Boone County tornado history

17 tornadoes touched Boone County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (May 26, 2024). Tornadoes here killed 5 and injured 69 people.

17tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

5killed · 69 injured

21.6 milongest path · 2024

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

By rating

(E)F03

(E)F18

(E)F23

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

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
May 26, 2024	EF3	21.6 mi	2,000 yd	1	4
Apr 20, 1973	F3	7.8 mi	500 yd	19	1
Apr 2, 1982	F3	1 mi	100 yd	5	0
Mar 12, 1961	F2	19 mi	333 yd	4	0
Mar 19, 2020	EF2	12.5 mi	500 yd	1	0
Mar 21, 1991	F2	4 mi	100 yd	12	0
May 28, 1982	F1	15 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 23, 2001	F1	8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 2015	EF1	6.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2019	EF1	6.6 mi	400 yd	0	0
Apr 4, 2017	EF1	5 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 18, 2000	F1	2 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 26, 2024	EF3	21.6 mi	2,000 yd	1	4
Mar 19, 2020	EF2	12.5 mi	500 yd	1	0
Apr 30, 2019	EF1	6.6 mi	400 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 2017	EF1	1.9 mi	100 yd	1	0
Apr 4, 2017	EF1	5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 2015	EF1	6.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 1, 2004	F0	3.5 mi	25 yd	0	0
Nov 23, 2001	F1	8 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 18, 2000	F1	2 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 24, 1999	F1	0.4 mi	100 yd	26	0
Nov 10, 1998	F0	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 21, 1991	F2	4 mi	100 yd	12	0

Deadliest: May 26, 2024, EF3, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Marion County, AR23 Taney County, MO23 Carroll County, AR19 Newton County, AR16 Searcy County, AR17 Stone County, MO33 Madison County, AR27 Baxter County, AR24

Questions

How many tornadoes has Boone County, Arkansas had?

17 tornadoes touched Boone County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Boone County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on May 26, 2024, with a 21.6-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Boone County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (6 of 17). 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).