Storm History: Craighead County, Arkansas

Events

898

Deaths

46

Injuries

658

Damage

$351 million

Episodes

582

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.

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• Tornado, May 15, 196834 deaths · 350 injured · $25,000 · F4 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20093 deaths · $75,000 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 19733 deaths · 257 injured · $25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 10, 20211 death · 5 injured · $2.8 million · EF3 · 4 events here
• Ice Storm, January 26, 20091 death · $1.3 million · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20081 death · 2 events here
• Dust Storm, January 17, 20091 death · 2 injured · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 19, 20101 death · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 20141 death · 70 kt wind · 1 event here

• Tornado, March 28, 202022 injured · $300 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 3, 19842 injured · $25 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 20258 injured · $4.8 million · EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, December 10, 20211 death · 5 injured · $2.8 million · EF3 · 4 events here
• Ice Storm, December 3, 2002$2.6 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 13, 19783 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20161 injured · $2.1 million · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, January 26, 20091 death · $1.3 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 30, 2016$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 3, 2017$752,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 26, 2007$750,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 24, 19821 injured · $525,000 · F4 · 4 events here
• Flood, March 1, 1997$500,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 31, 2013$500,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2019$326,000 · 57 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 24, 2011$315,000 · EF2 · 6 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 14, 20081 injured · $285,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 20071 injured · $257,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 7, 1972$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 18, 2008$250,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, June 3, 20124.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 21, 19904.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 2022$25,000 · 4 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, April 3, 2001$10 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 19742.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20112 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, February 21, 2005$60 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 28, 1997$1,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 19922 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 19852 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 7, 19842 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 19662 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 11, 19652 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 2024$13,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, March 1, 20201.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, May 15, 196834 deaths · 350 injured · $25,000 · F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 19733 deaths · 257 injured · $25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 28, 1975F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 24, 19821 injured · $525,000 · F4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 16, 1998$75,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 21, 1999$61,000 · F4 · 7 events here
• Tornado, December 10, 20211 death · 5 injured · $2.8 million · EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 25, 1957F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 9, 1960F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 8, 1970F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 7, 1972$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 1973F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 1974F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 20, 1976F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 29, 1976$25,000 · F3 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Craighead County, with its track

• Heat, June 29, 20262 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2026$15,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, June 9, 20261 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20261 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2026EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 24, 2026$8,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 2026$37,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2026$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 20264 events here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20261 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, September 9, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 16, 20254 events here
• Heat, August 13, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 29, 20253 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 26, 20252 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 23, 20253 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 22, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20251 event here
• Heat, July 18, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20252 events here
• Heat, June 22, 20255 events here
• Heat, June 20, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2025$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025$70,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2025$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 20258 injured · $4.8 million · EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, March 30, 2025$7,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 19, 202555 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 14, 202551 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025$65,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, January 30, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 15, 20242 events here
• Heat, August 5, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 30, 20242 events here
• Heat, July 15, 20242 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 3, 20242 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 28, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2024$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, June 25, 20241 event here
• Heat, June 23, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 2024$13,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20240.88 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 25, 2024$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 14, 20241.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 4, 20241.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20241 event here
• Hail, January 12, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 20, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20231 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 2, 20232 events here
• Heat, July 27, 20233 events here
• Hail, July 18, 2023$17,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 25, 20232 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2023$45,000 · 70 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 2023$25,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, February 8, 2023$200,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, December 22, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20222 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2022$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, August 8, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2022$20,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20221 event here
• Lightning, July 29, 2022$15,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20222 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20222 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20223 events here
• Heat, June 25, 20221 event here
• Heat, June 21, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 12, 20222 events here
• Hail, May 21, 2022$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 2022$25,000 · 4 in hail · 12 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 2022$80,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 6, 2022$15,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, March 30, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2022$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 11, 20221 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 23, 20221 event here
• Tornado, February 22, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 3, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 10, 20211 death · 5 injured · $2.8 million · EF3 · 4 events here
• Hail, December 5, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 21, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 2021$20,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, August 9, 20211 event here
• Heat, July 30, 20211 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 29, 20211 event here
• Heat, July 24, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 6, 2021$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 2021EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 9, 20211.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 17, 2021$60,000 · 0.88 in hail · 5 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 17, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 2020$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, August 29, 20201 event here
• Tornado, August 27, 2020$121,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Heat, July 15, 20201 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 2020EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 20201.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20201 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 202061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 8, 2020$8,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 28, 202022 injured · $300 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 3, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 1, 20201.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, January 11, 202061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 25, 201952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, August 18, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2019$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2019$326,000 · 57 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heat, July 20, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20192 events here
• Heat, July 8, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2019$117,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, June 16, 2019$40,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20191.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 14, 2019$7,000 · 56 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, February 23, 20192 events here
• Flood, February 22, 2019$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 11, 2019$45,000 · 7 events here
• Strong Wind, February 7, 2019$35,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, December 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, November 14, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2018$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 16, 20181 event here
• Heat, August 6, 20181 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20182 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 13, 20181 event here
• Heat, July 11, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2018$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20182 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20182 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 26, 20182 events here
• Hail, June 21, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, June 15, 20181 event here
• Hail, June 12, 2018$4,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 17, 20181 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 2018$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, February 24, 2018$90,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Flood, February 21, 2018$20,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20181 event here
• Heat, August 21, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 20172 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 25, 20172 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20172 events here
• Tornado, July 3, 2017$752,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2017$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 2017$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 2017$100,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 27, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 29, 2017$77,000 · EF1 · 12 events here
• Flash Flood, April 26, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, April 2, 2017$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 27, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 25, 2017$50,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 11, 20171 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 2017$70,000 · 76 kt wind · 5 events here
• Strong Wind, January 10, 2017$50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20171 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, November 22, 20161 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 5, 20161 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 4, 20161 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 22, 20161 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 16, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20161 injured · $2.1 million · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Dust Storm, April 10, 20161 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20161 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 30, 2016$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20161 event here
• Tornado, December 28, 2015$20,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 23, 2015EF2 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, November 17, 2015$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 25, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2015$7,000 · 70 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 201550 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, April 13, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 20151 event here
• Tornado, October 2, 2014EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 201454 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 201450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 201454 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 20141 death · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20141 event here
• Tornado, December 21, 2013$25,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 5, 20131 event here
• Tornado, October 31, 2013$500,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 2013$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2013EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 2013$35,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 21, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 201361 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 25, 2012$20,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, September 7, 201250 kt wind · 2 events here

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Tornadoes in Craighead CountyEvery warning in Craighead County since 1986Every county in Arkansas

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.