Storm History: Lafayette County, Arkansas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Lafayette 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
- 599
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $58 million
- Episodes
- 444
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 | 167 | 0 | 2 | $617,000 |
| Tornado | 121 | 0 | 1 | $2.4 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 94 | 0 | 3 | $299,000 |
| Heat | 56 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 46 | 0 | 1 | $865,000 |
| Drought | 41 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $40 million |
| Flood | 3 | 1 | 0 | $14 million |
| Heavy Snow | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Ice Storm, December 12, 2000
- Flood, June 1, 2015
- Tornado, April 23, 2000
- Flash Flood, October 9, 2009
- Tornado, October 31, 1974
- Tornado, September 13, 2008
- Flash Flood, October 13, 2009
- Tornado, May 25, 2020
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Hail, April 3, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 5, 1994
- Hail, May 9, 1993
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2010
- Tornado, April 28, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2006
- Flash Flood, October 1, 2009
- Hail, May 20, 2003
- Hail, October 9, 1993
- Tornado, July 8, 2024
- Tornado, April 14, 1993
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, April 2, 1982
- Tornado, March 28, 1972
- Tornado, April 23, 1985
- Tornado, November 15, 1988
- Tornado, February 24, 2007
- Tornado, April 9, 2009
- Tornado, March 16, 1963
- Tornado, May 4, 1974
- Tornado, May 13, 1981
- Tornado, May 16, 1981
- Tornado, May 16, 1990
- Tornado, April 13, 1991
- Tornado, April 11, 1994
- Tornado, November 10, 1995
- Tornado, April 28, 2020
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Hail, April 26, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 19, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 18, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2025
- Heat, August 19, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 19, 2025
- Heat, August 14, 2025
- Heat, August 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 30, 2025
- Heat, July 27, 2025
- Heat, July 20, 2025
- Heat, July 15, 2025
- Heat, June 20, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2025
- Tornado, April 30, 2025
- Tornado, April 4, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 31, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 13, 2024
- Heat, August 7, 2024
- Heat, August 1, 2024
- Heat, July 29, 2024
- Heat, July 15, 2024
- Tornado, July 8, 2024
- Heat, July 4, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 28, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2024
- Heat, June 23, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2024
- Tornado, April 28, 2024
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 23, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Heat, September 5, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 18, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2023
- Heat, August 6, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 31, 2023
- Heat, July 29, 2023
- Heat, July 19, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2023
- Heat, July 13, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 13, 2023
- Heat, July 12, 2023
- Tornado, July 12, 2023
- Heat, July 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2023
- Tornado, June 17, 2023
- Hail, June 14, 2023
- Hail, June 13, 2023
- Hail, April 15, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 30, 2023
- Tornado, January 18, 2023
- Tornado, January 2, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Hail, September 25, 2022
- Heat, August 15, 2022
- Heat, August 3, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Heat, July 24, 2022
- Drought, July 21, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2022
- Heat, July 16, 2022
- Hail, July 13, 2022
- Heat, July 12, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 9, 2022
- Heat, July 4, 2022
- Heat, June 22, 2022
- Heat, June 17, 2022
- Heat, June 11, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2022
- Drought, January 6, 2022
- Heat, September 1, 2021
- Heat, August 21, 2021
- Heat, August 9, 2021
- Heat, August 1, 2021
- Heat, July 25, 2021
- Tornado, April 9, 2021
- Hail, March 27, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2021
- Excessive Heat, August 29, 2020
- Heat, August 28, 2020
- Tropical Storm, August 27, 2020
- Heat, August 16, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2020
- Heat, July 10, 2020
- Tornado, May 25, 2020
- Hail, May 21, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2020
- Tornado, April 28, 2020
- Hail, April 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, February 12, 2020
- Tornado, October 20, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Drought, September 17, 2019
- Heat, August 26, 2019
- Heat, August 17, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2019
- Heat, August 7, 2019
- Heat, July 17, 2019
- Heat, July 9, 2019
- Heat, June 21, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 2019
- Drought, August 1, 2018
- Heat, July 19, 2018
- Heat, July 13, 2018
- Drought, July 5, 2018
- Hail, May 22, 2018
- Flash Flood, February 21, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2018
- Drought, December 1, 2017
- Drought, November 9, 2017
- Heat, August 19, 2017
- Heat, July 26, 2017
- Heat, July 19, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 2017
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2017
- Drought, November 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2016
- Heat, August 9, 2016
- Heat, August 3, 2016
- Heat, August 1, 2016
- Heat, July 24, 2016
- Heat, July 18, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2016
- Heat, July 6, 2016
- Tornado, April 29, 2016
- Tornado, April 11, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 2016
- Flash Flood, March 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 2015
- Drought, October 1, 2015
- Drought, September 1, 2015
- Heat, August 5, 2015
- Heat, July 13, 2015
- Flood, June 1, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2015
- Flood, May 25, 2015
- Hail, April 24, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 2, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2014
- Hail, April 27, 2014
- Hail, April 3, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 6, 2013
- Winter Weather, November 24, 2013
- Drought, September 1, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2013
- Hail, May 21, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 14, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 19, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Drought, June 19, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2012
- Hail, May 7, 2012
- Hail, April 3, 2012
- Hail, February 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2011
- Excessive Heat, September 12, 2011
- Excessive Heat, September 1, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2011
- Drought, August 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Hail, July 5, 2011
- Wildfire, July 2, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, June 1, 2011
- Hail, May 21, 2011
- Tornado, April 26, 2011
- Tornado, April 25, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 20, 2011
- Drought, April 1, 2011
- Drought, March 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2011
- Drought, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2011
- Drought, January 1, 2011
- Drought, December 1, 2010
- Drought, November 1, 2010
- Hail, October 24, 2010
- Drought, October 1, 2010
- Wildfire, September 15, 2010
- Tornado, April 23, 2010
- Tornado, March 10, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2010
- Tornado, October 29, 2009
- Flood, October 27, 2009
- Flash Flood, October 13, 2009
- Flash Flood, October 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, October 1, 2009
- Tornado, May 14, 2009
- Tornado, May 9, 2009
- Tornado, May 2, 2009
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Lafayette CountyEvery warning in Lafayette 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.