Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, October 2, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, October 2, 1995
Start: 1995-10-02T13:40
End: 1995-10-02T19:00
Location: Arkansas

October 2, 1995 · 21 events in 15 counties and zones

15 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 21 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: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 21

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

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

Hail, Crawford

When: October 2, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, Uniontown
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.589, -94.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe thunderstorm in Crawford County produced dime-size hail at Uniontown and eight miles north of Mountainburg.

Hail, Crawford

When: October 2, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, Mountainburg
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.589, -94.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe thunderstorm in Crawford County produced dime-size hail at Uniontown and eight miles north of Mountainburg.

Hail, Boone

When: October 2, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Boone County, Bergman
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.309, -93.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Boone

When: October 2, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Boone County, Diamond City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.309, -93.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Boone

When: October 2, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Boone County, Harrison
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.309, -93.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: October 2, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Polk County, Hatfield
Coordinates: 34.486, -94.228 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Searcy

When: October 2, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Searcy County, St. Joe
Coordinates: 35.911, -92.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down some trees along Highway 65.

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: October 2, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Johnson County, Clarksville
Coordinates: 35.570, -93.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees were blown down.

Hail, Marion

When: October 2, 3:39 PM CST
Where: Marion County, Rea Valley
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.268, -92.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pope

When: October 2, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Pope County, London
Coordinates: 35.448, -93.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a barn and caused structural damage to another barn. Some trees were also knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Garland

When: October 2, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Garland County, Hot Springs
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds gusted to 69 mph at the Hot Springs Airport. Some tree limbs were also blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Searcy

When: October 2, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Searcy County, Marshall
Coordinates: 35.911, -92.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down some power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When: October 2, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Saline County, Ferndale
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.647, -92.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Faulkner

When: October 2, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Faulkner County, Vilonia
Coordinates: 35.147, -92.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Buren

When: October 2, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Van Buren County, Bee Branch
Coordinates: 35.581, -92.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Faulkner

When: October 2, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Faulkner County, Mount Vernon
Coordinates: 35.147, -92.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds caused some roof damage and downed some trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: October 2, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Little Rock
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of a shopping center in Little Rock. Several windows were also blown out of stores.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: October 2, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Little Rock
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees were blown down in the western part of Little Rock. A house was damaged by a fallen tree.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: October 2, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Pine Bluff
Measured: 30 kt (35 mph)
Coordinates: 34.269, -91.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down some power lines at the Pine Bluff Arsenal.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lonoke

When: October 2, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Lonoke County, Furlow
Coordinates: 34.754, -91.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down some large tree limbs. A mobile home was slightly damaged by falling limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When: October 2, 7:00 PM CST
Where: White County, Searcy
Coordinates: 35.256, -91.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10316221, 10316222, 10316177, 10316178, 10316179, 10317435, 10317454, 10314924, 10315346, 10317540, 10316230, 10317455, 10317301, 10315814, 10317351, 10315815, 10317054, 10317055, 10316354, 10315073, 10316964.