Tornadoes · United States · Arkansas
Tornadoes in Logan County, Arkansas
29 tornadoes have crossed Logan County since 1950, 39th of the 75 counties in Arkansas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.6 years. They have killed 5 people and injured 39. 1 was 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
- 29
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 39
- F4 and above
- 1
- Worst on record
- EF4, May 24, 2011
The deadliest in Logan County
The strongest
- EF4 Etna–Centerpoint tornado, ArkansasMay 24, 2011
- F3, Logan and Johnson counties, ArkansasMarch 14, 1953
- F3, Logan County, ArkansasMarch 31, 1959
- F2, Logan and Yell counties, ArkansasApril 7, 1980
- EF2, Logan County, ArkansasJanuary 10, 2020
- F2, Logan County, ArkansasMarch 20, 1955
- EF2, Logan County, ArkansasJune 18, 2023
- F2, Logan County, ArkansasApril 20, 1973
- F2, Logan County, ArkansasNovember 2, 1961
- F2, Logan County, ArkansasMarch 25, 1967
Every year with a tornado
The 25 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Logan County. Each year links to every tornado in Arkansas that year.
Every tornado that crossed Logan County
29 tornadoes, newest first.
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2023 | 1:12 AM CDT | EF2 | Logan | 5.4 | 700 | |||
| November 4, 2022 | 7:46 PM CDT | EF1 | Franklin | 3.1 | 1,100 | |||
| April 11, 2022 | 6:33 PM CDT | EF1 | Logan | 3.4 | 100 | $85,000 | ||
| January 10, 2020 | 7:44 PM CST | EF2 | Logan | 13.6 | 250 | $500,000 | ||
| June 23, 2019 | 5:49 AM CDT | EF0 | Logan | 0.1 | 25 | $15,000 | ||
| June 23, 2019 | 2:36 AM CDT | EF0 | Logan | 0.1 | 25 | |||
| November 30, 2018 | 11:50 PM CST | EF0 | Logan | 4.3 | 100 | $25,000 | ||
| October 13, 2012 | 10:39 PM CDT | EF1 | Logan | 0.2 | 45 | $20,000 | ||
| May 24, 2011 | 11:53 PM CDT | EF4 | Etna–Centerpoint tornado | 45.7 | 2,200 | 4 | 27 | $9.1 million |
| October 29, 2009 | 5:26 PM CDT | EF1 | Scott | 8.1 | 350 | $175,000 | ||
| April 21, 2004 | 4:13 PM CDT | F1 | Logan | 12.5 | 50 | |||
| May 16, 2003 | 5:01 PM CDT | F0 | Logan | 3.8 | 25 | |||
| November 23, 2001 | 7:25 PM CST | F1 | Logan | 8.0 | 150 | $210,000 | ||
| February 20, 1997 | 7:59 PM CST | F1 | Logan | 5.0 | 100 | 1 | 3 | $250,000 |
| December 23, 1982 | 8:10 PM CST | F2 | Logan | 0.6 | 80 | $50,000 to $500,000 | ||
| December 23, 1982 | 8:00 PM CST | F2 | Logan | 0.5 | 100 | $50,000 to $500,000 | ||
| April 7, 1980 | 6:30 PM CST | F2 | Logan | 20.9 | 200 | 1 | $50,000 to $500,000 | |
| February 23, 1977 | 4:25 AM CST | F1 | Logan | 2.0 | 150 | 1 | $50,000 to $500,000 | |
| April 20, 1973 | 7:50 AM CST | F2 | Logan | 1.5 | 500 | 2 | $5,000 to $50,000 | |
| April 20, 1973 | 7:30 AM CST | F1 | Logan | 0.1 | 10 | $500 to $5,000 | ||
| April 19, 1968 | 4:00 PM GMT-6 | F1 | Logan | 4.7 | 833 | $500 to $5,000 | ||
| March 25, 1967 | 11:45 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Logan | 1.0 | 10 | 5 | ||
| July 9, 1964 | 6:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Logan | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| November 2, 1961 | 9:20 AM GMT-6 | F2 | Logan | 1.5 | 100 | $500 to $5,000 | ||
| March 31, 1959 | 11:00 PM GMT-6 | F3 | Logan | 2.0 | 300 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| May 11, 1957 | 12:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Logan | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| March 20, 1955 | 12:30 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Logan | 12.6 | 60 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| March 14, 1953 | 12:30 AM GMT-6 | F3 | Logan | 40.1 | 880 | $50,000 to $500,000 | ||
| March 3, 1952 | 5:45 AM GMT-6 | F1 | Logan | 0.6 | 50 | $50 to $500 |
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.