Little River County tornado history

22 tornadoes touched Little River County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 4, 1999). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 35 people.

22tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

3killed · 35 injured

71.5 milongest path · 1999

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

By rating

(E)F08

(E)F17

(E)F24

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 4, 1999	F3	71.5 mi	50 yd	22	1
Apr 2, 1982	F3	52 mi	233 yd	4	1
Oct 13, 2014	EF2	2.5 mi	400 yd	4	1
May 13, 1957	F2	1 mi	77 yd	1	0
Oct 17, 1980	F2	0.5 mi	440 yd	2	0
Nov 24, 1973	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 2000	F1	13 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jan 21, 2018	EF1	6.3 mi	295 yd	0	0
Apr 4, 2011	EF1	4.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Aug 20, 1964	F1	4.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 9, 2021	EF1	2.4 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jul 7, 1975	F1	2 mi	50 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 9, 2021	EF1	2.4 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 16, 2020	unrated	2.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 16, 2020	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jan 21, 2018	EF1	6.3 mi	295 yd	0	0
Oct 13, 2014	EF2	2.5 mi	400 yd	4	1
Oct 13, 2014	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 21, 2011	EF0	2.7 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 25, 2011	EF0	7.4 mi	70 yd	0	0
Apr 4, 2011	EF1	4.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 14, 2009	EF0	2.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 9, 2009	EF0	2.3 mi	75 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 2008	EF0	3 mi	100 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Apr 2, 1982, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Sevier County, AR22 Bowie County, TX58 Howard County, AR34 Hempstead County, AR33 Miller County, AR30 McCurtain County, OK69 Cass County, TX72 Pike County, AR24

Questions

How many tornadoes has Little River County, Arkansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Little River County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 4, 1999, with a 71.5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Little River County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (6 of 22). 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).