Ashley County tornado history

43 tornadoes touched Ashley County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Nov 24, 2001). Tornadoes here killed 6 and injured 98 people.

43tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

6killed · 98 injured

58.3 milongest path · 1953

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F08

(E)F117

(E)F215

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Nov 24, 2001	F3	30 mi	880 yd	11	3
Apr 8, 1979	F3	17.7 mi	1,320 yd	13	0
Feb 17, 1976	F2	29.5 mi	200 yd	46	3
Dec 5, 1953	F2	58.3 mi	880 yd	11	0
Jan 2, 2023	EF2	42.8 mi	1,300 yd	0	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF2	20.5 mi	1,000 yd	0	0
Apr 25, 2019	EF2	16 mi	2,000 yd	0	0
Jan 19, 1988	F2	15 mi	600 yd	13	0
Apr 9, 2009	EF2	13.6 mi	600 yd	0	0
Apr 11, 1979	F2	10.4 mi	200 yd	0	0
Dec 30, 1990	F2	10 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 17, 1978	F2	9.1 mi	500 yd	3	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 21, 2024	unrated	—	25 yd
May 11, 2023	EF1	0.5 mi	140 yd
Jan 2, 2023	EF2	42.8 mi	1,300 yd
Jan 11, 2020	EF1	4.5 mi	650 yd
Jan 11, 2020	EF1	9.1 mi	800 yd
Jan 11, 2020	EF1	10.3 mi	800 yd
Jan 11, 2020	EF2	20.5 mi	1,000 yd
Apr 25, 2019	EF2	16 mi	2,000 yd
Apr 14, 2018	EF1	2.7 mi	600 yd
Apr 14, 2018	EF1	4 mi	300 yd
Apr 14, 2018	EF2	8.9 mi	700 yd
Jan 21, 2017	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: Feb 17, 1976, F2, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Morehouse Parish, LA50 Drew County, AR21 Chicot County, AR44 Bradley County, AR21 West Carroll Parish, LA34 Union Parish, LA57 East Carroll Parish, LA33 Union County, AR45

Questions

How many tornadoes has Ashley County, Arkansas had?

43 tornadoes touched Ashley County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Ashley County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Nov 24, 2001, with a 30-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Ashley County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (20 of 43). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).