Storms in Arkansas in 1970
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Arkansas in 1970, 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 1970 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
- 94
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 85
- Damage
- $6.7 million
- Episodes
- 31
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 62 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 21 | 1 | 85 | $6.7 million |
| Hail | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1970
April 1970
- Hail in Arkansas, April 12, 1970
- Hail in Arkansas, April 18, 1970
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, April 19, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 23, 1970
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 24, 1970
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 30, 1970
May 1970
June 1970
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 4, 1970
- Tornadoes in Arkansas, June 11, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 13, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 14, 1970
- Hail in Arkansas, June 19, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 20, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 24, 1970
July 1970
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 3, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 8, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 10, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 28, 1970
August 1970
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 3, 1970
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, August 6, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, August 9, 1970
September 1970
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, September 4, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, September 16, 1970
- Tornado in Arkansas, September 17, 1970
October 1970
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, October 6, 1970
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, October 8, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, October 26, 1970
November 1970
More
Every year in ArkansasEvery state in 1970Tornadoes in Arkansas in 197019691971
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.