Storm History: Little River County, Arkansas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Little River 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
- 614
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 12
- Damage
- $62 million
- Episodes
- 473
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 | 196 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 |
| Tornado | 122 | 3 | 11 | $6.8 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 89 | 0 | 1 | $786,000 |
| Heat | 55 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 48 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 25 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 |
| Winter Weather | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | $55,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | $40 million |
| Lightning | 4 | 1 | 0 | $104,000 |
| Flood | 4 | 1 | 0 | $14 million |
| Heavy Snow | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Wildfire | 2 | 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 2, 1982
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 4, 1999
- Tornado, April 30, 1954
- Tornado, October 17, 1980
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2008
- Tornado, October 13, 2014
- Tornado, September 13, 2008
- Tornado, May 9, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2003
- Lightning, March 9, 2006
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 19, 2012
- Hail, May 9, 1993
- Hail, August 2, 1993
- Hail, June 30, 1994
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2021
- Hail, April 25, 1994
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, December 24, 1982
- Tornado, April 30, 1954
- Tornado, May 13, 1957
- Tornado, May 14, 1983
- Tornado, November 15, 1988
- Tornado, May 4, 1999
- Tornado, October 13, 2014
- Tornado, April 30, 1962
- Tornado, January 3, 1971
- Tornado, November 23, 1973
- Tornado, November 24, 1973
- Tornado, October 17, 1980
- Tornado, March 24, 1988
- Tornado, May 16, 1990
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Tornado, March 11, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Drought, January 22, 2026
- Heat, August 15, 2025
- Heat, August 8, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 30, 2025
- Heat, July 27, 2025
- Heat, July 20, 2025
- Heat, July 18, 2025
- Heat, June 20, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2025
- Tornado, April 30, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 31, 2024
- Drought, September 12, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 13, 2024
- Heat, August 7, 2024
- Heat, August 1, 2024
- Heat, July 29, 2024
- Heat, July 15, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 14, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Hail, January 12, 2024
- Flash Flood, October 4, 2023
- Heat, September 5, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 18, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2023
- Heat, August 6, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2023
- Heat, July 29, 2023
- Heat, July 19, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2023
- Heat, July 13, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 13, 2023
- Heat, July 12, 2023
- Hail, June 26, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2023
- Tornado, June 17, 2023
- Hail, June 13, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 30, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 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
- 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
- Tornado, April 12, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Drought, February 17, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2022
- Drought, January 6, 2022
- Hail, December 10, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2021
- Drought, November 30, 2021
- Heat, September 1, 2021
- Heat, August 21, 2021
- Heat, August 9, 2021
- Heat, August 1, 2021
- Heat, July 25, 2021
- Tornado, June 7, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 24, 2021
- Tornado, April 9, 2021
- Hail, March 24, 2021
- Hail, March 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2020
- Excessive Heat, August 29, 2020
- Heat, August 28, 2020
- Heat, August 16, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2020
- Heat, July 10, 2020
- Heat, July 3, 2020
- Tornado, May 25, 2020
- Tornado, May 16, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2020
- Tornado, April 28, 2020
- Hail, February 9, 2020
- Tornado, October 20, 2019
- Heat, August 26, 2019
- Heat, August 17, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2019
- Heat, August 10, 2019
- Heat, August 7, 2019
- Heat, July 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2019
- Heat, July 9, 2019
- Heat, June 21, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2019
- Hail, January 19, 2019
- Tornado, December 1, 2018
- Heat, July 19, 2018
- Heat, July 13, 2018
- Heat, June 28, 2018
- Tornado, April 13, 2018
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2018
- Tornado, January 21, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2018
- Drought, December 1, 2017
- Drought, November 16, 2017
- Heat, August 19, 2017
- Heat, July 26, 2017
- Heat, July 19, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Heat, August 9, 2016
- Heat, August 3, 2016
- Heat, July 24, 2016
- Heat, July 18, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2016
- Heat, July 6, 2016
- Tornado, April 29, 2016
- Hail, April 29, 2016
- Hail, March 18, 2016
- Hail, March 13, 2016
- Tornado, December 27, 2015
- Flash Flood, November 28, 2015
- Drought, October 1, 2015
- Drought, September 1, 2015
- Drought, August 18, 2015
- Heat, August 5, 2015
- Heat, July 13, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2015
- Flood, June 1, 2015
- Flood, May 25, 2015
- Tornado, May 10, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2015
- Hail, March 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2015
- Tornado, October 13, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 2, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2014
- Hail, April 3, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Hail, February 25, 2013
- Hail, February 21, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 19, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Hail, October 14, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Drought, June 19, 2012
- Hail, June 15, 2012
- Hail, May 7, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2012
- Tornado, November 21, 2011
- Drought, November 1, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Flood, September 18, 2011
- Wildfire, September 15, 2011
- Excessive Heat, September 12, 2011
- Wildfire, September 8, 2011
- Excessive Heat, September 1, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Drought, August 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2011
- Excessive Heat, June 1, 2011
- Tornado, April 25, 2011
- Hail, April 19, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 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
- Hail, May 14, 2010
- Tornado, April 23, 2010
- Winter Weather, March 21, 2010
- Tornado, March 10, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2010
- Tornado, December 23, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2009
- Tornado, May 14, 2009
- Tornado, May 9, 2009
- Tornado, May 2, 2009
- Hail, April 13, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2008
- Tornado, September 13, 2008
- Hail, June 25, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 9, 2008
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Little River CountyEvery warning in Little River 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.