Lonoke County tornado history

85 tornadoes touched Lonoke County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.1 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Mar 21, 1952). Tornadoes here killed 22 and injured 253 people.

85tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

22killed · 253 injured

112.8 milongest path · 1951

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

By rating

(E)F019

(E)F140

(E)F220

(E)F34

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 21, 1952	F4	7.6 mi	10 yd	6	2
Mar 21, 1952	F3	16.2 mi	10 yd	9	9
Mar 29, 1976	F3	17.2 mi	100 yd	64	5
May 4, 2003	F3	34.9 mi	500 yd	5	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF3	34.2 mi	800 yd	54	0
Nov 15, 1988	F2	49 mi	250 yd	60	5
May 2, 2008	EF2	40.7 mi	300 yd	3	1
Feb 20, 1951	F2	112.8 mi	333 yd	3	0
Apr 17, 1978	F2	53.8 mi	250 yd	7	0
Apr 11, 1979	F2	40.3 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 1980	F2	37.5 mi	1,320 yd	15	0
Apr 30, 2010	EF2	34.7 mi	1,000 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 20, 2025	EF1	14.2 mi	500 yd	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF3	34.2 mi	800 yd	54
Jun 9, 2021	unrated	0.4 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 9, 2021	EF0	0.3 mi	20 yd	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF1	0.4 mi	130 yd	0
Mar 9, 2019	EF1	6.3 mi	150 yd	2
Mar 9, 2019	EF1	10.8 mi	300 yd	0
Mar 9, 2019	EF1	5.2 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 30, 2017	EF1	5.1 mi	400 yd	0
Oct 13, 2014	EF1	3.3 mi	150 yd	0
Oct 2, 2014	EF1	12.7 mi	300 yd	0
Oct 17, 2012	EF0	0.1 mi	8 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 21, 1952, F3, 9 killed.

Nearby counties

Prairie County, AR37 Pulaski County, AR101 Jefferson County, AR38 White County, AR80 Faulkner County, AR60 Monroe County, AR21 Arkansas County, AR47 Grant County, AR27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lonoke County, Arkansas had?

85 tornadoes touched Lonoke County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Lonoke County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Mar 21, 1952, with a 7.6-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lonoke County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (26 of 85). 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).