Storm History: Washington County, Arkansas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Washington 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
- 1,163
- Deaths
- 19
- Injuries
- 862
- Damage
- $153 million
- Episodes
- 615
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 | 464 | 2 | 3 | $62 million |
| Tornado | 240 | 9 | 74 | $34 million |
| Flash Flood | 208 | 2 | 0 | $9.8 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 133 | 0 | 7 | $619,000 |
| Drought | 39 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 33 | 2 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 11 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Ice Storm | 9 | 0 | 1 | $46 million |
| Heat | 8 | 2 | 775 | |
| High Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $120,000 |
| Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 2 | 1 | 2 | $50,000 |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
The deadliest
- Tornado, December 30, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2011
- Tornado, April 28, 2017
- Tornado, June 11, 1970
- Flash Flood, April 25, 2011
- Tornado, May 20, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2022
- Hail, May 14, 1986
- Hail, September 22, 2006
- Tornado, March 18, 2008
- Heat, June 22, 2010
- Heat, June 24, 2012
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2012
- Wildfire, March 7, 2020
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hail, July 13, 2003
- Ice Storm, January 26, 2009
- Tornado, March 30, 2022
- Hail, April 22, 1996
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2004
- Tornado, October 16, 1984
- Tornado, June 11, 1970
- Tornado, December 30, 2010
- Tornado, May 19, 2025
- Ice Storm, November 28, 2001
- Hail, May 4, 2020
- Tornado, April 20, 2025
- Tornado, April 30, 1954
- Flash Flood, June 30, 1999
- Hail, April 27, 1994
- Tornado, June 7, 1994
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2009
- Tornado, November 13, 1993
- Tornado, January 29, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2000
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 4, 2020
- Hail, June 21, 1990
- Hail, April 28, 2026
- Flash Flood, March 14, 2024
- Hail, June 12, 2009
- Hail, November 29, 1991
- Hail, April 25, 1967
- Hail, April 19, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2009
- Hail, July 20, 2018
- Hail, April 21, 2011
- Hail, May 10, 2003
- Hail, July 13, 2003
- Hail, March 5, 1992
- Hail, May 21, 1989
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Tornado, December 30, 2010
- Tornado, June 11, 1970
- Tornado, April 30, 1954
- Tornado, May 26, 1955
- Tornado, November 15, 1955
- Tornado, November 19, 1970
- Tornado, June 6, 1974
- Tornado, February 22, 1975
- Tornado, March 26, 1976
- Tornado, May 14, 1983
- Tornado, May 4, 1999
- Tornado, March 12, 2006
- Tornado, March 30, 2022
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2026
- Tornado, June 22, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2026
- Hail, April 28, 2026
- Hail, April 25, 2026
- Hail, April 24, 2026
- Tornado, April 14, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Hail, March 15, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2025
- Hail, September 20, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2025
- Hail, August 19, 2025
- Tornado, June 18, 2025
- Tornado, June 7, 2025
- Tornado, May 19, 2025
- Hail, May 18, 2025
- Hail, April 26, 2025
- Tornado, April 20, 2025
- Hail, April 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2025
- High Wind, March 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2025
- Tornado, November 4, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Tornado, October 30, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2024
- Drought, September 17, 2024
- Hail, August 18, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Hail, May 24, 2024
- Hail, May 8, 2024
- Tornado, May 7, 2024
- Tornado, April 1, 2024
- Flash Flood, March 14, 2024
- Ice Storm, January 21, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2024
- Hail, January 11, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 24, 2023
- Hail, September 8, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 19, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2023
- Tornado, July 14, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2023
- Hail, June 14, 2023
- Hail, June 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2023
- Hail, April 15, 2023
- Tornado, April 5, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 26, 2023
- Hail, February 15, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2023
- Hail, January 11, 2023
- Winter Storm, November 14, 2022
- Tornado, November 4, 2022
- Hail, October 12, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2022
- Drought, July 19, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2022
- Hail, May 14, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2022
- Hail, May 2, 2022
- Hail, April 16, 2022
- Flash Flood, April 13, 2022
- Hail, April 5, 2022
- Tornado, March 30, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2022
- Flash Flood, December 17, 2021
- Tornado, October 15, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2021
- Hail, August 13, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2021
- Hail, May 7, 2021
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2021
- Hail, April 9, 2021
- Hail, March 27, 2021
- Hail, March 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 14, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2020
- Hail, May 15, 2020
- Hail, May 4, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 2020
- Hail, April 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 19, 2020
- Wildfire, March 7, 2020
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2020
- Tornado, January 10, 2020
- Tornado, October 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, October 6, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 24, 2019
- Hail, August 26, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2019
- Hail, June 2, 2019
- Tornado, May 26, 2019
- Tornado, May 18, 2019
- Hail, March 24, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 7, 2019
- Tornado, November 30, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2018
- Hail, July 20, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2018
- Drought, February 1, 2018
- Drought, January 1, 2018
- Drought, December 1, 2017
- Drought, November 15, 2017
- Hail, October 21, 2017
- Hail, August 18, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2017
- Hail, June 1, 2017
- Tornado, May 18, 2017
- Tornado, April 28, 2017
- Tornado, April 25, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 21, 2017
- Hail, April 4, 2017
- Drought, April 1, 2017
- Hail, March 9, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Drought, March 1, 2017
- Drought, February 1, 2017
- Drought, January 1, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2016
- Hail, July 1, 2016
- Hail, May 29, 2016
- Hail, May 25, 2016
- Tornado, April 26, 2016
- Tornado, March 23, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 26, 2015
- Flood, December 13, 2015
- Heat, September 5, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2015
- Tornado, July 9, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2015
- Hail, April 9, 2015
- Tornado, March 25, 2015
- Hail, March 24, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 27, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2015
- Flash Flood, October 9, 2014
- Hail, October 8, 2014
- Hail, September 17, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2014
- Hail, June 5, 2014
- Hail, April 27, 2014
- Hail, April 3, 2014
- Hail, March 27, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Wildfire, February 19, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2014
- Ice Storm, December 5, 2013
- Heat, August 31, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2013
- Lightning, June 5, 2013
- Tornado, June 1, 2013
- Hail, May 30, 2013
- Tornado, May 20, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 18, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Tornado, January 29, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Hail, August 16, 2012
- Hail, August 12, 2012
- Hail, August 8, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 28, 2012
- Hail, July 26, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Heat, June 24, 2012
- Drought, June 19, 2012
- Hail, June 3, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2012
- Tornado, March 19, 2012
- Hail, February 29, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Drought, August 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Hail, July 2, 2011
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2011
- Tornado, May 20, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2011
- Hail, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, April 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 25, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 24, 2011
- Tornado, April 22, 2011
- Hail, April 21, 2011
- Hail, April 19, 2011
- Hail, April 10, 2011
- Hail, February 27, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2011
- Tornado, December 30, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2010
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Washington CountyEvery warning in Washington 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.