Arkansas, 1995

Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 26, 1995

May 26, 1995 · 13 events in 9 counties and zones

7 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 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
0
Property damage
$31,000
Crop damage
$10,000
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

7 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Logan

When
May 26, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Logan County, Booneville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.215, -93.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail damaged two Highway Department vehicles.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
May 26, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Clark County, Arkadelphia
Coordinates
34.051, -93.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.

Hail, Hot Spring

When
May 26, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Hot Spring County, Booneville
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
34.318, -92.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hot Spring

When
May 26, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Hot Spring County, Bismarck
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
34.318, -92.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Garland

When
May 26, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Garland County, Hot Springs
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Garland

When
May 26, 2:05 PM CST
Where
Garland County, Hot Springs
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines and tore the roof off a storage building.

Thunderstorm Wind, Garland

When
May 26, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Garland County, Hot Springs
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines and tore the roof off a storage building.

Thunderstorm Wind, Garland

When
May 26, 2:14 PM CST
Where
Garland County, Hot Springs
Coordinates
34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines and tore the roof off a storage building.

Hail, Lonoke

When
May 26, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Lonoke County, Carlisle
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.754, -91.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pope

When
May 26, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Pope County, Russellville
Coordinates
35.448, -93.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree onto several parked cars.

Hail, Crittenden

When
May 26, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Crittenden County, Turrell
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$30,000
Crop damage
$10,000
Coordinates
35.208, -90.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The town's high school had many of its windows broken by the hail. Numerous cars were damaged with one car totally destroyed.

Hail, White

When
May 26, 4:25 PM CST
Where
White County, Beebe
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.256, -91.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Chicot

When
May 26, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Chicot County, Frenchmans Bayou
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$1,000
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.

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.

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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: 10315020, 10315681, 10315560, 10315617, 10316144, 10316145, 10316146, 10316147, 10315061, 10317529, 10315420, 10316950, 10315567.