Crawford County tornado history

42 tornadoes touched Crawford County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 21, 1996). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 135 people.

42tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 135 injured

40.7 milongest path · 1954

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F123

(E)F27

(E)F36

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 21, 1996	F3	10.1 mi	1,050 yd	89	2
Apr 30, 1954	F3	40.7 mi	440 yd	1	0
May 4, 1999	F3	38.2 mi	—	0	0
Apr 14, 1960	F3	13.6 mi	833 yd	3	0
Dec 2, 1982	F3	1 mi	500 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 1953	F3	0.1 mi	880 yd	0	0
Oct 16, 1984	F2	22 mi	50 yd	3	0
Apr 13, 2018	EF2	11.7 mi	1,000 yd	4	0
May 7, 2024	EF2	11.7 mi	800 yd	0	0
Mar 23, 2016	EF2	11.1 mi	800 yd	4	0
Jan 29, 2013	EF2	9 mi	700 yd	0	0
Nov 30, 2018	EF2	5.6 mi	600 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 6, 2025	EF0	1.2 mi	250 yd	0
Jun 6, 2025	EF1	0.8 mi	120 yd	1
Jun 6, 2025	EF0	1.1 mi	550 yd	0
May 7, 2024	EF2	11.7 mi	800 yd	0
May 7, 2024	EF1	5.7 mi	900 yd	0
May 7, 2024	EF1	9.2 mi	1,100 yd	0
May 7, 2024	EF1	0.6 mi	100 yd	0
May 3, 2021	EF1	28.8 mi	2,200 yd	1
May 3, 2021	EF1	10.3 mi	900 yd	0
May 3, 2021	EF1	2.7 mi	300 yd	0
May 18, 2019	EF1	2.9 mi	400 yd	0
May 18, 2019	EF1	1.6 mi	300 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 21, 1996, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Franklin County, AR33 Sebastian County, AR42 Washington County, AR47 Sequoyah County, OK61 Adair County, OK40 Logan County, AR29 Madison County, AR27 Johnson County, AR39

Questions

How many tornadoes has Crawford County, Arkansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Crawford County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 21, 1996, with a 10.1-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Crawford County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (15 of 42). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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