Lawrence County tornado history

24 tornadoes touched Lawrence County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Mar 14, 2025). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 18 people.

24tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

4killed · 18 injured

81 milongest path · 2025

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

By rating

(E)F08

(E)F13

(E)F28

(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
Mar 14, 2025	EF3	81 mi	700 yd	0	3
Mar 5, 1996	F3	46.5 mi	150 yd	2	0
Jan 21, 1999	F3	31 mi	—	0	0
Mar 1, 1997	F3	5 mi	200 yd	2	0
Nov 15, 1955	F3	3.8 mi	880 yd	9	0
Sep 14, 1977	F2	2 mi	50 yd	3	1
Apr 30, 1954	F2	38.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 29, 1976	F2	20.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1999	F2	7 mi	—	1	0
Apr 11, 1979	F2	2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 1975	F2	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 1952	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 14, 2025	EF3	81 mi	700 yd	0	3
Mar 7, 2017	EF0	0.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 2006	F1	9.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 18, 2004	F0	23 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 9, 2000	F0	1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1999	F2	7 mi	—	1	0
Jan 21, 1999	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 21, 1999	F3	31 mi	—	0	0
Jan 21, 1999	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 21, 1999	F0	7 mi	—	1	0
May 9, 1998	F1	14 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 26, 1997	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Mar 14, 2025, EF3, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Randolph County, AR25 Sharp County, AR24 Craighead County, AR58 Greene County, AR38 Jackson County, AR60 Independence County, AR43 Poinsett County, AR48 Ripley County, MO25

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lawrence County, Arkansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Lawrence County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Mar 14, 2025, with a 81-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lawrence County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (6 of 24). 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).