Jefferson County tornado history

38 tornadoes touched Jefferson County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 14, 1983). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 24 people.

38tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 24 injured

35 milongest path · 1978

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

By rating

(E)F015

(E)F112

(E)F28

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: January.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 14, 1983	F3	5 mi	100 yd	2	0
Dec 19, 1957	F3	3.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1955	F2	0.5 mi	83 yd	2	1
Mar 27, 2021	EF2	18.6 mi	600 yd	0	0
Jan 22, 2012	EF2	17 mi	300 yd	0	0
Nov 19, 1970	F2	14.6 mi	300 yd	2	0
Feb 19, 1954	F2	1.2 mi	167 yd	1	0
Apr 3, 1968	F2	0.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 1968	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 16, 1969	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 7, 1978	F1	35 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 7, 2003	F1	27.2 mi	150 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 14, 2025	EF1	0.9 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	3.2 mi	75 yd	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF0	5.8 mi	75 yd	0
May 10, 2023	unrated	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
Mar 3, 2023	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 27, 2021	EF2	18.6 mi	600 yd	0
May 8, 2019	EF1	0.3 mi	100 yd	9
Mar 13, 2016	EF0	0.6 mi	50 yd	0
Dec 20, 2013	EF0	1.5 mi	150 yd	0
Jan 22, 2012	EF1	3.8 mi	400 yd	0
Jan 22, 2012	EF2	17 mi	300 yd	0
Oct 29, 2009	EF1	2.6 mi	400 yd	4

Deadliest: Apr 21, 1955, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Lincoln County, AR22 Grant County, AR27 Cleveland County, AR11 Arkansas County, AR47 Lonoke County, AR85 Pulaski County, AR101 Prairie County, AR37 Dallas County, AR29

Questions

How many tornadoes has Jefferson County, Arkansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Jefferson County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 14, 1983, with a 5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Jefferson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in January (6 of 38). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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