Storm History: Hempstead County, Arkansas

Events

730

Deaths

6

Injuries

23

Damage

$59 million

Episodes

534

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, April 2, 19825 deaths · 4 injured · $10 million · F4 · 4 events here
• Hail, June 19, 19871 death · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Ice Storm, December 12, 2000$40 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 19825 deaths · 4 injured · $10 million · F4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 1, 1997$1.0 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 4, 20112 injured · $825,000 · EF2 · 5 events here
• Flood, June 1, 2015$770,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 1994$755,000 · 2.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 20252 injured · $500,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 2025$400,000 · EF2 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 20042 injured · $300,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 1, 2018$300,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 1954$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 21, 1967$250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 19713 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 23, 19821 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 1998$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 13, 2009$250,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 2021$225,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 1996$200,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2015$200,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 23, 2009$135,000 · EF1 · 1 event here

• Hail, April 9, 19914.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, November 19, 19833 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 25, 20262.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, May 30, 20042.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 1994$500 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 1994$755,000 · 2.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, March 5, 19922.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, April 24, 19922.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 14, 19922.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 30, 19732.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 16, 19682.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 19672.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20232 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, March 13, 20162 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 29, 20162 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 2, 19825 deaths · 4 injured · $10 million · F4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 30, 1954$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 9, 1965$3,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 19713 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 1973F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 22, 1975F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 8, 19791 injured · $3,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 23, 19821 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 23, 1985F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, November 15, 1988F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 1, 1997$1.0 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 20, 1955F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 10, 1960$250 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 1962F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 11, 1964F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Hempstead County, with its track

• Flash Flood, June 24, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 202652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 202652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 202652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 20262.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 24, 202652 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, March 26, 20261 event here
• Hail, March 15, 20261.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20261 event here
• Heat, August 15, 20251 event here
• Heat, August 8, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 30, 20251 event here
• Heat, July 27, 20251 event here
• Heat, July 20, 20251 event here
• Heat, July 18, 20251 event here
• Heat, June 20, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 202552 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 2025$400,000 · EF2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 20252 injured · $500,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 18, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 5, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 31, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 13, 20241 event here
• Heat, August 7, 20241 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20241 event here
• Heat, July 29, 20241 event here
• Heat, July 15, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 3, 20241 event here
• Heat, July 1, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 28, 20241 event here
• Heat, June 23, 20241 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2024EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2024$50,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 8, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 23, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, September 5, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 18, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 9, 20231 event here
• Heat, August 6, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20231 event here
• Heat, July 29, 20231 event here
• Heat, July 19, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20231 event here
• Heat, July 17, 20231 event here
• Heat, July 15, 20231 event here
• Heat, July 13, 20231 event here
• Tornado, July 12, 2023EF1 · 6 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 24, 20231 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2023EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20234 events here
• Hail, March 31, 20232 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, March 11, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20231 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20221 event here
• Tornado, November 4, 2022EF2 · 1 event here
• Heat, August 15, 20221 event here
• Heat, August 3, 20221 event here
• Heat, July 24, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20221 event here
• Heat, July 16, 20221 event here
• Hail, July 13, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, July 12, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 9, 20221 event here
• Heat, July 4, 20221 event here
• Heat, June 22, 20221 event here
• Heat, June 17, 20221 event here
• Heat, June 12, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 202261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 202259 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 12, 2022EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 4, 20221.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 11, 20221 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 23, 20221 event here
• Drought, February 17, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 3, 20221 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20221 event here
• Drought, January 6, 20221 event here
• Hail, December 10, 20211.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, November 30, 20211 event here
• Heat, September 1, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 202156 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, August 21, 20211 event here
• Heat, August 9, 20211 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20211 event here
• Heat, July 25, 20211 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 202161 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 9, 20211.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 2021EF1 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 2021$225,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 25, 202152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 202065 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 29, 20201 event here
• Heat, August 28, 20201 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 27, 20201 event here
• Heat, August 16, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 20201 event here
• Heat, July 10, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 202065 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, June 9, 20200.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2020EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 2020EF2 · 5 events here
• Hail, April 22, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20201 event here
• Heat, August 26, 20191 event here
• Heat, August 17, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20191 event here
• Heat, August 10, 20191 event here
• Heat, August 7, 20191 event here
• Heat, July 17, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 20195 events here
• Heat, July 9, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2019$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heat, June 21, 20191 event here
• Tornado, December 1, 2018$300,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, July 26, 20181 event here
• Heat, July 19, 20181 event here
• Heat, July 15, 20181 event here
• Heat, July 13, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 201856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, June 28, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, February 21, 20183 events here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20181 event here
• Hail, February 6, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20181 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20171 event here
• Drought, November 9, 20171 event here
• Hail, September 5, 20171.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Heat, August 19, 20171 event here
• Heat, July 26, 20171 event here
• Heat, July 19, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, May 3, 20172 events here
• Hail, April 29, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20171 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 20161 event here
• Heat, August 9, 20161 event here
• Heat, August 3, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 24, 20161 event here
• Heat, July 18, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 201661 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 6, 20161 event here
• Hail, April 29, 20162 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 13, 20162 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 27, 2015$15,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 201555 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20151 event here
• Drought, September 22, 20151 event here
• Heat, August 5, 20151 event here
• Heat, July 13, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 201554 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flood, June 1, 2015$770,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 2015$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, May 25, 20151 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2015$200,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 9, 201552 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 26, 20150.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 201555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 23, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 2, 201457 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 201461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 27, 20141.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 13, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 2014$125,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, March 28, 20141.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, December 6, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, November 24, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 201357 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 15, 20131 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, December 25, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 19, 201267 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2012$20,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 201253 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 201255 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, June 19, 20121 event here
• Hail, May 7, 2012$5,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 10, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 22, 2012$20,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, September 12, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, September 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20111 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 201154 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20111 injured · $15,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20111 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 201154 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 1, 20111 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 25, 2011$5,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, April 20, 20111.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, April 15, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 4, 20112 injured · $825,000 · EF2 · 5 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 20111 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20111 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20101 event here
• Hail, November 1, 20101.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20101 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20101 event here
• Hail, September 8, 201051 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 7, 2010EF0 · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 17, 2010$20,000 · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Hempstead CountyEvery warning in Hempstead 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.