Storms in Arkansas in 1960
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Arkansas in 1960, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Arkansas in 1960 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 50
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 58
- Damage
- $8.9 million
- Episodes
- 19
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 29 | 1 | 58 | $8.9 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1960
February 1960
April 1960
May 1960
- Tornado in Arkansas, May 4, 1960
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 5, 1960
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 6, 1960
- Tornado in Arkansas, May 16, 1960
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, May 18, 1960
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, May 19, 1960
June 1960
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 1, 1960
- Tornado in Arkansas, June 10, 1960
- Tornado in Arkansas, June 26, 1960
July 1960
- Hail in Arkansas, July 21, 1960
- Tornado in Arkansas, July 24, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 27, 1960
August 1960
November 1960
More
Every year in ArkansasEvery state in 1960Tornadoes in Arkansas in 196019591961
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.