Bradley County tornado history

21 tornadoes touched Bradley County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Mar 28, 1975). Tornadoes here killed 7 and injured 77 people.

21tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

7killed · 77 injured

62.4 milongest path · 1979

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F17

(E)F23

(E)F33

(E)F41

(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
Mar 28, 1975	F4	5.4 mi	250 yd	51	7
Apr 8, 1979	F3	62.4 mi	1,320 yd	18	0
Feb 9, 1965	F3	1.5 mi	167 yd	1	0
Jun 20, 1972	F3	0.3 mi	150 yd	0	0
Feb 24, 2007	EF2	21.6 mi	440 yd	6	0
Nov 26, 2001	F2	19.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 1954	F2	13.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 24, 2003	F1	20 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 2004	F1	7.8 mi	60 yd	0	0
Dec 27, 2015	EF1	7.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Dec 18, 2002	F1	3.1 mi	125 yd	0	0
Sep 25, 1985	F1	3 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Dec 27, 2015	EF1	7.1 mi	200 yd	0
May 1, 2010	EF1	2.8 mi	35 yd	0
Sep 13, 2008	EF0	2.4 mi	50 yd	0
Feb 24, 2007	EF2	21.6 mi	440 yd	6
Apr 29, 2004	F0	2.2 mi	25 yd	0
Apr 29, 2004	F1	7.8 mi	60 yd	0
Jul 30, 2003	F0	0.6 mi	25 yd	0
Apr 24, 2003	F1	20 mi	100 yd	0
Dec 18, 2002	F1	3.1 mi	125 yd	0
Nov 26, 2001	F2	19.8 mi	200 yd	0
Sep 25, 1985	F1	3 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 8, 1979	F3	62.4 mi	1,320 yd	18

Deadliest: Mar 28, 1975, F4, 7 killed.

Nearby counties

Calhoun County, AR18 Drew County, AR21 Cleveland County, AR11 Ashley County, AR43 Union County, AR45 Ouachita County, AR23 Lincoln County, AR22 Dallas County, AR29

Questions

How many tornadoes has Bradley County, Arkansas had?

21 tornadoes touched Bradley County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Bradley County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Mar 28, 1975, with a 5.4-mile path and 7 deaths.

When is tornado season in Bradley County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (7 of 21). 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).