Franklin County tornado history

33 tornadoes touched Franklin County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (May 24, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 6 and injured 55 people.

33tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

6killed · 55 injured

45.7 milongest path · 2011

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

By rating

(E)F08

(E)F120

(E)F23

(E)F30

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

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
May 24, 2011	EF4	45.7 mi	2,200 yd	27	4
Nov 23, 2001	F2	31.5 mi	500 yd	4	1
Mar 12, 1961	F2	28.8 mi	17 yd	18	1
Apr 21, 1996	F2	3 mi	400 yd	2	0
May 3, 2018	EF1	9.5 mi	550 yd	0	0
Nov 23, 2001	F1	8.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Nov 23, 2001	F1	8 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 18, 2019	EF1	7.3 mi	1,000 yd	0	0
Mar 18, 2008	EF1	7 mi	600 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2018	EF1	5.6 mi	400 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2014	EF1	5.4 mi	450 yd	0	0
Feb 1, 1968	F1	5 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 7, 2024	EF1	3.9 mi	1,200 yd
Nov 4, 2022	unrated	2.5 mi	150 yd
Nov 4, 2022	EF1	3.3 mi	350 yd
Nov 4, 2022	EF0	1.7 mi	150 yd
Nov 4, 2022	EF1	3.1 mi	1,100 yd
Apr 11, 2022	EF1	2.4 mi	200 yd
Apr 24, 2020	EF1	0.5 mi	75 yd
Jan 10, 2020	EF1	3.9 mi	400 yd
May 18, 2019	EF1	7.3 mi	1,000 yd
May 3, 2018	EF1	9.5 mi	550 yd
Apr 13, 2018	EF1	5.6 mi	400 yd
Jan 21, 2018	EF1	4.3 mi	400 yd

Deadliest: May 24, 2011, EF4, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Crawford County, AR42 Logan County, AR29 Johnson County, AR39 Sebastian County, AR42 Madison County, AR27 Washington County, AR47 Yell County, AR34 Scott County, AR9

Questions

How many tornadoes has Franklin County, Arkansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Franklin County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on May 24, 2011, with a 45.7-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Franklin County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (12 of 33). 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).