Storm History: Poinsett County, Arkansas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Poinsett 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
- 634
- Deaths
- 16
- Injuries
- 107
- Damage
- $69 million
- Episodes
- 448
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 | 142 | 0 | 1 | $4.0 million |
| Tornado | 139 | 8 | 103 | $61 million |
| Excessive Heat | 82 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 65 | 0 | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Flash Flood | 52 | 1 | 0 | $571,000 |
| Heat | 43 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Winter Storm | 31 | 1 | 1 | $103,000 |
| Drought | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 13 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 1 | 0 | $764,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| High Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $82,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 5 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 1 | 0 | $60,000 |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 2 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, March 15, 1984
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Hail, April 30, 2002
- Flood, March 1, 1997
- Ice Storm, December 3, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2023
- Tornado, March 21, 1952
- Tornado, December 24, 1982
- Tornado, November 23, 1983
- Tornado, May 30, 2013
- Tornado, October 21, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2018
- Tornado, September 26, 1959
- Tornado, March 12, 1961
- Tornado, April 19, 1970
- Tornado, December 15, 1971
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2009
- Tornado, May 1, 2010
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
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, March 15, 1984
- Tornado, March 21, 1952
- Tornado, May 26, 1973
- Tornado, December 24, 1982
- Tornado, April 16, 1998
- Tornado, January 21, 1999
- Tornado, September 26, 1959
- Tornado, March 12, 1961
- Tornado, April 19, 1970
- Tornado, April 7, 1972
- Tornado, December 3, 1982
- Tornado, April 3, 1984
- Tornado, November 9, 1984
- Tornado, December 14, 1987
- Tornado, November 15, 1988
Every episode, newest first
- Heat, June 29, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2026
- Heat, June 9, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Tornado, April 27, 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, January 1, 2026
- Drought, September 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 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
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2025
- Hail, May 20, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2025
- Hail, April 10, 2025
- Tornado, April 5, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, March 30, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- Strong Wind, September 12, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 17, 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
- High Wind, March 25, 2024
- Hail, March 4, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 29, 2024
- Heavy Rain, January 23, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Hail, January 12, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2023
- Heat, July 27, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2023
- Hail, July 18, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 25, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2023
- Hail, June 16, 2023
- Hail, June 11, 2023
- Hail, June 5, 2023
- Hail, May 27, 2023
- Hail, May 8, 2023
- Hail, April 15, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2023
- Hail, February 16, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Hail, October 15, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 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 21, 2022
- Tornado, April 13, 2022
- Hail, April 6, 2022
- Strong Wind, March 30, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2022
- Tornado, March 6, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 23, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2022
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Hail, November 21, 2021
- Excessive Heat, August 21, 2021
- Heat, August 9, 2021
- Heat, July 30, 2021
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2021
- Heat, July 24, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2021
- Tornado, May 9, 2021
- Hail, May 6, 2021
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Hail, April 9, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2021
- Flood, February 28, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2021
- Heat, August 29, 2020
- Tornado, August 27, 2020
- Heat, July 15, 2020
- Tornado, July 1, 2020
- Hail, May 4, 2020
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
- Tornado, October 21, 2019
- Hail, September 25, 2019
- Heat, August 18, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2019
- Heat, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2019
- Heat, July 8, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 11, 2019
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 14, 2018
- Excessive Heat, August 16, 2018
- Heat, August 6, 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
- Hail, June 21, 2018
- Heat, June 15, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2018
- Hail, April 3, 2018
- Tornado, February 24, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Tornado, August 31, 2017
- Heat, August 21, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2017
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 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
- High Wind, April 30, 2016
- Dust Storm, April 10, 2016
- Hail, March 31, 2016
- Flash Flood, March 30, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2015
- Hail, April 19, 2015
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2015
- Tornado, October 2, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2014
- Hail, June 7, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2014
- Tornado, December 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2013
- Hail, June 27, 2013
- Tornado, June 5, 2013
- Tornado, May 30, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 21, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2013
- Flash Flood, January 13, 2013
- Blizzard, December 25, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 5, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, September 7, 2012
- Tornado, September 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 3, 2012
- Hail, May 31, 2012
- Tornado, January 22, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 17, 2012
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2011
- Winter Weather, November 28, 2011
- Hail, September 14, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2011
- Flood, May 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2011
- Tornado, April 24, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 19, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 2011
- Drought, March 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, February 24, 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 18, 2010
- Heat, July 14, 2010
- Heat, June 18, 2010
- Heat, June 12, 2010
- Hail, May 25, 2010
- Hail, May 17, 2010
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Poinsett CountyEvery warning in Poinsett 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.