Arkansas tornado history

2,140 tornadoes in Arkansas from 1950 to 2025, killing 431 people. Choose a county to see every track on a map.

Pulaski County101Lonoke County85White County80Benton County68Faulkner County60Jackson County60Craighead County58Mississippi County56Saline County55Poinsett County48Arkansas County47Washington County47Union County45Chicot County44Ashley County43Independence County43Crawford County42Sebastian County42Conway County41Hot Spring County41Garland County39Johnson County39Greene County38Jefferson County38Woodruff County38Polk County37Prairie County37Clark County35Columbia County35Howard County34Van Buren County34Yell County34Franklin County33Hempstead County33Cleburne County30Miller County30Cross County29Dallas County29Logan County29Pope County28Desha County27Grant County27Madison County27Izard County26Phillips County26Clay County25Nevada County25Randolph County25St. Francis County25Baxter County24Lawrence County24Pike County24Sharp County24Fulton County23Marion County23Ouachita County23Stone County23Lincoln County22Little River County22Sevier County22Bradley County21Drew County21Monroe County21Lafayette County20Carroll County19Crittenden County19Perry County19Calhoun County18Boone County17Searcy County17Montgomery County16Newton County16Lee County13Cleveland County11Scott County9

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Deadliest tornadoes in Arkansas

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 21, 1952F414.6 mi1,760 yd32550
May 15, 1968F420.9 mi250 yd36435
Mar 21, 1952F413.1 mi880 yd18029
Apr 27, 2014EF441.1 mi1,320 yd19316
Apr 19, 1968F42 mi300 yd27014
Feb 5, 2008EF4121.8 mi1,320 yd13913
Mar 1, 1997F414 mi1,407 yd4010
Mar 21, 1952F316.2 mi10 yd99
Dec 10, 2021EF481.2 mi1,800 yd148
Mar 28, 1975F45.4 mi250 yd517