Arkansas, 1950

Tornadoes in Arkansas, March 26, 1950

March 26, 1950 · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

6 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
33
Property damage
$800,000
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.

Event by event

6 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Clark

When
March 26, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Clark County
Rating
F2
Path length
4.1 mi
Path width
150 yd
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.120, -93.070

Tornado, Hot Spring

When
March 26, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Hot Spring County
Rating
F2
Path length
13.3 mi
Path width
150 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.170, -93.030

Tornado, Izard

When
March 26, 7:31 PM CST
Where
Izard County
Rating
F3
Path length
5.7 mi
Path width
200 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
36.150, -91.830

Tornado, Pulaski

When
March 26, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Pulaski County
Rating
F2
Path length
10.4 mi
Path width
600 yd
Injuries
7 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.700, -92.350

Tornado, Prairie

When
March 26, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Prairie County
Rating
F3
Path length
14.9 mi
Path width
1,760 yd
Injuries
20 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.980, -91.730

Tornado, Woodruff

When
March 26, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Woodruff County
Rating
F2
Path length
5.4 mi
Path width
833 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
35.100, -91.400

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.

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

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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: 9981925, 9981926, 9982998, 9982999, 9983000, 9983001.