Greene County tornado history

38 tornadoes touched Greene County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 2, 2006). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 197 people.

38tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

4killed · 197 injured

89.4 milongest path · 1955

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

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F110

(E)F29

(E)F35

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 2, 2006	F3	77 mi	880 yd	177	2
Mar 1, 1997	F3	15 mi	200 yd	5	1
Apr 3, 1968	F3	3.6 mi	100 yd	6	1
Apr 3, 1957	F3	22.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 26, 1965	F3	3.6 mi	880 yd	0	0
Mar 20, 1955	F2	89.4 mi	250 yd	1	0
Apr 30, 1954	F2	38.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 29, 1976	F2	20.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF2	13.8 mi	150 yd	4	0
Jan 24, 1964	F2	8.1 mi	300 yd	2	0
May 26, 2024	EF2	3.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 1967	F2	2 mi	100 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 14, 2025	EF2	13.8 mi	150 yd	4	0
May 26, 2024	EF2	3.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 26, 2024	EF1	1.3 mi	75 yd	0	0
May 4, 2021	EF0	2.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 1, 2020	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Mar 28, 2020	EF1	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 2, 2019	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 20, 2018	EF1	2.4 mi	120 yd	0	0
Aug 20, 2018	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 25, 2017	EF0	0.8 mi	120 yd	0	0
Jun 13, 2011	EF1	3.3 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 2006	F3	77 mi	880 yd	177	2

Deadliest: Apr 2, 2006, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Clay County, AR25 Craighead County, AR58 Dunklin County, MO39 Randolph County, AR25 Lawrence County, AR24 Mississippi County, AR56 Poinsett County, AR48 Ripley County, MO25

Questions

How many tornadoes has Greene County, Arkansas had?

38 tornadoes touched Greene County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Greene County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 2, 2006, with a 77-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Greene County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (7 of 38). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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