Storm History: Phillips County, Arkansas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Phillips 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
- 409
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $9.5 million
- Episodes
- 306
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 | |
| Tornado | 64 | 0 | 7 | $6.9 million |
| Hail | 54 | 1 | 2 | $1.1 million |
| Heat | 49 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 40 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 36 | 0 | 0 | $188,000 |
| Winter Storm | 22 | 0 | 0 | $107,000 |
| Flash Flood | 18 | 0 | 0 | $953,000 |
| Flood | 9 | 0 | 0 | $241,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Winter Weather | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, December 3, 1978
- Tornado, July 30, 2009
- Hail, May 18, 1993
- Tornado, May 6, 2009
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2009
- Tornado, November 11, 1995
- Tornado, April 29, 1956
- Tornado, February 11, 1965
- Tornado, August 29, 1978
- Tornado, January 3, 1982
- Flash Flood, March 17, 2002
- Flood, May 1, 2011
- Tornado, January 22, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2004
- Tornado, March 13, 2016
- Tornado, February 24, 2001
- Flash Flood, January 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2020
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 8, 1989
- Hail, April 22, 1985
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2024
- Hail, May 24, 2024
- Hail, June 14, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 19, 2011
- Hail, April 21, 2006
- Flood, April 3, 1999
- Hail, April 27, 1998
- Hail, June 2, 1995
- Hail, June 6, 1995
- Hail, May 18, 1993
- Hail, May 21, 1990
- Hail, May 28, 1985
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, January 21, 1999
- Tornado, April 29, 1956
- Tornado, December 3, 1978
- Tornado, April 8, 1979
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, February 27, 1954
- Tornado, May 8, 1961
- Tornado, November 19, 1964
- Tornado, February 11, 1965
- Tornado, December 21, 1967
- Tornado, April 24, 1976
- Tornado, April 13, 1991
- Tornado, February 24, 2001
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
Every episode, newest first
- Heat, June 29, 2026
- Heat, June 13, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 12, 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
- Drought, January 1, 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
- Hail, June 7, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2025
- Tornado, April 5, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- Drought, September 1, 2024
- Heat, August 29, 2024
- Drought, August 27, 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
- Hail, May 24, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2024
- Drought, February 1, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 3, 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 14, 2023
- Hail, June 11, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 25, 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, May 15, 2022
- Hail, May 13, 2022
- Hail, May 5, 2022
- Tornado, April 13, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2022
- Excessive Heat, August 21, 2021
- Heat, August 9, 2021
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2021
- Heat, July 24, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2021
- Tornado, March 27, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 10, 2021
- Flood, December 31, 2020
- Heat, August 29, 2020
- Tornado, August 27, 2020
- Heat, July 15, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2020
- Hail, June 5, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 12, 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 13, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 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
- Flood, February 21, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2018
- Tornado, August 31, 2017
- 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 15, 2016
- Excessive Heat, August 5, 2016
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2016
- Excessive Heat, June 16, 2016
- Tornado, March 13, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2016
- Flash Flood, November 17, 2015
- Drought, November 1, 2015
- Drought, October 15, 2015
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2015
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2013
- Drought, September 3, 2013
- Hail, April 27, 2013
- Blizzard, December 25, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 17, 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
- Tornado, January 22, 2012
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2011
- Tornado, June 13, 2011
- Flood, May 1, 2011
- Tornado, April 24, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 19, 2011
- Hail, April 4, 2011
- Drought, April 1, 2011
- Drought, March 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 9, 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
- Hail, October 12, 2010
- Drought, October 1, 2010
- Drought, September 1, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 19, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2010
- Drought, August 1, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2010
- Heat, July 29, 2010
- Drought, July 27, 2010
- Heat, July 24, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2010
- Heat, July 14, 2010
- Heat, June 18, 2010
- Heat, June 12, 2010
- Hail, May 16, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 28, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 23, 2010
- Tornado, July 30, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2009
- Tornado, May 6, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Hail, April 22, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- High Wind, January 29, 2008
- Hail, November 21, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, September 4, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2007
- Heat, August 5, 2007
- Drought, August 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2007
- Hail, May 10, 2006
- Hail, April 21, 2006
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2006
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2006
- Tropical Storm, August 29, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2004
- Tornado, December 18, 2002
- Flood, September 19, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2002
- Hail, May 2, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2002
- Tornado, March 29, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 17, 2002
- Flood, November 28, 2001
- Hail, May 27, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2001
- Hail, March 31, 2001
- Tornado, February 24, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2000
- High Wind, November 2, 1999
- Flood, April 3, 1999
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Phillips CountyEvery warning in Phillips 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.