Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 27, 1998

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 27, 1998
Start: 1998-04-27T13:25
End: 1998-04-27T16:45
Location: Arkansas

April 27, 1998 · NWS MEG · 11 events in 7 counties and zones

10 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $51,000
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.

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Event by event

10 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Poinsett

When: April 27, 1:25 PM CST to 1:30 PM CST
Where: Poinsett County, Trumann
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $10
Coordinates: 35.680, -90.520

Hail, Craighead

When: April 27, 1:40 PM CST to 1:45 PM CST
Where: Craighead County, Caraway
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $10
Coordinates: 35.750, -90.320

Hail, Mississippi

When: April 27, 2:20 PM CST to 2:25 PM CST
Where: Mississippi County, 8 mi NW of Blytheville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $10
Coordinates: 36.000, -90.020

Hail, Mississippi

When: April 27, 2:35 PM CST to 2:40 PM CST
Where: Mississippi County, Blytheville
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 35.920, -89.920

Hail, Phillips

When: April 27, 2:55 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where: Phillips County, Lexa
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $750
Coordinates: 34.600, -90.750

Hail, Mississippi

When: April 27, 3:00 PM CST to 3:05 PM CST
Where: Mississippi County, Huffman
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.970, -89.730

Hail, Lawrence

When: April 27, 3:05 PM CST to 3:10 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Walnut Ridge
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $10
Coordinates: 36.070, -90.950

Hail, Clay

When: April 27, 4:00 PM CST to 4:05 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Rector
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 36.270, -90.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: April 27, 4:00 PM CST to 4:05 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Rector
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 36.270, -90.300

One house was destroyed. A barn was spread out over a one-half mile area. Numerous trees were blown down.

Hail, Cross

When: April 27, 4:30 PM CST to 4:35 PM CST
Where: Cross County, 5 mi W of Wynne
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $10
Coordinates: 35.230, -90.880

Hail, Cross

When: April 27, 4:38 PM CST to 4:45 PM CST
Where: Cross County, Hickory Ridge
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.400, -91.000

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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, April 1998

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: 5642264, 5642265, 5642266, 5642267, 5642268, 5642269, 5642270, 5642271, 5642272, 5642273, 5642274.