Hail, Saline
- When
- January 21, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Saline County, 3 mi SW of Haskell
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.470, -92.670
Hail in Arkansas, January 21, 1999
Large hail occurred in much of southeastern Saline County during the evening of January 21st.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 6
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.
Large hail occurred in much of southeastern Saline County during the evening of January 21st.
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:40 UTC.
Event by event
6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Saline
- When
- January 21, 9:44 PM CST
- Where
- Saline County, Benton
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.570, -92.580
Hail, Saline
- When
- January 21, 9:47 PM CST
- Where
- Saline County, Benton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.570, -92.580
Hail, Saline
- When
- January 21, 9:48 PM CST
- Where
- Saline County, Benton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.570, -92.580
Hail, Saline
- When
- January 21, 9:50 PM CST
- Where
- Saline County, 2 mi NE of Bryant
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.620, -92.470
Hail, Saline
- When
- January 21, 9:51 PM CST
- Where
- Saline County, Benton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.570, -92.580
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5684990, 5684991, 5684992, 5684993, 5684994, 5684995.