Tornado and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 25, 1977

Name: Tornado and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 25, 1977
Start: 1977-07-25T18:00
End: 1977-07-25T21:30
Location: Arkansas

July 25, 1977 · NWS T · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

4 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: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: July 25, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Crawford County
Coordinates: 35.650, -94.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When: July 25, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Benton County
Coordinates: 36.180, -94.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Izard

When: July 25, 8:35 PM CST
Where: Izard County
Coordinates: 36.120, -92.130

Tornado, Monroe

When: July 25, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Monroe County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 34.800, -91.130

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Francis

When: July 25, 9:30 PM CST
Where: St. Francis County
Coordinates: 35.020, -90.770

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 1977 Every state in 1977 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Arkansas, 1977

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: 9983478, 9983479, 9983480, 9983481, 9983482.