Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, March 14 to 15, 2008

Name: Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, March 14 to 15, 2008
Start: 2008-03-14T02:42
End: 2008-03-15T03:40
Location: Arkansas

March 14 to 15, 2008 · NWS LZK · 48 events in 21 counties and zones

A storm system was in the Texas Panhandle during the early evening of the 14th. At the same time, a warm front lifted to the north ahead of the system.

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $2.0 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 48

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.

A storm system was in the Texas Panhandle during the early evening of the 14th. At the same time, a warm front lifted to the north ahead of the system. Strong to severe thunderstorms developed along and north of the front.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 13, 1:53 PM CST, 12 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 1:53 PM CST, 12 hours 49 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
253 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT
A COLD FRONT HAS SLOWLY MOVED SOUTH AND EAST TO THE MISSOURI BORDER
AND EXTENDS WEST INTO OKLAHOMA AND WEST TEXAS. SOUTH WINDS ACROSS
ARKANSAS HAVE BROUGHT MOISTURE NORTH FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO AND
ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO WARM INTO THE 70S. THE WARMTH WILL CONTINUE
TO HELP DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE THIS AFTERNOON. A SHORT WAVE
MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WILL TRIGGER SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL STALL IN NORTH
ARKANSAS AND PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. A SECOND SHORT WAVE MOVES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A FEW
STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE
MAIN THREATS.

THE FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL
ALLOW HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD INTO THE AREA AND BRING PRECIPITATION
TO AN END. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY WITH
MOISTURE BEGINNING TO RETURN SUNDAY NIGHT. NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD.
&&

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT
A NEW SYSTEM IS PROGGED TO DVLP IN THE PLAINS EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH
SHRA AND TSRA CHCS RETURNING TO AR MON AND CONTINUING INTO TUE. STILL
SOME DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE MODELS REGARDING THE TRACK AND
STRENGTH OF THE UPR TROF. THE GFS CONTS A MORE NLY TRACK...COMPARED
TO THE ECMWF. WL CONT TO GO WITH A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THEM WITH
INCRSG POPS DURG THE TIME PD. SOME STRONG TO SVR STORMS WL BE
POSSIBLE...BUT THAT HINGES ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE UPR SYS AND
ITS ASSOCD SFC LOW. A DRY WEATHER PATTERN WILL SET UP FOR WEDNESDAY
INTO THURSDAY. MILD TEMPS WILL PREVAIL THRU THE PERIOD.
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BATESVILLE AR     50  67  48  55 /  80  50  60  40
CAMDEN AR         55  75  55  68 /  80  40  30  10
HARRISON AR       47  68  45  54 /  80  50  70  40
HOT SPRINGS AR    52  73  52  63 /  80  40  40  10
LITTLE ROCK   AR  52  71  51  62 /  80  60  40  10
MONTICELLO AR     55  74  55  67 /  80  50  30  10
MOUNT IDA AR      51  73  51  62 /  80  40  40  10
MOUNTAIN HOME AR  47  67  45  54 /  80  50  70  50
NEWPORT AR        52  67  49  55 /  80  60  70  40
PINE BLUFF AR     54  72  53  65 /  80  60  40  10
RUSSELLVILLE AR   49  70  49  58 /  80  40  50  30
SEARCY AR         52  68  50  58 /  80  60  50  20
STUTTGART AR      53  71  52  61 /  80  60  40  20
&&

.LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...51 / LONG TERM...38

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 13, 2:45 PM CST, 11 hours 57 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
345 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-141000-
ARKANSAS-BAXTER-BOONE-BRADLEY-CALHOUN-CLARK-CLEBURNE-CLEVELAND-
CONWAY-DALLAS-DESHA-DREW-FAULKNER-FULTON-GARLAND-GRANT-HOT SPRING-
INDEPENDENCE-IZARD-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LINCOLN-LOGAN-LONOKE-
MARION-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-NEWTON-OUACHITA-PERRY-PIKE-POLK-POPE-
PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE-SCOTT-SEARCY-SHARP-STONE-VAN BUREN-WHITE-
WOODRUFF-YELL-
345 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

LATE THIS AFTERNOON...A STORM SYSTEM WAS IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. AHEAD
OF THE SYSTEM...MOISTURE WAS INCREASING ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS AND
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THIS MOISTURE ALONG WITH WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
FUEL DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INITIATE IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA BETWEEN 5
PM AND 7 PM THIS EVENING. THE STORMS WILL HEAD INTO WESTERN
ARKANSAS...AND COULD BE SEVERE.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF
ARKANSAS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MAIN CONCERNS WITH STORMS THAT
BECOME SEVERE WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE AFOREMENTIONED STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF EASTERN ARKANSAS
FRIDAY MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH
FROM THE WEST FRIDAY MORNING.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATE
FRIDAY AND TRACK EASTWARD ALONG A STALLED OUT FRONTAL BOUNDARY
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS ARKANSAS STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT AS
THE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE STATE.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF
ARKANSAS FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS. ISOLATED TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED
OUT...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY.

BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...YET ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO TAKE
SHAPE OVER THE PLAINS STATES. THE STORM IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTH
OF ARKANSAS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT...TRAILING
SOUTHWARD FROM THE SYSTEM...WILL MOVE INTO ARKANSAS AND BRING GOOD
CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NATURAL STATE. THERE
WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR LINE OF STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS TO DEVELOP
AHEAD OF THE FRONT. AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE...WITH FLASH FLOODING A CONCERN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...AND AGAIN
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.

&&

VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV AND
CLICK ON CENTRAL ARKANSAS.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 13, 9:40 PM CST, 5 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1040 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1025 PM     HAIL             7 S CROSS ROADS         34.12N 92.41W
03/13/2008  E0.50 INCH       GRANT              AR   NWS EMPLOYEE

            FOUR MINUTES OF CONTINUOUS HAIL ON HIGHWAY 167.

&&

58

Local storm report, Mar 13, 10:40 PM CST, 4 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1140 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0810 PM     LIGHTNING        HOT SPRINGS             34.49N 93.05W
03/13/2008                   GARLAND            AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

            LIGHTNING STRUCK KROGER GAS STATION ON CENTRAL AVENUE.

1128 PM     HAIL             MENA                    34.58N 94.24W
03/13/2008  E1.75 INCH       POLK               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

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Local storm report, Mar 13, 10:50 PM CST, 3 hours 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1150 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1110 PM     HAIL             2 NW BOONEVILLE         35.16N 93.94W
03/13/2008  E0.75 INCH       LOGAN              AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

58

Local storm report, Mar 13, 10:56 PM CST, 3 hours 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1156 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1145 PM     HAIL             8 W DOWNTOWN LITTLE ROC 34.73N 92.37W
03/13/2008  E0.75 INCH       PULASKI            AR   PUBLIC

            HAIL FELL AT THE INTERSECTION OF RODNEY PARHAM AND
            SHACKLEFORD.

&&

58

Local storm report, Mar 13, 11:15 PM CST, 3 hours 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1215 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1207 AM     HAIL             NORTH LITTLE ROCK       34.79N 92.26W
03/14/2008  E0.75 INCH       PULASKI            AR   NWS EMPLOYEE

            HAIL COVERED THE GROUND IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK...WITH THE
            LARGEST PIECES BEING PENNY SIZED.

1208 AM     HAIL             SHERWOOD                34.83N 92.21W
03/14/2008  E0.75 INCH       PULASKI            AR   NWS EMPLOYEE

            HAIL COVERED THE GROUND IN SHERWOOD...WITH THE LARGEST
            PIECES BEING PENNY SIZED.

&&

58

Local storm report, Mar 13, 11:40 PM CST, 3 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1240 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0550 PM     LIGHTNING        HOT SPRINGS             34.49N 93.05W
03/13/2008                   GARLAND            AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL GRASS FIRES WERE STARTED BY LIGHTNING IN GARLAND
            COUNTY.

0555 PM     LIGHTNING        4 E ROYAL               34.52N 93.16W
03/13/2008                   GARLAND            AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            NUMEROUS FIRES STARTED IN GARLAND COUNTY DUE TO
            LIGHTNING.

0555 PM     HAIL             4 E ROYAL               34.52N 93.16W
03/13/2008  E0.75 INCH       GARLAND            AR   AMATEUR RADIO

0600 PM     HAIL             HOT SPRINGS             34.49N 93.05W
03/13/2008  E0.75 INCH       GARLAND            AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PENNY SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN HOT SPRINGS.

0602 PM     HAIL             HOT SPRINGS             34.49N 93.05W
03/13/2008  E1.00 INCH       GARLAND            AR   AMATEUR RADIO

0645 PM     LIGHTNING        AMITY                   34.27N 93.46W
03/13/2008                   CLARK              AR   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            A LARGE TREE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A LIGHTNING STRIKE.

0658 PM     HAIL             SALEM                   34.63N 92.56W
03/13/2008  E0.88 INCH       SALINE             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NICKEL SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED IN SALEM.

0700 PM     HAIL             BISMARCK                34.32N 93.17W
03/13/2008  E0.88 INCH       HOT SPRING         AR   PUBLIC

            HAIL COVERED THE GROUND IN BISMARCK...WITH THE LARGEST
            PIECES BEING NICKEL SIZED.

0700 PM     HAIL             BRYANT                  34.61N 92.49W
03/13/2008  E0.75 INCH       SALINE             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PENNY SIZED HAIL REPORTED ALONG I-30 IN BRYANT.

0705 PM     HAIL             2 W MABELVALE           34.65N 92.42W
03/13/2008  E1.00 INCH       PULASKI            AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL FELL IN OTTER CREEK AREA OF LITTLE
            ROCK.

0708 PM     HAIL             BRYANT                  34.61N 92.49W
03/13/2008  E0.75 INCH       SALINE             AR   PUBLIC

            PENNY SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED IN BRYANT.

0725 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NW HASKELL            34.56N 92.70W
03/13/2008                   SALINE             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTS OF HIGHWAY 70 FLOODED IN SOUTHEAST SALINE COUNTY.

0735 PM     HAIL             MALVERN                 34.37N 92.82W
03/13/2008  E0.75 INCH       HOT SPRING         AR   PUBLIC

            PENNY SIZED HAIL COVERING THE GROUND IN MALVERN.

0810 PM     LIGHTNING        HOT SPRINGS             34.49N 93.05W
03/13/2008                   GARLAND            AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

            LIGHTNING STRUCK KROGER GAS STATION ON CENTRAL AVENUE.

0930 PM     HAIL             RUSSELLVILLE            35.27N 93.14W
03/13/2008  E1.00 INCH       POPE               AR   AMATEUR RADIO

0933 PM     HAIL             RUSSELLVILLE            35.27N 93.14W
03/13/2008  E0.75 INCH       POPE               AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0939 PM     HAIL             DARDANELLE              35.23N 93.17W
03/13/2008  E0.75 INCH       YELL               AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

1025 PM     HAIL             7 S CROSS ROADS         34.12N 92.41W
03/13/2008  E0.50 INCH       GRANT              AR   NWS EMPLOYEE

            FOUR MINUTES OF CONTINUOUS HAIL ON HIGHWAY 167.

1110 PM     HAIL             2 NW BOONEVILLE         35.16N 93.94W
03/13/2008  E0.75 INCH       LOGAN              AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1128 PM     HAIL             MENA                    34.58N 94.24W
03/13/2008  E1.75 INCH       POLK               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1145 PM     HAIL             8 W DOWNTOWN LITTLE ROC 34.73N 92.37W
03/13/2008  E0.75 INCH       PULASKI            AR   PUBLIC

            HAIL FELL AT THE INTERSECTION OF RODNEY PARHAM AND
            SHACKLEFORD.

1207 AM     HAIL             NORTH LITTLE ROCK       34.79N 92.26W
03/14/2008  E0.75 INCH       PULASKI            AR   NWS EMPLOYEE

            HAIL COVERED THE GROUND IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK...WITH THE
            LARGEST PIECES BEING PENNY SIZED.

1208 AM     HAIL             SHERWOOD                34.83N 92.21W
03/14/2008  E0.75 INCH       PULASKI            AR   NWS EMPLOYEE

            HAIL COVERED THE GROUND IN SHERWOOD...WITH THE LARGEST
            PIECES BEING PENNY SIZED.

&&

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The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:42 UTC.

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Event by event

43 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Cleveland

When: March 14, 2:42 AM CST to 2:55 AM CST
Where: Cleveland County, 5.4 mi ESE of New Edinburg to 1 mi NE of Rye
Rating: EF2
Path length: 9.4 mi
Path width: 350 yd
Property damage: $1.0 million
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 33.720, -92.163

An old, unoccupied house was destroyed. Two houses had much of the roofs blown off. A house trailer was destroyed by falling trees. Several chicken houses were destroyed. Roof and shingle damage occurred to several other houses. A number of barns and outbuildings were damaged. Hundreds of trees were blown down.

Hail, Ouachita

When: March 14, 7:13 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County, Camden
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 33.580, -92.830

Hail, Ouachita

When: March 14, 7:16 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County, Elliott
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 33.450, -92.830

Hail covered the ground in Elliott.

Hail, Bradley

When: March 14, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Bradley County, Farmville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 33.530, -92.180

Hail, Bradley

When: March 14, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Bradley County, 7 mi S of Vick
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 33.229, -92.120

Penny sized hail fell in Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge.

Hail, Drew

When: March 14, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Drew County, Valley Farm
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 33.770, -91.570

Hail, Ouachita

When: March 14, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County, Buena Vista
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 33.480, -92.950

Hail, Ouachita

When: March 14, 9:12 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County, 5 mi W of Louann
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 33.380, -92.887

Hail, Ouachita

When: March 14, 9:23 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County, Louann
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 33.380, -92.800

Hail, Independence

When: March 14, 10:35 PM CST
Where: Independence County, 2 mi N of Batesville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.799, -91.650

Hail, Baxter

When: March 14, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Baxter County, Henderson
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 36.370, -92.230

Hail, Johnson

When: March 14, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Johnson County, Oark
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.680, -93.580

Hail, Conway

When: March 15, 12:33 AM CST
Where: Conway County, Petit Jean State Park
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 35.130, -92.900

Hail, Faulkner

When: March 15, 12:35 AM CST
Where: Faulkner County, 2 mi S of Wooster
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.171, -92.470

Hail, Montgomery

When: March 15, 12:40 AM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Story
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.700, -93.520

Hail, Conway

When: March 15, 12:40 AM CST
Where: Conway County, Springfield
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.270, -92.570

Hail, Conway

When: March 15, 12:48 AM CST
Where: Conway County, 1 mi W of Springfield
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.270, -92.588

Hail, Garland

When: March 15, 12:55 AM CST
Where: Garland County, 2 mi N of Avant
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.679, -93.330

Hail, Conway

When: March 15, 12:58 AM CST
Where: Conway County, Plumerville
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.170, -92.650

Hail, Van Buren

When: March 15, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Van Buren County, Choctaw
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.520, -92.400

Hail, White

When: March 15, 1:15 AM CST
Where: White County, Mc Rae
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 35.120, -91.820

Hail, Faulkner

When: March 15, 1:20 AM CST
Where: Faulkner County, Conway
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.080, -92.450

Hail, Faulkner

When: March 15, 1:24 AM CST
Where: Faulkner County, Conway
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 35.080, -92.450

Quarter size hail was reported at mile marker 125 on Interstate 40.

Hail, White

When: March 15, 1:30 AM CST
Where: White County, El Paso
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.120, -92.080

Hail, Woodruff

When: March 15, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Woodruff County, Mc Crory
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.250, -91.200

Hail, Polk

When: March 15, 1:43 AM CST
Where: Polk County, Shady
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.450, -94.120

Hail, Garland

When: March 15, 1:45 AM CST
Where: Garland County, 2 mi S of Jessieville
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.671, -93.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Lonoke

When: March 15, 1:47 AM CST
Where: Lonoke County, Cabot
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 34.970, -92.020

Hail, White

When: March 15, 2:00 AM CST
Where: White County, Beebe
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.070, -91.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When: March 15, 2:08 AM CST
Where: Saline County, Paron
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.750

A tree knocked a power line down near Paron on Arkansas Highway 298, between Arkansas Highways 5 and 9. Also, a tree fell on a power line on Congo Road.

Hail, Monroe

When: March 15, 2:10 AM CST
Where: Monroe County, Fargo
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.950, -91.170

Hail, Polk

When: March 15, 2:25 AM CST
Where: Polk County, Cove
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.430, -94.420

Hail, Pulaski

When: March 15, 2:38 AM CST
Where: Pulaski County, 6 mi W of Little Rock
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.730, -92.386

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: March 15, 2:38 AM CST
Where: Pulaski County, 6 mi W of Little Rock
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.730, -92.386

A boat shed was damaged and tree limbs were down near the intersection of Reservoir Rd and Rodney Parham Road.

Hail, Pulaski

When: March 15, 2:39 AM CST
Where: Pulaski County, 10 mi W of Little Rock
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 34.730, -92.456

Hail, Monroe

When: March 15, 2:40 AM CST
Where: Monroe County, Brinkley
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.880, -91.180

Hail, Prairie

When: March 15, 2:40 AM CST
Where: Prairie County, Hazen
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.780, -91.570

Hail, Pulaski

When: March 15, 2:40 AM CST
Where: Pulaski County, 2 mi W of Mabelvale
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 34.650, -92.415

Nickel sized hail fell in the Otter Creek area of Little Rock.

Hail, Pulaski

When: March 15, 2:40 AM CST
Where: Pulaski County, 8 mi W of Little Rock
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 34.730, -92.421

Hail the size of quarters fell at the intersection of Cantrell Road and Interstate 430.

Hail, Pulaski

When: March 15, 2:45 AM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Scott
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.700, -92.100

Hail, Pulaski

When: March 15, 2:45 AM CST
Where: Pulaski County, 7 mi W of Little Rock
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 34.730, -92.403

Quarter size hail fell along Shackleford Road.

Hail, Saline

When: March 15, 2:45 AM CST
Where: Saline County, East End
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.550, -92.350

Hail, Monroe

When: March 15, 2:50 AM CST
Where: Monroe County, Clarendon
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.680, -91.300

Hail, Lonoke

When: March 15, 3:15 AM CST
Where: Lonoke County, Carlisle
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.780, -91.750

Lightning, Lonoke

When: March 15, 3:15 AM CST
Where: Lonoke County, Lonoke
Property damage: $1.0 million
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 34.780, -91.920

A hand-built historical house known as Eagle Plantation burned down when struck by lightning.

Hail, Montgomery

When: March 15, 3:19 AM CST
Where: Montgomery County, 2.2 mi NW of Welsh
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.370, -93.500

Hail, Hot Spring

When: March 15, 3:30 AM CST
Where: Hot Spring County, Bonnerdale
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.380, -93.380

Hail, Monroe

When: March 15, 3:40 AM CST
Where: Monroe County, Roe
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.630, -91.380

What these are

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.
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.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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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: 88470, 78536, 78537, 78538, 78539, 78540, 78541, 78542, 78543, 78544, 78545, 78546, 78547, 78548, 78549, 85978, 78550, 78551, 78552, 78553, 78554, 78555, 78556, 78557, 78558, 85977, 78559, 78577, 78560, 78576, 78561, 78562, 78563, 78578, 78564, 78565, 78566, 78567, 78568, 78569, and more.