Lafayette County tornado history

20 tornadoes touched Lafayette County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 30, 1954).

20tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

0killed · 3 injured

111.6 milongest path · 1954

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

By rating

(E)F03

(E)F113

(E)F21

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

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Peak month: April.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 30, 1954	F3	111.6 mi	1,760 yd	2
Apr 30, 1954	F3	86.3 mi	50 yd	1
Apr 23, 1985	F3	13 mi	200 yd	0
Mar 16, 1963	F2	5.4 mi	440 yd	0
Jan 21, 1999	F1	11.1 mi	—	0
Apr 23, 2000	F1	8 mi	300 yd	0
May 13, 2003	F1	7.9 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 2, 2025	EF1	7.6 mi	250 yd	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	7.1 mi	300 yd	0
Oct 21, 2019	EF1	5.3 mi	300 yd	0
Jul 12, 2023	EF1	2.8 mi	350 yd	0
Apr 29, 2016	EF1	1.7 mi	900 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 2, 2025	EF1	7.6 mi	250 yd
Apr 2, 2025	EF1	0.3 mi	75 yd
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	7.1 mi	300 yd
Jul 8, 2024	EF0	1 mi	25 yd
Apr 28, 2024	EF1	0.8 mi	275 yd
Apr 28, 2024	EF1	1.4 mi	150 yd
Jul 12, 2023	EF1	2.8 mi	350 yd
May 25, 2020	EF1	0.3 mi	40 yd
Oct 21, 2019	EF1	5.3 mi	300 yd
Apr 29, 2016	EF1	1.7 mi	900 yd
Mar 27, 2007	EF0	5 mi	75 yd
May 13, 2003	F1	7.9 mi	50 yd

How many tornadoes has Lafayette County, Arkansas had?

20 tornadoes touched Lafayette County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Lafayette County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 30, 1954, with a 111.6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Lafayette County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (9 of 20). 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).