Storms in Arkansas in 1966
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Arkansas in 1966, 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 1966 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
- 44
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $508,000
- Episodes
- 23
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 5 | 0 | 2 | $508,000 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1966
- Hail in Arkansas, April 3, 1966
- Hail in Arkansas, April 11, 1966
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, April 12, 1966
- Tornado in Arkansas, April 18, 1966
- Hail in Arkansas, April 19, 1966
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, April 20, 1966
May 1966
- Hail in Arkansas, May 12, 1966
- Hail in Arkansas, May 15, 1966
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 16, 1966
- Tornado in Arkansas, May 17, 1966
- Hail in Arkansas, May 18, 1966
June 1966
July 1966
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 3, 1966
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 7, 1966
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 10, 1966
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 15, 1966
August 1966
September 1966
November 1966
December 1966
More
Every year in ArkansasEvery state in 1966Tornadoes in Arkansas in 196619651967
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.