Storm History: Clay County, Arkansas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Clay County, Arkansas: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 572
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $30 million
- Episodes
- 404
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 119 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| Tornado | 110 | 2 | 1 | $18 million |
| Excessive Heat | 74 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 55 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Flash Flood | 50 | 0 | 0 | $2.6 million |
| Heat | 39 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 30 | 0 | 0 | $102,000 |
| Drought | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 8 | 1 | 0 | $2.9 million |
| Ice Storm | 8 | 1 | 0 | $3.5 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 7 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 1 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $35,000 |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 2 | $124,000 |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, January 21, 1999
- Tornado, September 1, 2012
- Ice Storm, December 3, 2002
- Flood, May 1, 2011
- Tornado, April 24, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 26, 2009
- Flash Flood, April 27, 2014
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Hail, November 14, 1993
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2000
- Tornado, February 24, 2018
- Hail, June 3, 2001
- Tornado, January 24, 1964
- Flood, March 1, 1997
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 9, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2013
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Flash Flood, December 24, 2009
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 3, 1968
- Tornado, January 21, 1999
- Tornado, March 14, 1959
- Tornado, November 26, 1965
- Tornado, April 23, 1985
- Tornado, December 14, 1987
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 1990
- Tornado, February 24, 2018
- Tornado, January 24, 1964
- Tornado, April 11, 1979
- Tornado, May 6, 1984
- Tornado, March 22, 1991
- Tornado, January 17, 1999
Every episode, newest first
- Heat, June 29, 2026
- Heat, June 9, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Tornado, April 27, 2026
- Hail, April 16, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Tornado, March 15, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 16, 2025
- Heat, August 13, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 23, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2025
- Heat, July 18, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2025
- Heat, June 22, 2025
- Heat, June 20, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Tornado, April 5, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, March 30, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 15, 2024
- Heat, August 5, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 30, 2024
- Heat, July 15, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 28, 2024
- Heat, June 25, 2024
- Heat, June 23, 2024
- Hail, June 8, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2023
- Heat, July 27, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 25, 2023
- Hail, June 14, 2023
- Hail, April 15, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 3, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2023
- Flash Flood, February 8, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 2, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 11, 2022
- Heat, August 8, 2022
- Heat, August 1, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2022
- Heat, June 25, 2022
- Heat, June 21, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 12, 2022
- Hail, May 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2022
- Tornado, March 6, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 23, 2022
- Tornado, February 22, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 25, 2021
- Excessive Heat, August 21, 2021
- Heat, August 9, 2021
- Heat, July 30, 2021
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2021
- Heat, July 24, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2021
- Hail, May 6, 2021
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Hail, April 9, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 27, 2021
- Heat, August 29, 2020
- Heat, July 15, 2020
- Hail, May 4, 2020
- Hail, May 3, 2020
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
- Heat, August 18, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2019
- Tornado, August 9, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2019
- Heat, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2019
- Heat, July 8, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2019
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 1, 2018
- Strong Wind, November 25, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 14, 2018
- Excessive Heat, August 16, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2018
- Heat, July 11, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2018
- Excessive Heat, June 26, 2018
- Hail, May 20, 2018
- Hail, April 3, 2018
- Tornado, February 24, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 20, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2018
- Drought, February 1, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Drought, January 2, 2018
- Drought, December 1, 2017
- Drought, November 14, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2017
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Tornado, March 25, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2017
- Excessive Heat, August 5, 2016
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2016
- Excessive Heat, June 16, 2016
- Dust Storm, April 10, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 27, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2015
- Hail, April 19, 2015
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2015
- Winter Weather, November 16, 2014
- Tornado, October 12, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 27, 2014
- Hail, April 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2014
- Tornado, December 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 21, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2013
- Blizzard, December 25, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Hail, September 5, 2012
- Tornado, September 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Hail, July 30, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Drought, June 12, 2012
- Hail, June 11, 2012
- Hail, May 2, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2012
- Hail, February 29, 2012
- Tornado, January 22, 2012
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2011
- Winter Weather, November 28, 2011
- Lightning, August 8, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2011
- Hail, June 16, 2011
- Tornado, June 13, 2011
- Hail, June 11, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2011
- Flood, May 1, 2011
- Tornado, April 24, 2011
- Drought, March 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, February 24, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2011
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2011
- Drought, February 1, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2011
- Drought, January 1, 2011
- Drought, December 1, 2010
- Drought, November 1, 2010
- Drought, October 1, 2010
- Drought, September 1, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 19, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2010
- Heat, July 29, 2010
- Heat, July 24, 2010
- Heat, July 18, 2010
- Heat, July 14, 2010
- Heat, June 18, 2010
- Heat, June 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2010
- Flash Flood, March 10, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 28, 2010
- Flash Flood, December 24, 2009
- Flash Flood, October 29, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2009
- Hail, July 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Hail, June 9, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2009
- Hail, May 14, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2009
- Hail, April 9, 2009
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Clay CountyEvery warning in Clay County since 1986Every county in Arkansas
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.