Dallas County tornado history

29 tornadoes touched Dallas County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 27, 1996). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 6 people.

29tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 6 injured

34 milongest path · 1982

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F113

(E)F28

(E)F32

(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
May 27, 1996	F3	15 mi	440 yd	0	0
Jan 21, 1999	F3	11 mi	500 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 1990	F2	2 mi	200 yd	6	1
Dec 2, 1982	F2	34 mi	220 yd	0	0
Oct 29, 2009	EF2	25.9 mi	1,250 yd	0	0
May 16, 2003	F2	25.8 mi	500 yd	0	0
Dec 3, 1978	F2	25.2 mi	250 yd	0	0
May 2, 2008	EF2	22.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jan 22, 2012	EF2	19.6 mi	550 yd	0	0
May 6, 1967	F2	1 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 7, 2003	F1	27.2 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF1	22.1 mi	150 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Mar 14, 2025	EF1	22.1 mi	150 yd
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	3.2 mi	75 yd
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	2.4 mi	75 yd
Mar 3, 2023	EF0	4.3 mi	100 yd
Jan 22, 2012	EF2	19.6 mi	550 yd
Apr 30, 2010	EF1	1.9 mi	50 yd
Oct 29, 2009	EF1	5.1 mi	150 yd
Oct 29, 2009	EF2	25.9 mi	1,250 yd
Jul 30, 2009	EF1	2.3 mi	250 yd
May 2, 2008	EF2	22.9 mi	200 yd
May 10, 2006	F0	3.5 mi	25 yd
Nov 14, 2005	F1	3.2 mi	150 yd

Deadliest: Mar 14, 1990, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Grant County, AR27 Cleveland County, AR11 Ouachita County, AR23 Hot Spring County, AR41 Calhoun County, AR18 Clark County, AR35 Nevada County, AR25 Bradley County, AR21

Questions

How many tornadoes has Dallas County, Arkansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Dallas County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 27, 1996, with a 15-mile path.

When is tornado season in Dallas County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (8 of 29). 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).