Arkansas, 1956

Tornadoes in Arkansas, February 14, 1956

February 14, 1956 · 6 events in 5 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
1
Injuries
7
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, Sharp

When
February 14, 10:13 PM CST
Where
Sharp County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
200 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.080, -91.600

Tornado, Pope

When
February 14, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Pope County
Rating
F3
Path length
8.9 mi
Path width
300 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
35.170, -93.000

Tornado, Conway

When
February 14, 10:40 PM CST
Where
Conway County
Rating
F3
Path length
20 mi
Path width
300 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
35.350, -92.850

Tornado, Izard

When
February 14, 10:45 PM CST
Where
Izard County
Rating
F2
Path length
4.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.070, -91.900

Tornado, Van Buren

When
February 14, 10:50 PM CST
Where
Van Buren County
Rating
F3
Path length
4.1 mi
Path width
300 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
35.400, -92.500

Tornado, Conway

When
February 14, 11:50 PM CST
Where
Conway County
Rating
F2
Path length
2 mi
Path width
500 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
35.300, -92.750

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Conway1956-02-14Direct

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: 9983079, 9983080, 9983081, 9983082, 9983083, 9983084.