Storm History: Lee County, Arkansas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Lee 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
- 351
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 29
- Damage
- $4.6 million
- Episodes
- 280
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excessive Heat | 91 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 46 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 43 | 0 | 1 | $106,000 |
| Tornado | 40 | 0 | 28 | $3.6 million |
| Drought | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 27 | 0 | 0 | $103,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 20 | 1 | 0 | $119,000 |
| Flash Flood | 14 | 0 | 0 | $105,000 |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Winter Weather | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 6 | 0 | 0 | $550,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 4 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, December 3, 1978
- Flood, May 1, 2011
- Tornado, November 19, 1970
- Tornado, November 23, 1973
- Tornado, November 23, 1983
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2000
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Hail, June 26, 1994
- Tornado, December 28, 2015
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2024
- Tornado, February 22, 1975
- Tornado, January 3, 1982
- Tornado, December 3, 1982
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2018
- Flash Flood, March 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 1998
- Hail, January 12, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 1997
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, January 21, 1999
- Tornado, November 19, 1970
- Tornado, April 19, 1973
- Tornado, February 22, 1975
- Tornado, December 3, 1978
- Tornado, December 3, 1982
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, April 3, 1958
- Tornado, December 15, 1971
- Tornado, November 23, 1973
- Tornado, April 11, 1979
- Tornado, May 3, 1979
- Tornado, March 14, 1990
Every episode, newest first
- Heat, June 29, 2026
- Heat, June 9, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 9, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 16, 2025
- Heat, August 13, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 23, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2025
- Heat, July 18, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2025
- Heat, June 22, 2025
- Heat, June 20, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, March 30, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- Heat, August 29, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 18, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 15, 2024
- Heat, August 5, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 30, 2024
- Heat, July 15, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 28, 2024
- Heat, June 25, 2024
- Heat, June 23, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2024
- Hail, May 8, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Hail, January 12, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 17, 2023
- Heat, September 6, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2023
- Heat, July 27, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2023
- Heat, July 13, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 25, 2023
- Hail, June 11, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 2, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Heat, August 15, 2022
- Heat, August 8, 2022
- Heat, August 1, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2022
- Heat, June 25, 2022
- Heat, June 21, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 12, 2022
- Hail, April 30, 2022
- Tornado, April 13, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 23, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2022
- Excessive Heat, August 21, 2021
- Heat, August 9, 2021
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2021
- Heat, July 24, 2021
- Tornado, March 27, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 17, 2021
- Flood, February 28, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 10, 2021
- Heat, August 29, 2020
- Heat, July 15, 2020
- Hail, June 5, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 24, 2020
- Flash Flood, January 11, 2020
- Heat, August 18, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2019
- Heat, August 7, 2019
- Heat, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2019
- Heat, July 8, 2019
- Heat, June 22, 2019
- Heat, June 21, 2019
- Flood, April 18, 2019
- Flood, April 13, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 14, 2018
- Excessive Heat, August 16, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 13, 2018
- Heat, July 11, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2018
- Excessive Heat, June 26, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2018
- Hail, April 3, 2018
- Flood, February 21, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Heat, August 21, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 22, 2016
- Excessive Heat, August 5, 2016
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2016
- Excessive Heat, June 16, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2016
- Tornado, December 28, 2015
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Drought, November 1, 2015
- Drought, October 15, 2015
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2015
- Flood, March 13, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2015
- Hail, June 7, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2014
- Tornado, December 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2013
- Drought, September 17, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2013
- Blizzard, December 25, 2012
- Hail, December 9, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Drought, June 12, 2012
- Hail, June 11, 2012
- Hail, May 2, 2012
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2011
- Hail, June 16, 2011
- Flood, May 1, 2011
- Tornado, April 24, 2011
- Hail, April 4, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2011
- Drought, February 1, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2011
- Drought, January 1, 2011
- Drought, December 1, 2010
- Drought, November 1, 2010
- Drought, October 1, 2010
- Drought, September 28, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 19, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2010
- Heat, July 29, 2010
- Heat, July 24, 2010
- Heat, July 14, 2010
- Heat, June 18, 2010
- Heat, June 12, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 28, 2010
- Flash Flood, December 24, 2009
- Flash Flood, October 29, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2009
- Tornado, May 6, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2008
- Hail, March 14, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- High Wind, January 29, 2008
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2007
- Heat, August 5, 2007
- Drought, August 1, 2007
- Hail, May 15, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Tornado, April 3, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2007
- Hail, May 10, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2006
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2006
- Hail, July 22, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2004
- Hail, July 4, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Hail, June 2, 2003
- Tornado, May 16, 2003
- Hail, May 16, 2003
- Hail, April 6, 2003
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2003
- Tornado, December 18, 2002
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2002
- Hail, March 31, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 1999
- Tornado, January 21, 1999
- Ice Storm, December 23, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 1998
- Tornado, April 8, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 1997
- Hail, May 2, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 17, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 1996
- Tornado, November 11, 1995
- Tornado, July 25, 1995
- Hail, June 6, 1995
- Hail, July 16, 1994
- Hail, June 26, 1994
- Hail, June 9, 1994
- Hail, August 21, 1993
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Lee CountyEvery warning in Lee 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.