Hail, Polk
- When
- July 23, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, Mena
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.580, -94.230
Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 23, 1998
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees in Mena and heavily damaged a barn to the southwest of town. Dime size hail was also produced in Mena.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 LZK wrote it up.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees in Mena and heavily damaged a barn to the southwest of town. Dime size hail was also produced in Mena.
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:14 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- July 23, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, Mena
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.580, -94.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- July 23, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, 2 mi S of Mena
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.550, -94.230
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
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 23, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 23, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, July 23, 1998
More
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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: 5663323, 5663324, 5663325.