Event narrative (NOAA)
Very large hail fell across the entire city of Texarkana, Arkansas resulting in widespread damage to automobiles, home roofs and windows. The estimated monetary damage amount at the time of this publication was nearly 65 million dollars and according to local emergency management officials...this amount would likely be adjusted upward.|The hail damage was particularily bad in downtown Texarkana, Arkansas. The City Hall's spanish tile roof...some of the hardest material known as far as roofing material was concerned was damaged to destroyed. Many car dealerships inventory was deemed a total loss from the hail. Hail stones not only broke out car windows but went completely through the roofs of some dealerships and then busted out car windows inside the facilities.
Other notable hail events in Arkansas
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.