Tornado and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, September 4, 1970

Name: Tornado and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, September 4, 1970
Start: 1970-09-04T00:15
End: 1970-09-04T16:50
Location: Arkansas

September 4, 1970 · 11 events in 9 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 5
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

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

10 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: September 4, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Crawford County
Coordinates: 35.500, -94.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: September 4, 12:25 AM CST
Where: Logan County
Coordinates: 35.200, -93.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: September 4, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Johnson County
Coordinates: 35.500, -93.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Pope

When: September 4, 12:40 AM CST
Where: Pope County
Coordinates: 35.500, -93.000

Tornado, Pope

When: September 4, 12:45 AM CST
Where: Pope County
Rating: F2
Path length: 12.3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.320, -93.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Pope

When: September 4, 12:45 AM CST
Where: Pope County
Coordinates: 35.200, -92.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Perry

When: September 4, 12:50 AM CST
Where: Perry County
Coordinates: 35.080, -92.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Faulkner

When: September 4, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Faulkner County
Coordinates: 35.080, -92.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: September 4, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 36.000, -90.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Craighead

When: September 4, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Craighead County
Coordinates: 35.880, -90.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi

When: September 4, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Mississippi County
Coordinates: 35.700, -90.080

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 1970 Every state in 1970 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Arkansas, 1970

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: 9981055, 9981056, 9981057, 9981058, 9981059, 9981060, 9981061, 9981062, 9981063, 9981064, 9981065.