Storm History: Franklin County, Arkansas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Franklin 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
- 709
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 28
- Damage
- $13 million
- Episodes
- 391
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 | 247 | 0 | 0 | $665,000 |
| Tornado | 179 | 3 | 26 | $9.7 million |
| Flash Flood | 141 | 0 | 1 | $1.7 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 123 | 0 | 1 | $719,000 |
| Flood | 9 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Lightning | 5 | 0 | 0 | $65,000 |
| Drought | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Tornado, November 23, 2001
- Tornado, March 5, 1999
- Tornado, April 11, 2022
- Tornado, April 21, 1996
- Tornado, June 22, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2023
- Hail, October 5, 2000
- Tornado, March 12, 1961
- Tornado, April 3, 1964
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2021
- Tornado, March 26, 2000
- Tornado, April 13, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2000
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2022
- Tornado, April 24, 2007
- Flash Flood, October 29, 2009
- Tornado, April 26, 2016
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 4, 2020
- Hail, June 12, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2009
- Hail, May 10, 2003
- Hail, June 4, 1998
- Hail, May 8, 1989
- Hail, April 15, 2023
- Hail, June 8, 1988
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2025
- Hail, March 10, 2018
- Hail, April 19, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2008
- Hail, May 15, 1995
- Hail, June 5, 1995
- Hail, April 30, 1985
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Tornado, March 12, 1961
- Tornado, April 7, 1980
- Tornado, December 30, 2010
- Tornado, May 28, 1982
- Tornado, May 6, 1984
- Tornado, March 21, 1991
- Tornado, April 11, 1994
- Tornado, October 26, 1995
- Tornado, November 10, 1995
- Tornado, April 21, 1996
- Tornado, April 9, 2008
- Tornado, January 29, 2013
- Tornado, April 13, 2018
- Tornado, November 30, 2018
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 22, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Tornado, April 14, 2026
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2025
- Hail, April 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2025
- Tornado, November 4, 2024
- Hail, August 18, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2024
- Tornado, May 7, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2023
- Tornado, July 14, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2023
- Hail, June 6, 2023
- Hail, April 20, 2023
- Hail, April 15, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 23, 2023
- Hail, February 15, 2023
- Flood, February 8, 2023
- Tornado, November 4, 2022
- Hail, October 15, 2022
- Hail, October 12, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2022
- Hail, May 2, 2022
- Tornado, April 11, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, October 15, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2021
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2021
- Hail, April 9, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 14, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2020
- Hail, May 4, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 2020
- Tornado, April 24, 2020
- Hail, April 12, 2020
- Tornado, January 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 10, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Hail, May 29, 2019
- Flood, May 22, 2019
- Tornado, May 18, 2019
- Hail, March 24, 2019
- Tornado, November 30, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 9, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2018
- Tornado, May 3, 2018
- Tornado, April 13, 2018
- Hail, April 3, 2018
- Tornado, March 27, 2018
- Hail, March 10, 2018
- Tornado, January 21, 2018
- Hail, October 21, 2017
- Hail, August 18, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2017
- Tornado, May 18, 2017
- Hail, May 3, 2017
- Tornado, April 25, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 21, 2017
- Hail, April 4, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Hail, March 1, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2016
- Tornado, April 26, 2016
- Hail, March 13, 2016
- Flood, January 1, 2016
- Flood, December 27, 2015
- Flash Flood, December 26, 2015
- Flood, December 13, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2015
- Flood, June 1, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2015
- Flood, May 24, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2015
- Hail, April 19, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 13, 2015
- Tornado, March 25, 2015
- Hail, October 8, 2014
- Hail, October 2, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2014
- Hail, June 5, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2014
- Hail, April 27, 2014
- Hail, April 24, 2014
- Tornado, April 13, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2013
- Hail, July 23, 2013
- Tornado, June 1, 2013
- Tornado, May 20, 2013
- Hail, February 25, 2013
- Hail, February 18, 2013
- Tornado, January 29, 2013
- Tornado, December 19, 2012
- Tornado, October 13, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2012
- Hail, July 26, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2012
- Hail, June 3, 2012
- Flash Flood, January 25, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2011
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2011
- Tornado, April 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 25, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 24, 2011
- Tornado, April 14, 2011
- Hail, February 27, 2011
- Tornado, December 30, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2010
- Lightning, June 7, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2010
- Hail, May 25, 2010
- Hail, March 27, 2010
- Flash Flood, October 29, 2009
- Flash Flood, October 8, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2009
- Hail, August 20, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2009
- Lightning, June 17, 2009
- Hail, June 12, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2009
- Hail, May 15, 2009
- Hail, May 13, 2009
- Tornado, April 29, 2009
- Hail, April 9, 2009
- Hail, February 10, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 27, 2008
- Hail, November 5, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Hail, May 2, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2008
- Tornado, April 9, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2008
- Hail, March 30, 2008
- Tornado, March 18, 2008
- Hail, March 13, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 3, 2008
- Hail, February 5, 2008
- Hail, October 17, 2007
- Flash Flood, October 3, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2007
- Hail, June 10, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2007
- Tornado, April 24, 2007
- Hail, March 9, 2007
- Tornado, March 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, January 13, 2007
- Hail, September 22, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2006
- Hail, August 21, 2006
- Hail, August 20, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2006
- Hail, June 12, 2006
- Hail, May 13, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2006
- Hail, April 24, 2006
- Hail, April 6, 2006
- Hail, March 30, 2006
- Tornado, March 11, 2006
- Hail, March 9, 2006
- Hail, March 9, 2006
- Hail, March 8, 2006
- Hail, January 12, 2006
- Hail, September 28, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2005
- Hail, May 23, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2005
- Hail, April 29, 2005
- Hail, April 21, 2005
- Tornado, April 11, 2005
- Hail, April 5, 2005
- Hail, March 24, 2005
- Hail, February 21, 2005
- Flash Flood, January 12, 2005
- Flash Flood, January 4, 2005
- Flash Flood, January 3, 2005
- Flash Flood, November 1, 2004
- Flash Flood, October 27, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2004
- Hail, June 21, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2004
- Hail, May 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2004
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2004
- Tornado, April 22, 2004
- Hail, April 21, 2004
- Hail, March 20, 2004
- Hail, March 17, 2004
- Tornado, March 4, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 27, 2003
- Hail, August 21, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2003
- Tornado, May 16, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2003
- Hail, May 10, 2003
- Hail, May 3, 2003
- Hail, May 1, 2003
- Hail, April 19, 2003
- Hail, April 6, 2003
- Hail, March 13, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 19, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2002
- Hail, May 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2002
- Hail, March 25, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 19, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, December 16, 2001
- Tornado, November 23, 2001
- Hail, October 10, 2001
- Hail, September 8, 2001
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Franklin CountyEvery warning in Franklin 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.