Arkansas, 1965

Tornadoes in Arkansas, February 9, 1965

February 9, 1965 · 7 events in 6 counties and zones

7 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
10
Property damage
$555,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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

7 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Clark

When
February 9, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Clark County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.070, -93.080

Tornado, Columbia

When
February 9, 11:15 AM CST
Where
Columbia County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
33.100, -93.300

Tornado, Hempstead

When
February 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Hempstead County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
33.670, -93.600

Tornado, Columbia

When
February 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Columbia County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
33.420, -93.350

Tornado, Bradley

When
February 9, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Bradley County
Rating
F3
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
167 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.500, -92.100

Tornado, Arkansas

When
February 9, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Arkansas County
Rating
F3
Path length
10.5 mi
Path width
333 yd
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.230, -91.520

Tornado, Monroe

When
February 9, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Rating
F3
Path length
2 mi
Path width
200 yd
Injuries
5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.600, -91.220

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: 9983195, 9983196, 9983197, 9983198, 9983199, 9983200, 9983201.