Faulkner County tornado history

60 tornadoes touched Faulkner County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Apr 27, 2014). Tornadoes here killed 34 and injured 612 people.

60tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

34killed · 612 injured

51.3 milongest path · 2011

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F121

(E)F219

(E)F311

(E)F42

(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 27, 2014	EF4	41.1 mi	1,320 yd	193	16
Apr 10, 1965	F4	4.7 mi	200 yd	200	6
Apr 2, 1982	F3	3.5 mi	440 yd	37	2
Nov 15, 1988	F3	29 mi	400 yd	10	1
May 6, 1960	F3	26.7 mi	300 yd	30	1
Mar 14, 1959	F3	18 mi	33 yd	3	1
May 13, 1957	F3	17.5 mi	63 yd	18	1
Dec 24, 1982	F3	16.5 mi	150 yd	7	1
Dec 18, 2002	F3	9.8 mi	150 yd	13	1
May 4, 2003	F3	34.9 mi	500 yd	5	0
Dec 2, 1982	F3	32 mi	300 yd	7	0
Dec 2, 1982	F3	24 mi	350 yd	3	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 20, 2025	EF1	14.2 mi	500 yd	0	0
Apr 11, 2022	EF1	7.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 1, 2020	EF0	3.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 2, 2019	EF0	3.7 mi	80 yd	0	0
May 2, 2019	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jan 22, 2018	EF1	2.7 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 24, 2017	EF2	2.1 mi	100 yd	6	0
Apr 27, 2014	EF4	41.1 mi	1,320 yd	193	16
Apr 26, 2011	EF1	12.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 25, 2011	EF2	51.3 mi	2,900 yd	16	4
Apr 25, 2011	EF1	1.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 21, 2009	EF0	0.9 mi	25 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Apr 27, 2014, EF4, 16 killed.

Nearby counties

Conway County, AR41 Pulaski County, AR101 Van Buren County, AR34 White County, AR80 Cleburne County, AR30 Perry County, AR19 Lonoke County, AR85 Saline County, AR55

Questions

How many tornadoes has Faulkner County, Arkansas had?

60 tornadoes touched Faulkner County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Faulkner County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Apr 27, 2014, with a 41.1-mile path and 16 deaths.

When is tornado season in Faulkner County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (14 of 60). 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).