Storm History: Independence County, Arkansas

Events

687

Deaths

9

Injuries

58

Damage

$155 million

Episodes

516

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, 19687 deaths · 24 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 19551 death · 3 injured · $750,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, October 29, 20091 death · $40,000 · EF2 · 3 events here

• Tornado, March 15, 19843 injured · $50 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, January 26, 2009$50 million · 1 event here
• Flood, March 18, 2008$21 million · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 2011$4.5 million · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 2017$3.5 million · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 1, 1997$3.0 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 19687 deaths · 24 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 197318 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 7, 20123 injured · $2.4 million · 2.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2014$1.5 million · EF4 · 3 events here
• Flood, April 10, 2008$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 10, 2010$1.3 million · EF2 · 4 events here
• Flood, May 1, 2009$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 25, 2012$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 2011$800,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, November 15, 19551 death · 3 injured · $750,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 13, 2008$750,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 14, 1993$500,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 1996$500,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 2012$500,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here

• Hail, January 21, 19995 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 20074.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 19584 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, October 15, 20223 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20182.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 7, 20123 injured · $2.4 million · 2.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, May 7, 19942.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 5, 19922.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 20262.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 15, 20232.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 20232.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 3, 2012$40,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 19, 2011$30,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2013$5,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 19742 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 15, 19687 deaths · 24 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 24, 1982F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 19843 injured · $50 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 5, 2008$150,000 · EF4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2014$1.5 million · EF4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, November 15, 19551 death · 3 injured · $750,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 13, 1957F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 1959$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 197318 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 20, 1976F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 7, 1980F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 2, 1982$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 19841 injured · $3,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 15, 1988F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 21, 1999F3 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Independence County, with its track

• Flash Flood, June 22, 202656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 20262.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20261.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 25, 2026EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 7, 2026EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20261 event here
• Hail, September 15, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 4, 20251 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF2 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 18, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, February 15, 20251 event here
• Flood, January 30, 20251 event here
• Ice Storm, January 9, 20251 event here
• Flood, November 5, 20241 event here
• Flood, July 17, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 8, 2024EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20241 event here
• Hail, January 11, 20241.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 20232.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 15, 20232.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 24, 20231 event here
• Flash Flood, March 24, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 1, 20231 event here
• Flood, February 8, 20231 event here
• Flash Flood, February 8, 20231 event here
• Ice Storm, January 29, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, December 22, 20221 event here
• Hail, October 15, 20223 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 20221 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 21, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 21, 202252 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 11, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 202270 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20221 event here
• Hail, November 21, 20211.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 20211 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20211 event here
• Flood, April 26, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 17, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 27, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2020$20,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 28, 20201.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20201 event here
• Flood, January 11, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, November 11, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, October 30, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, September 24, 20191 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 2019EF0 · 6 events here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, February 11, 20191 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 6, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, December 7, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, November 14, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, October 31, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 201861 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2018EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20182.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 24, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 6, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 201761 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 20172 events here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 2017$3.5 million · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 29, 2017$10,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flood, April 26, 20171 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20171 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017EF2 · 6 events here
• Tornado, March 1, 2017$10,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 20161.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, March 30, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20161 event here
• Flood, December 26, 20151 event here
• Tornado, December 23, 2015$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 10, 20151 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 9, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 2015$20,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 20, 2015$50,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, November 16, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2014$90,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 201456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 2014$170,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 20142 injured · $270,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flood, May 12, 20140.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2014$1.5 million · EF4 · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 15, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 2014$200,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20141 event here
• Ice Storm, February 4, 2014$200,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, December 7, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, December 5, 2013$150,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 25, 20131 event here
• Hail, July 14, 2013$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 27, 2013$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 2013$275,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2013$5,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 25, 20131 event here
• Strong Wind, March 24, 2013$30,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 21, 20131 event here
• Ice Storm, February 20, 2013$100,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 15, 20131 event here
• Flood, January 12, 2013$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 12, 2013$10,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, December 25, 2012$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, December 20, 2012$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, December 9, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, September 27, 2012$50,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 24, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 7, 20123 injured · $2.4 million · 2.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, September 5, 2012$25,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 201261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 2012$500,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Wildfire, July 28, 20121 event here
• Wildfire, July 22, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 19, 2012$50,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 2012$260,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Heat, July 1, 20122 events here
• Heat, June 25, 20121 event here
• Drought, June 19, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 20121.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 2012$40,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 7, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 21, 2012$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 2012$320,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 20121 event here
• Tornado, January 22, 2012EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 6, 20111 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 1, 20113 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 2, 20111 event here
• Hail, July 4, 2011$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 2011$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, June 1, 2011$55,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2011$30,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Flood, May 21, 2011$15,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 2011$115,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flood, May 1, 2011$4.5 million · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 2011$110,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, May 1, 20111 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 2011$800,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Flood, April 23, 2011$115,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 19, 2011$30,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 14, 2011$50,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, April 3, 2011$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 29, 20111.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Wildfire, March 18, 20111 event here
• Hail, March 8, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20111 event here
• Tornado, February 24, 2011$32,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 9, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 2011$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20111 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, December 28, 20101 event here
• Strong Wind, December 11, 2010$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 21, 2010$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, August 19, 20101 event here
• Heat, August 8, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20102 events here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 2010$50,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 2010$195,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 11, 2010$3,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 2010$35,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 23, 2010$207,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, April 7, 20101 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 10, 2010$1.3 million · EF2 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 7, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, December 23, 2009$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 30, 20091 event here
• Tornado, October 29, 20091 death · $40,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 2009$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2009$4,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 21, 2009$110,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 200960 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2009$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 2009$25,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, May 1, 2009$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 29, 2009EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 28, 2009$75,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 8, 2009$100,000 · EF3 · 8 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 7, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, March 12, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 10, 2009$200,000 · 75 kt wind · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, January 26, 2009$50 million · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20081 event here
• Tornado, September 13, 2008$750,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 2, 2008$250,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 2008$5,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 2, 2008EF3 · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 13, 20083 events here
• Flood, April 10, 2008$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 2008EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 2008$10,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 18, 2008$21 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 2008EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 6, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 4, 20081 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 2008$150,000 · EF4 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20081 event here
• High Wind, January 29, 2008$250,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, December 22, 2007$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 8, 20071 event here
• Hail, August 13, 2007$125,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Heat, August 7, 20071 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 20071 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2007$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 20072 events here
• High Wind, April 11, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 7, 20072 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 20074.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 13, 2007$3,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 200650 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 200650 kt wind · 2 events here

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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.