Tornadoes · United States · Arkansas

Tornadoes in Greene County, Arkansas

40 tornadoes have crossed Greene County since 1950, 3 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 21st of the 75 counties in Arkansas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.9 years. They have killed 4 people and injured 196. None was rated F4 or 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
40
Deaths
4
Injuries
196
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, April 2, 2006

The deadliest in Greene County

  1. F3, Randolph, Greene, Dunklin and Pemiscot counties, Arkansas and MissouriApril 2, 20062 killed, 177 injured
  2. F3, Greene County, ArkansasApril 3, 19681 killed, 6 injured
  3. F3, Greene County, ArkansasMarch 1, 19971 killed, 5 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Randolph, Greene, Dunklin and Pemiscot counties, Arkansas and MissouriApril 2, 2006F3, 77.0 mi (124 km)
  2. F3, Craighead and Greene counties, ArkansasApril 3, 1957F3, 22.6 mi (36 km)
  3. F3, Greene County, ArkansasMarch 1, 1997F3, 15.0 mi (24 km)
  4. F3, Greene County, ArkansasApril 3, 1968F3, 3.6 mi (6 km)
  5. F3, Greene County, ArkansasNovember 26, 1965F3, 3.6 mi (6 km)
  6. F2, Lawrence and Greene counties, ArkansasApril 30, 1954F2, 38.8 mi (62 km)
  7. F2, Lawrence, Craighead and Greene counties, ArkansasMarch 29, 1976F2, 20.1 mi (32 km)
  8. EF2, Craighead and Greene counties, ArkansasMarch 14, 2025EF2, 13.8 mi (22 km)
  9. F2, Greene and Clay counties, ArkansasJanuary 24, 1964F2, 8.1 mi (13 km)
  10. EF2, Greene County, ArkansasMay 26, 2024EF2, 3.6 mi (6 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 25 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Greene County. Each year links to every tornado in Arkansas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20263EF1
202514EF2
20242EF2
20211EF0
20202EF1
20191EF0
20182EF1
20171EF0
20111EF1
200612177F3
20043F0
20001F0
19995F1
19981F1
1997115F3
19952F0
19842F1
19761F2
19741F1
1968116F3
196712F2
19651F3
196412F2
19572F3
19542F2

Every tornado that crossed Greene County

40 tornadoes, newest first. The 3 at the top are this year's, from the surveying office rather than SPC's published database, and their ratings are marked as preliminary.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 15, 20265:58 PM CDTEF0Greene4.5100
March 15, 20266:07 PM CDTEF0Greene2.2100
March 15, 20266:12 PM CDTEF1Greene3.0150
March 14, 202512:16 AM CDTEF2Craighead13.81504$2.0 million
May 26, 202411:24 PM CDTEF1Greene1.375$100,000
May 26, 202411:00 PM CDTEF2Greene3.6200$1.0 million
May 4, 20212:09 AM CDTEF0Greene2.2100$25,000
July 1, 202012:50 PM CDTEF0Greene0.125
March 28, 20205:25 PM CDTEF1Greene3.0100$300,000
May 2, 20194:29 PM CDTEF0Greene0.250$30,000
August 20, 20185:51 PM CDTEF0Greene0.750$50,000
August 20, 20185:27 PM CDTEF1Greene2.4120$500,000
March 25, 20171:34 AM CDTEF0Greene0.8120$250,000
June 13, 201112:10 PM CDTEF1Greene3.3150$120,000
April 2, 20065:37 PM CDTF3Randolph to MO77.08802177$86 million
October 18, 20047:10 PM CDTF0Greene0.325$1,000
October 18, 20046:35 PM CDTF0Lawrence23.0100$150,000
October 18, 20045:10 PM CDTF0Greene8.025$1,000
May 9, 20004:05 PM CDTF0Greene1.010$1,000
January 21, 19999:40 PM CSTF0Craighead5.520$10,000
January 21, 19998:50 PM CSTF0Greene0.110$10,000
January 21, 19994:30 PM CSTF1Greene4.050$70,000
January 17, 19994:35 PM CSTF1Greene5.550$30,000
January 17, 19994:30 PM CSTF0Greene8.00$1,000
May 9, 19986:35 PM CDTF1Lawrence14.050$70,000
March 1, 19974:45 PM CSTF3Greene15.020015$500,000
July 23, 19954:25 PM CDTF0Greene1.023$5,000 to $50,000
July 5, 19951:12 AM CDTF0Greene2.023$5,000 to $50,000
April 29, 19847:35 PM CDTF1Greene1.0100$5,000 to $50,000
March 19, 19841:40 PM CSTF1Greene7.010$50,000 to $500,000
March 29, 19765:00 PM CSTF2Lawrence20.1200$5,000 to $50,000
September 28, 19746:15 PM CDTF1Greene10.333$5,000 to $50,000
April 3, 19687:44 PM GMT-6F3Greene3.610016$500,000 to $5 million
April 13, 19676:36 PM GMT-6F2Greene2.01002$500,000 to $5 million
November 26, 19657:30 PM GMT-6F3Greene3.6880$50,000 to $500,000
January 24, 19642:42 PM GMT-6F2Greene8.13002$50,000 to $500,000
April 3, 195712:05 PM GMT-6F2Greene0.110$50 to $500
April 3, 195712:05 PM GMT-6F3Craighead22.6100$5,000 to $50,000
June 29, 19543:10 PM GMT-5F2Greene0.110
April 30, 19544:15 PM GMT-5F2Lawrence38.8100$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.