Tornado in Arkansas
Every tornado event the National Weather Service has filed in Arkansas, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
The most significant on the map
The most significant tornado episodes in Arkansas.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 2,565
- Deaths
- 413
- Injuries
- 5,569
- Damage
- $3.6 billion
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornadoes in Arkansas, March 21, 1952
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, May 15, 1968
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, April 19, 1968
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, April 27 to 30, 2014A round of showers and thunderstorms occurred during the morning of the 27th. Some of the storms produced hail in central Arkansas. New storms during the afternoon dropped hail in the northern and western parts of the state.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, February 5, 2008Early on the 5th, a strong storm system approached from the Plains. Ahead of the system, breezy southerly winds provided well above normal temperatures and abundant moisture. Warmth and moisture destabilized the atmosphere and fueled developing thunderstorms.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, April 2, 1982
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, May 26, 1973
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, April 10, 1965
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 1997The Saline County tornado moved into Pulaski County about 2.5 miles southeast of Mabelvale at 341 pm CST. The tornado tracked northeastward and damaged or destroyed a number of homes and businesses in the area of Arch Street Pike and Dixon Road in the south part of Little Rock.
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 1997The thunderstorm that produced the tornado across Clark and Hot Spring County earlier spawned another tornado in Saline County. The tornado touched down 5 miles southeast of Benton and traveled northeastward, damaging a number of homes and downing numerous trees and power lines.
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 1997The tornado moved out of Nevada County and into Clark County approximately 6.5 miles south of Okolona at 220 pm CST. The tornado continued moving northeastward, causing considerable tree damage and downing a number of power lines.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, April 24 to 30, 2011From the 24th through the 27th, the arrival of a slow-moving cold front and several low pressure areas aloft triggered several rounds of thunderstorms. Tornadoes, severe storms, and flash flooding resulted. Widespread areal flooding followed the flash flooding.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, November 15, 1988
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, December 14, 1987
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, March 28, 1975
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, March 15, 1984
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, June 6, 1974
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, March 29, 1976
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, April 3, 1968
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, May 2, 2008A line of thunderstorms pushed into western Arkansas early on the morning of May 2nd. During the morning and afternoon hours, severe thunderstorms developed out ahead of the line and produced tornadoes.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, May 30 to 31, 2013The approach of low pressure aloft triggered numerous thunderstorms from the 30th into the early morning hours of the 31st. Tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, and flash flooding occurred. The flooding killed six people, and the tornadoes killed one.
- Tornadoes in Arkansas, April 21, 1996
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, April 14 to 15, 2011A cold front and strong area of low pressure aloft approached Arkansas on the 14th. The result was an outbreak of severe weather from the evening of the 14th through the pre-dawn hours of the 15th. Several tornadoes occurred.
- Tornado in Arkansas, April 14, 1996The tornado first touched down 4 miles northwest of Fox. It moved northeastward, passing south of Timbo, where some homes were damaged or destroyed and a number of trees were blown down.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, December 2, 1982
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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.