Bull Shoals
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.268, -92.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Carroll

When
May 24, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Carroll County, Eureka Springs
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
36.341, -93.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms moved across northwest Arkansas during the evening of May 24th. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 miles an hour in Bloomer, and hail ranging from nickel to golf ball-size fell at Eureka Springs. The hail injured approximately ten persons attending an outdoor passion play in Eureka Springs. Dime-size hail fell two miles southeast of Fort Smith, at Jenny Lind, and at Strickler.

Hail, Carroll

When
May 24, 8:13 PM CST
Where
Carroll County, Eureka Springs
Measured
1.75 in hail
Injuries
10 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
36.341, -93.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms moved across northwest Arkansas during the evening of May 24th. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 miles an hour in Bloomer, and hail ranging from nickel to golf ball-size fell at Eureka Springs. The hail injured approximately ten persons attending an outdoor passion play in Eureka Springs. Dime-size hail fell two miles southeast of Fort Smith, at Jenny Lind, and at Strickler.

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When
May 24, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Howard County, Dierks
Coordinates
34.089, -93.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When
May 24, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Howard County, Tollette
Coordinates
34.089, -93.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees.

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

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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: 10315149, 10315412, 10314841, 10316768, 10316769, 10316770, 10317528, 10317506, 10315343, 10315413, 10315414, 10315828, 10315829.