Funnel Cloud in Arkansas
Every funnel cloud event the National Weather Service has filed in Arkansas, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
The most significant on the map
The most significant funnel cloud episodes in Arkansas.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 179
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, April 27 to 30, 2014A round of showers and thunderstorms occurred during the morning of the 27th. Some of the storms produced hail in central Arkansas. New storms during the afternoon dropped hail in the northern and western parts of the state.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, April 24 to 30, 2011From the 24th through the 27th, the arrival of a slow-moving cold front and several low pressure areas aloft triggered several rounds of thunderstorms. Tornadoes, severe storms, and flash flooding resulted. Widespread areal flooding followed the flash flooding.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, May 2, 2008A line of thunderstorms pushed into western Arkansas early on the morning of May 2nd. During the morning and afternoon hours, severe thunderstorms developed out ahead of the line and produced tornadoes.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, May 30 to 31, 2013The approach of low pressure aloft triggered numerous thunderstorms from the 30th into the early morning hours of the 31st. Tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, and flash flooding occurred. The flooding killed six people, and the tornadoes killed one.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, April 14 to 15, 2011A cold front and strong area of low pressure aloft approached Arkansas on the 14th. The result was an outbreak of severe weather from the evening of the 14th through the pre-dawn hours of the 15th. Several tornadoes occurred.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, April 8 to 9, 2009Low pressure aloft approached from the west and collided with moisture and instability. Thunderstorms developed in eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon, then became more numerous as they entered western Arkansas during the evening.
- Tornadoes and Flood in Arkansas, May 24 to 26, 2011Thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front to the west of Arkansas on the evening of the 24th, entered western Arkansas during the late evening hours, and continued into the wee hours of the 25th. Severe weather, including two killer tornadoes, occurred in western Arkansas.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, March 31, 2023A powerful storm system and associated upper trough propagated across the Central Plains into the the Mid-Mississippi Valley. Showers and thunderstorms developed in response to the passing trough triggering strong to severe thunderstorms across Arkansas.
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 10 to 11, 2015Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours over Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and portions of Southeast Oklahoma on May 10th, near a residual weak surface boundary draped along the Red River from showers and thunderstorms that had…
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Arkansas, June 5 to 9, 2014A cold front wavered in Arkansas for several days from the 5th through the 9th. On several occasions, upper level low pressure systems moved through, sparking thunderstorms in the vicinity of the front. Some severe storms erupted each day, mainly producing damaging winds.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, April 10, 2013Severe storms developed ahead of an advancing cold front on the afternoon and evening of the 10th. A few tornadoes occurred, and there were also reports of large hail and damaging winds.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, May 1 to 2, 2010Warm and humid conditions prevailed in Arkansas on the 1st. The approach of a cold front triggered the development of thunderstorms. Wind shear, a change in wind speed and direction with height, was not as favorable for the development of tornadoes as it was on April 30th.
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, June 12, 2009A fast-moving line of thunderstorms, known as a derecho, rushed across Arkansas on the afternoon of the 12th. Widespread wind damage and one tornado resulted.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, January 22, 2012The day of the 22nd began cloudy, chilly, and foggy across most of Arkansas. During the day, however, much warmer air surged northward across much of the state. In the evening, a cold front plowed into the warmth and moisture, triggering severe thunderstorms and seven tornadoes.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Arkansas, April 19 to 21, 2011A cold front approached Arkansas on the 19th. Thunderstorms developed in the warm, moist air out ahead of the front. From the evening of the 19th into the morning of the 20th, a line of storms formed and pushed across Arkansas.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, March 24 to 27, 2021It was was repeat performance on March 25th. Just like the 17th, there was another high risk of severe storms, with a tornado outbreak expected just to the east of Arkansas.
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, October 17 to 18, 2007Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico advanced rapidly northward on October 17th. A warm front moved into Arkansas and sparked a number of severe thunderstorms during the afternoon. One of these storms spawned an EF1 tornado west of Star City.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, April 11 to 13, 2022A strong storm system brought multiple rounds of severe weather that led to fairly widespread rainfall and eventually river flooding. One round of severe weather occurred on Monday, April 11th.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 13 to 14, 2018A strong upper level trough of low pressure progressed east across the Southern Plains during the afternoon of April 13th, with a large warm sector of warm/humid air having expanded north across much of the Ark-La-Tex.
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Arkansas, September 1 to 18, 2012Although the remnants of Isaac were centered over Missouri on the 1st, showers and thunderstorms spiraling in toward Isaac's center affected most of Arkansas on the 1st and into the wee hours of the 2nd.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Arkansas, July 23, 2014A cold front triggered numerous thunderstorms in Arkansas during the afternoon and early evening hours of the 23rd. There were dozens of reports of severe weather, mostly in the form of damaging winds. Tens of thousands of electric customers lost power.
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Arkansas, April 11, 2007A deep low pressure system to the north of Arkansas produced strong winds over Arkansas. During the afternoon, scattered showers developed over the northern half of the state. Downdrafts associated with these showers caused winds to become even stronger in areas near the showers.
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, May 20 to 24, 2011A warm, humid air mass over Arkansas, a stalled front to the northwest of the area, and the periodic passage of low pressure aloft, brought rounds of thunderstorms to Arkansas from the 20th through the morning of the 24th.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 14, 2016A derecho moved through Arkansas on 7/14/16 producing a lot of wind damage.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, February 5, 2008An outbreak of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes occurred on Super Tuesday February 5th 2008. The worst tornadoes and majority of the severe weather occurred to the north of our service area.
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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.