Arkansas, 1996

Hail in Arkansas, March 30, 1996

March 30, 1996 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Hail was observed up to three inches at the El Dorado Goodwin Field Airport. The hail broke out winds at the observation site.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS SHV wrote it up.

Hail was observed up to three inches at the El Dorado Goodwin Field Airport. The hail broke out winds at the observation site.

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:34 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Union

When
March 30, 6:36 PM CST to 6:40 PM CST
Where
Union County, El Dorado Goodwin Fl
Measured
3 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
33.220, -92.820

What these are

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: 5539139.