Tornadoes · United States · Arkansas

Tornadoes in Faulkner County, Arkansas

60 tornadoes have crossed Faulkner County since 1950, 6th of the 75 counties in Arkansas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.3 years. They have killed 34 people and injured 612. 2 were rated F4 or EF4 and above.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

    Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.

  4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

    Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.

  7. Unrated

    The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

Now

Tornadoes
60
Deaths
34
Injuries
612
F4 and above
2
Worst on record
EF4, April 27, 2014

The deadliest in Faulkner County

  1. EF4, Pulaski, Faulkner and White counties, ArkansasApril 27, 201416 killed, 193 injured
  2. F4, Faulkner County, ArkansasApril 10, 19656 killed, 200 injured
  3. EF2, Pulaski and Faulkner counties, ArkansasApril 25, 20114 killed, 16 injured
  4. F3, Faulkner County, ArkansasApril 2, 19822 killed, 37 injured
  5. F3, Conway and Faulkner counties, ArkansasMay 6, 19601 killed, 30 injured
  6. F3, Faulkner County, ArkansasMay 13, 19571 killed, 18 injured
  7. F3, Faulkner County, ArkansasDecember 18, 20021 killed, 13 injured
  8. F3, Conway, Faulkner, Van Buren and Cleburne counties, ArkansasNovember 15, 19881 killed, 10 injured
  9. F3, Faulkner County, ArkansasDecember 24, 19821 killed, 7 injured
  10. F3, Faulkner and White counties, ArkansasMarch 14, 19591 killed, 3 injured

The strongest

  1. EF4, Pulaski, Faulkner and White counties, ArkansasApril 27, 2014EF4, 41.1 mi (66 km)
  2. F4, Faulkner County, ArkansasApril 10, 1965F4, 4.7 mi (8 km)
  3. F3, Faulkner, Lonoke and White counties, ArkansasMay 4, 2003F3, 34.9 mi (56 km)
  4. F3, Faulkner, White and Cleburne counties, ArkansasDecember 2, 1982F3, 32.0 mi (51 km)
  5. F3, Conway, Faulkner, Van Buren and Cleburne counties, ArkansasNovember 15, 1988F3, 29.0 mi (47 km)
  6. F3, Conway and Faulkner counties, ArkansasMay 6, 1960F3, 26.7 mi (43 km)
  7. F3, Faulkner, White and Cleburne counties, ArkansasDecember 2, 1982F3, 24.0 mi (39 km)
  8. F3, Faulkner and White counties, ArkansasJanuary 28, 1956F3, 23.0 mi (37 km)
  9. F3, Faulkner and White counties, ArkansasMarch 14, 1959F3, 18.0 mi (29 km)
  10. F3, Faulkner County, ArkansasMay 13, 1957F3, 17.5 mi (28 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 34 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Faulkner County. Each year links to every tornado in Arkansas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251EF1
20221EF1
20201EF0
20192EF0
20181EF1
201716EF2
2014116193EF4
20113416EF2
20092EF0
20081EF1
20054F2
200366F3
20022113F3
20012F1
20002F1
199927F2
19881110F3
19825361F3
1980115F2
19791F2
19751F2
19731F2
19702F2
196911F2
19681F2
19671F1
196516200F4
19621F1
1961215F2
19603130F3
1959113F3
19573118F3
1956112F3
195216F2

Every tornado that crossed Faulkner County

60 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 20, 20256:55 PM CDTEF1Faulkner14.2500
April 11, 20228:07 PM CDTEF1Pulaski7.8100
September 1, 20202:13 PM CDTEF0Faulkner3.250
May 2, 20191:35 PM CDTEF0Faulkner0.750$1,000
May 2, 20191:26 PM CDTEF0Pulaski3.780
January 22, 201812:49 AM CSTEF1Faulkner2.7150$100,000
March 24, 201711:20 PM CDTEF2Pulaski2.11006$360,000
April 27, 20147:06 PM CDTEF4Pulaski41.11,32016193$223 million
April 26, 20116:32 PM CDTEF1Faulkner12.9200$40,000
April 25, 20117:06 PM CDTEF1Faulkner1.150$100,000
April 25, 20116:48 PM CDTEF2Pulaski51.32,900416$53 million
July 21, 20094:34 PM CDTEF0Faulkner1.2250$10,000
July 21, 20094:12 PM CDTEF0Faulkner0.925
February 5, 20087:05 PM CSTEF1Faulkner5.5100$140,000
November 27, 20057:11 PM CSTF0Faulkner4.040
November 27, 20056:59 PM CSTF1Faulkner7.775
November 27, 20056:34 PM CSTF2Faulkner2.6400
September 24, 20056:18 PM CDTF1Faulkner2.080
May 16, 20034:25 PM CDTF1Faulkner6.0100
May 16, 20034:17 PM CDTF1Faulkner5.075
May 16, 20034:06 PM CDTF1Faulkner7.0100
May 4, 20037:52 PM CDTF3Faulkner34.95005
May 4, 20037:50 PM CDTF1Faulkner1.875
May 4, 20037:34 PM CDTF2Faulkner14.51001
December 18, 20023:50 PM CSTF1Faulkner9.1100
December 18, 20023:35 PM CSTF3Faulkner9.8150113
May 30, 20017:12 AM CDTF1Faulkner1.550
May 20, 200111:42 PM CDTF1Faulkner4.0100
February 26, 20003:16 AM CSTF1Faulkner0.220
February 13, 20004:52 PM CSTF0Faulkner2.240
January 21, 19994:49 PM CSTF1Faulkner16.00
January 21, 19993:57 PM CSTF2Faulkner8.02507
November 15, 19887:41 PM CSTF3Conway29.0400110$500,000 to $5 million
December 24, 19824:30 PM CSTF3Faulkner16.515017$50,000 to $500,000
December 23, 19828:00 PM CSTF2Faulkner16.0777$50,000 to $500,000
December 2, 19825:10 PM CSTF3Faulkner32.03007$500,000 to $5 million
December 2, 19823:50 PM CSTF3Faulkner24.03503$50,000 to $500,000
April 2, 19827:00 PM CSTF3Faulkner3.5440237$500,000 to $5 million
April 7, 19806:30 PM CSTF2Pulaski37.51,32015$500,000 to $5 million
April 11, 19792:15 PM CSTF2Faulkner3.0440$50,000 to $500,000
February 22, 19753:02 PM CSTF2Faulkner13.430$5,000 to $50,000
November 24, 19737:30 PM CSTF2Faulkner0.110$5,000 to $50,000
October 6, 19705:15 PM CDTF2Faulkner0.3100$5,000 to $50,000
April 30, 19707:50 PM CDTF2Faulkner4.350$500 to $5,000
October 6, 19697:40 PM GMT-5F2Faulkner9.4331$500 to $5,000
April 19, 19686:00 PM GMT-6F2Faulkner13.5600$50,000 to $500,000
July 28, 19679:00 PM GMT-5F1Faulkner1.5100$500 to $5,000
April 10, 19656:26 PM GMT-6F4Faulkner4.72006200$5 million to $50 million
February 14, 196210:00 PM GMT-6F1Faulkner0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 5, 196111:30 PM GMT-5F1Faulkner2.58333$5,000 to $50,000
March 12, 19616:00 PM GMT-6F2Pulaski34.241712$50,000 to $500,000
May 6, 19602:00 AM GMT-5F3Conway26.7300130$500,000 to $5 million
May 5, 19605:00 AM GMT-5F2Faulkner0.8417$5,000 to $50,000
January 14, 196012:15 PM GMT-6F1Faulkner6.117$500 to $5,000
March 14, 19599:15 PM GMT-6F3Faulkner18.03313$50,000 to $500,000
June 13, 19577:30 PM GMT-5F2Faulkner4.5440
June 13, 19577:25 PM GMT-5F2Faulkner1.027$500 to $5,000
May 13, 19571:50 PM GMT-5F3Faulkner17.563118$50,000 to $500,000
January 28, 19569:30 PM GMT-6F3Faulkner23.015012$5,000 to $50,000
March 21, 19525:00 PM GMT-6F2Faulkner0.1106$5,000 to $50,000

Nearby

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What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.