Storm History: Polk County, Arkansas

Events

565

Deaths

4

Injuries

73

Damage

$191 million

Episodes

368

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.

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• Tornado, April 8, 20093 deaths · 30 injured · $130 million · EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, January 13, 19501 death · 1 injured · $3,000 · F3 · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 8, 20093 deaths · 30 injured · $130 million · EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, November 13, 199311 injured · $50 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 197917 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 20135 injured · $2.2 million · EF2 · 8 events here
• Flood, May 1, 2011$750,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 2014$525,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 14, 2011$520,000 · EF2 · 11 events here
• Tornado, April 24, 2011$435,000 · EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2014$425,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 2001$300,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 20, 2011$300,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 1971$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 5, 19751 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 1981$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 21, 2009$200,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 13, 2014$200,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 2015$200,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2014$104,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 4, 1998$100,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 2009$91,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here

• Hail, June 19, 20195 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 20074.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20183 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20182.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 7, 19942.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 24, 19922.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 14, 19922.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 31, 19842 injured · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 6, 19752.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 19732.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20232.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 20232.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 19, 20112.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 2, 20122.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 19712 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 8, 20093 deaths · 30 injured · $130 million · EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, January 13, 19501 death · 1 injured · $3,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 13, 1957F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 1959F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 12, 1961$25,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 1971$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 9, 1984F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 1988F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 24, 2011$435,000 · EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, November 17, 1952$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 1977$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 12, 1978F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 197917 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 1982F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 1984F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Polk County, with its track

• Flash Flood, June 22, 202656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 202652 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20262 events here
• Flash Flood, April 30, 202556 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF2 · 7 events here
• Ice Storm, February 18, 20251 event here
• Ice Storm, January 9, 20252 events here
• Tornado, July 8, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 2024EF2 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20243 events here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20242 events here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 20232.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 15, 20232.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 24, 202352 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 16, 20231 event here
• Ice Storm, February 1, 20233 events here
• Ice Storm, January 29, 20233 events here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20233 events here
• Winter Weather, December 22, 20223 events here
• Winter Weather, November 14, 20222 events here
• Tornado, November 4, 2022EF2 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20221 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 21, 202252 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 30, 2022$10,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 202152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 2021EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 24, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 1, 2020EF2 · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 20201.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 26, 2020EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 202061 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 2020$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 202061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 28, 20201.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 24, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 11, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 201961 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 19, 20195 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 201974 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 24, 20191.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 30, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 201861 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 20181.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20183 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2018EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20182.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 24, 2018EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 21, 2018$2,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, December 4, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 22, 2017$20,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 20161 event here
• Hail, July 29, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 20161 injured · $10,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20161.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 9, 20161 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, April 27, 2016$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 11, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 13, 2016EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 25, 2015EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, December 13, 20152 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 2015$200,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 24, 2015EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 13, 2014$200,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, October 2, 2014$22,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2014$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2014$104,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 2014$525,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 5, 2014$45,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2014$425,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 24, 2014$30,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 1, 2013$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 2013$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 2013$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2013$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 2013$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 20135 injured · $2.2 million · EF2 · 8 events here
• Hail, February 25, 2013$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, February 18, 20131.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, January 12, 2013$60,000 · 0.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 5, 2012$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 2012$15,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 12, 2012$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 2012$40,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 7, 20121.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 2, 20122.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 20, 2011$300,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 2, 20112 injured · $2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2011$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2011$30,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 4, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 2011$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 11, 2011$35,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 2011EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 2011$750,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 2011$435,000 · EF3 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, April 19, 20112.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 14, 2011$520,000 · EF2 · 11 events here
• Hail, March 27, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 7, 2010$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 2010$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 2010$12,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, January 20, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 29, 2009$5,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 5, 20091.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 2009$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 2009$6,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 21, 2009$200,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 2009$91,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 8, 20093 deaths · 30 injured · $130 million · EF3 · 5 events here
• Lightning, March 26, 20091 event here
• Tornado, October 6, 2008$75,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 2, 2008$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 200850 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 23, 2008$10,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 2008$25,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2008EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 8, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 29, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 17, 2008$85,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2008EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 13, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, February 11, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 17, 2007EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20070.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 24, 20071 injured · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 10, 20071.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 20074.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, January 13, 2007$4,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, November 14, 20061 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, November 14, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 21, 2006F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 21, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, September 21, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 200650 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 15, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 20061.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 200650 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 2, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 1, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, March 18, 20061 event here
• Hail, March 11, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, January 9, 20061 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, November 27, 20051.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 12, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 12, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 12, 2005F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20051 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 200552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20051.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 5, 20050.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 27, 20044 events here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 20041 event here
• Hail, June 19, 200450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20041.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 18, 20041 event here
• Hail, March 17, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, December 22, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 26, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 200350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 2003F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 6, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 6, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 13, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 6, 200250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 200252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 200250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 200250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 16, 20011 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 23, 200150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 2001$300,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 20011 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 200150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 200150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 19, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 20011 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20010.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 200150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 200150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 200150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 200150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 200152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 20010.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 20010.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 20010.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 24, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 24, 20010.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 16, 20011 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 200050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 200050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 200050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 200050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20001 event here
• Hail, May 18, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 26, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 2, 20001 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 26, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 3, 200050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 4, 1999F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 3, 199950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, December 3, 19990.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 9, 19991 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 199950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 199950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 19991 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 19991 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 199950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 199950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 199950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 199950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 199952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 19991.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 199950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 199950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 199950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 199950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 19990.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 199950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 199950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 5, 1999F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 5, 1999F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, January 22, 19990.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 199850 kt wind · 2 events here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1995
• 1994
• 1993
• 1992
• 1991
• 1990
• 1989
• 1988
• 1986
• 1985
• 1984
• 1983
• 1982
• 1981
• 1979
• 1978
• 1977
• 1975
• 1973
• 1971
• 1970
• 1969
• 1961
• 1959
• 1957
• 1952
• 1950

Tornadoes in Polk CountyEvery warning in Polk County since 1986Every county in Arkansas

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.