Cleburne County tornado history

30 tornadoes touched Cleburne County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Mar 15, 1984). Tornadoes here killed 11 and injured 73 people.

30tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

11killed · 73 injured

45.3 milongest path · 2008

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

By rating

(E)F04

(E)F18

(E)F210

(E)F37

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: November.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 15, 1984	F4	41 mi	440 yd	13	2
May 2, 2008	EF3	45.3 mi	1,600 yd	24	5
Nov 15, 1955	F3	36.5 mi	133 yd	4	1
Nov 15, 1988	F3	29 mi	400 yd	10	1
Mar 29, 1976	F3	16.5 mi	50 yd	6	1
Dec 2, 1982	F3	32 mi	300 yd	7	0
Dec 2, 1982	F3	24 mi	350 yd	3	0
Nov 15, 1955	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 10, 2010	EF2	3.4 mi	300 yd	3	1
Mar 22, 1991	F2	15 mi	50 yd	1	0
May 4, 2003	F2	14.5 mi	100 yd	1	0
Apr 19, 1968	F2	13.5 mi	600 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Sep 1, 2020	EF2	5.3 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF1	3.9 mi	250 yd	0	0
Mar 10, 2010	EF2	3.4 mi	300 yd	3	1
May 2, 2008	EF3	45.3 mi	1,600 yd	24	5
Nov 27, 2005	F1	2.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 27, 2005	F2	9.2 mi	100 yd	1	0
Nov 27, 2005	F0	1.2 mi	25 yd	0	0
Sep 24, 2005	F0	0.6 mi	40 yd	0	0
Sep 24, 2005	F1	0.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 16, 2003	F1	10 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 4, 2003	F2	14.5 mi	100 yd	1	0
Dec 18, 2002	F0	4 mi	25 yd	0	0

Deadliest: May 2, 2008, EF3, 5 killed.

Nearby counties

Stone County, AR23 Independence County, AR43 White County, AR80 Van Buren County, AR34 Izard County, AR26 Faulkner County, AR60 Searcy County, AR17 Jackson County, AR60

Questions

How many tornadoes has Cleburne County, Arkansas had?

30 tornadoes touched Cleburne County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Cleburne County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Mar 15, 1984, with a 41-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Cleburne County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in November (7 of 30). 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).