Arkansas, 2017

Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, January 21, 2017

January 21, 2017 · NWS LZK · 9 events in 6 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms moved across Arkansas on January 21, 2017 producing wind damage and large hail.

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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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.

Severe thunderstorms moved across Arkansas on January 21, 2017 producing wind damage and large hail.

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 Jan 21, 2:27 PM CST, 3 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 2:27 PM CST, 3 hours 6 minutes before
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The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:33 UTC.

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Montgomery

When
January 21, 5:33 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, 1.33 mi ENE of Welsh
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
34.360, -93.450

Estimated hail size of one inch was reported by public near Highway 70 northeast of Glenwood.

Hail, Saline

When
January 21, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Saline County, 1.49 mi NNW of Haskell
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
34.520, -92.640

Thunderstorm Wind, Bradley

When
January 21, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Bradley County, 0.69 mi S of Warren
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
33.610, -92.070

Trees were blown down in rural portions of the county...primarily west of Warren.

Hail, Garland

When
January 21, 8:25 PM CST
Where
Garland County, 1.38 mi S of Sunshine
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
34.450, -93.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Drew

When
January 21, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Drew County, 1.38 mi N of College Hgts
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
33.590, -91.830

Few trees were blown down on Old Warren Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Drew

When
January 21, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Drew County, 1.5 mi SSE of Rose Hill
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
33.650, -91.810

Few trees were blown down on Old Highway 13.

Hail, Drew

When
January 21, 8:55 PM CST
Where
Drew County, 2.3 mi W of Old Union
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
33.720, -91.740

Thunderstorm Wind, Drew

When
January 21, 8:55 PM CST
Where
Drew County, 2.82 mi NNE of Monticello Muni Arpt
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
33.670, -91.740

Few trees were blown down on Florence Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
January 21, 9:04 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 1.38 mi N of Oakdale
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
33.800, -91.630

Social Media report of multiple power lines were blown down along highway 293.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 675435, 675437, 675743, 675438, 675744, 675745, 675439, 675746, 675747.