Arkansas, 1995Tornado and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, October 27, 1995
October 27, 1995 · 11 events in 9 counties and zones
10 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 6
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hot Spring
- When
- October 27, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hot Spring County, Magnet Cove
- Coordinates
- 34.318, -92.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds damaged a mobile home and a couple of barns. Some trees were also twisted and knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- October 27, 12:15 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Tuckerman
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.599, -91.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds gusted to 70 mph and blew down some trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- October 27, 12:20 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Newport
- Coordinates
- 35.599, -91.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were knocked down.
Tornado, Saline
- When
- October 27, 12:22 AM CST to 12:24 AM CST
- Where
- Saline County, Sardis
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Injuries
- 6 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 34.530, -92.400
An F2 tornado touched down in the Sardis community and traveled approximately one-half mile before lifting. Several mobile homes were flipped over by the tornado. Altogether, six people residing in the mobile homes received minor injuries. Numerous trees and power lines were also blown down. Several outbuildings were also damaged or destroyed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lonoke
- When
- October 27, 1:20 AM CST
- Where
- Lonoke County, England
- Coordinates
- 34.754, -91.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Conway
- When
- October 27, 1:20 AM CST
- Where
- Conway County, Center Ridge
- Coordinates
- 35.262, -92.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds tore the roof off a barn.
Thunderstorm Wind, Faulkner
- When
- October 27, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Faulkner County, Greenbrier
- Coordinates
- 35.147, -92.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds blew the awning off a camper.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lonoke
- When
- October 27, 1:40 AM CST
- Where
- Lonoke County, Ward
- Coordinates
- 34.754, -91.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A large tree was blown over onto a mobile home.
Thunderstorm Wind, Poinsett
- When
- October 27, 2:13 AM CST
- Where
- Poinsett County, Marked Tree
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 35.574, -90.663 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One house was damaged. Several windows were blown out. Some plastic tanks were blown over. A few trees were knocked down as well.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski
- When
- October 27, 2:26 AM CST
- Where
- Pulaski County, Jacksonville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds gusted to 58 mph at the Little Rock Air Force Base.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi
- When
- October 27, 2:45 AM CST
- Where
- Mississippi County, Osceola
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 35.764, -90.054 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An abandoned 500-foot tall commercial television tower collapsed due to thunderstorm winds.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, October 27, 1995$11 million · F2 · 11 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, October 27, 1995$537,000 · F0 · 28 events
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, October 27, 1995$110,000 · F1 · 23 events
- Tornado and Hail in Alabama, October 27, 19952 injured · $109,000 · F1 · 7 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, October 27, 1995$125,000 · F1 · 14 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, October 27, 1995$250,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events
- Tornado and Hail in Georgia, October 27, 1995$55,000 · F0 · 16 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Maryland, October 27, 1995F0 · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, October 27, 19951.75 in hail · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, October 27, 1995$200 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events
- Tornadoes in Florida, October 27, 1995$1,000 · F0 · 2 events
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: 10315625, 10316054, 10316055, 10317304, 10315074, 10315895, 10315816, 10315075, 10317358, 10317059, 10315300.