Storm History: Hot Spring County, Arkansas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Hot Spring 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
- 728
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 70
- Damage
- $48 million
- Episodes
- 518
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 | 223 | 1 | 4 | $969,000 |
| Tornado | 172 | 1 | 63 | $35 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 124 | 0 | 0 | $648,000 |
| Flash Flood | 90 | 0 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| Winter Storm | 27 | 0 | 0 | $5.1 million |
| Drought | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 5 | 0 | 2 | $2.3 million |
| Strong Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Wildfire | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Heavy Rain | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, December 23, 1982
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2012
- Tornado, November 15, 1988
- Lightning, April 27, 1998
- Tornado, September 26, 1996
- Tornado, March 1, 1997
- Flood, May 1, 2011
- Tornado, September 2, 2008
- Tornado, September 13, 2008
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2009
- Tornado, December 2, 1982
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2012
- Tornado, April 24, 2011
- Hail, February 18, 2013
- Tornado, May 13, 1957
- Tornado, April 25, 1982
- High Wind, January 29, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 1996
- Tornado, April 3, 2008
- Flood, April 3, 2008
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, March 1, 1997
- Tornado, March 26, 1950
- Tornado, May 13, 1957
- Tornado, June 6, 1974
- Tornado, March 29, 1976
- Tornado, April 25, 1982
- Tornado, December 2, 1982
- Tornado, December 23, 1982
- Tornado, May 14, 1983
- Tornado, April 23, 1985
- Tornado, December 14, 1987
- Tornado, November 15, 1988
- Tornado, January 21, 1999
- Tornado, April 8, 2009
- Tornado, April 24, 2011
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2026
- Tornado, April 25, 2026
- Tornado, March 15, 2026
- Tornado, March 7, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Tornado, October 18, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Ice Storm, January 9, 2025
- Hail, August 14, 2024
- Hail, May 21, 2024
- Hail, April 25, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2024
- Hail, January 11, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2024
- Hail, September 6, 2023
- Tornado, June 25, 2023
- Hail, June 13, 2023
- Hail, April 15, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 24, 2023
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2023
- Tornado, November 4, 2022
- Hail, July 28, 2022
- Hail, July 9, 2022
- Hail, April 15, 2022
- Tornado, April 11, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2021
- Hail, May 3, 2021
- Hail, April 7, 2021
- Tornado, March 24, 2021
- Flash Flood, February 28, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Tornado, August 26, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, February 18, 2020
- Tornado, January 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 28, 2019
- Hail, October 20, 2019
- Tornado, May 15, 2019
- Tornado, May 8, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 14, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2018
- Tornado, June 13, 2018
- Hail, June 8, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2018
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, February 28, 2018
- Tornado, February 24, 2018
- Flash Flood, February 20, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2018
- Drought, November 7, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2017
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 3, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Tornado, April 26, 2017
- Tornado, March 24, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2017
- Heavy Rain, August 13, 2016
- Hail, July 14, 2016
- Hail, May 9, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 27, 2016
- Hail, April 11, 2016
- Tornado, March 13, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2016
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Flash Flood, November 28, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2015
- Tornado, April 19, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 15, 2015
- Tornado, October 2, 2014
- Tornado, June 5, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2014
- Hail, May 15, 2014
- Hail, April 24, 2014
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 13, 2014
- Hail, April 3, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2013
- Winter Weather, November 25, 2013
- Heavy Rain, September 20, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2013
- Hail, July 10, 2013
- Wildfire, July 4, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2013
- Tornado, May 30, 2013
- Strong Wind, March 24, 2013
- Hail, March 18, 2013
- Hail, February 18, 2013
- Tornado, January 29, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2012
- Strong Wind, December 20, 2012
- Tornado, December 19, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Hail, November 5, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Tornado, October 17, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Hail, September 7, 2012
- Heat, September 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2012
- Hail, August 8, 2012
- Hail, August 5, 2012
- Heat, August 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Heat, July 1, 2012
- Wildfire, July 1, 2012
- Wildfire, June 29, 2012
- Heat, June 25, 2012
- Drought, June 19, 2012
- Hail, May 29, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2012
- Hail, February 1, 2012
- Tornado, January 22, 2012
- Winter Weather, December 6, 2011
- Flash Flood, November 21, 2011
- Drought, November 1, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Hail, August 9, 2011
- Drought, August 1, 2011
- Wildfire, July 31, 2011
- Hail, July 4, 2011
- Hail, June 28, 2011
- Tornado, May 20, 2011
- Tornado, May 1, 2011
- Flood, May 1, 2011
- Tornado, April 24, 2011
- Flood, April 23, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, April 14, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 2011
- Strong Wind, April 3, 2011
- Drought, April 1, 2011
- Drought, March 1, 2011
- Tornado, February 24, 2011
- Wildfire, February 13, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2011
- Drought, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2011
- Drought, January 1, 2011
- Strong Wind, December 11, 2010
- Drought, December 1, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 25, 2010
- Drought, November 1, 2010
- Drought, October 12, 2010
- Heat, August 19, 2010
- Heat, August 8, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2010
- Heat, July 30, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2010
- Hail, May 10, 2010
- Hail, March 27, 2010
- Tornado, March 10, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2010
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2009
- Heavy Rain, October 1, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2009
- Hail, June 30, 2009
- Hail, June 28, 2009
- Hail, June 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2009
- Tornado, May 5, 2009
- Flood, May 4, 2009
- Tornado, May 1, 2009
- Tornado, April 8, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2009
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 26, 2009
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2008
- Tornado, October 6, 2008
- Tornado, September 13, 2008
- Tornado, September 2, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Hail, June 1, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2008
- Hail, May 22, 2008
- Hail, April 25, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, April 13, 2008
- Tornado, April 9, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2008
- Flood, April 3, 2008
- Tornado, April 3, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 29, 2008
- Tornado, March 17, 2008
- Tornado, March 14, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 6, 2008
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2008
- High Wind, January 29, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2008
- Strong Wind, December 22, 2007
- Tornado, October 17, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2007
- Heat, August 7, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2007
- Hail, April 10, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 27, 2007
- Flash Flood, January 13, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 17, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 17, 2006
- Hail, August 15, 2006
- Lightning, May 28, 2006
- Lightning, May 10, 2006
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Hot Spring CountyEvery warning in Hot Spring 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.