Nevada County tornado history

25 tornadoes touched Nevada County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 4, 1964). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 8 people.

25tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 8 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)F02

(E)F115

(E)F23

(E)F35

(E)F40

(E)F50

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 4, 1964	F3	9.1 mi	600 yd	0	1
Apr 30, 1954	F3	111.6 mi	1,760 yd	2	0
Apr 30, 1954	F3	86.3 mi	50 yd	1	0
Mar 1, 1997	F3	18 mi	880 yd	2	0
Nov 9, 1984	F3	6 mi	880 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF2	14.6 mi	1,263 yd	0	0
May 6, 1960	F2	2.6 mi	320 yd	2	0
Apr 11, 1979	F2	0.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Sep 15, 1996	F1	18 mi	333 yd	0	0
Mar 4, 1983	F1	16 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 30, 2004	F1	10 mi	100 yd	0	0
Dec 23, 1982	F1	9.5 mi	150 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 4, 2025	EF1	2.7 mi	375 yd	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF2	14.6 mi	1,263 yd	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 12, 2022	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
May 16, 2020	EF1	2.6 mi	50 yd	0
May 16, 2020	EF1	1.9 mi	40 yd	0
Dec 27, 2015	EF1	3.9 mi	353 yd	0
May 1, 2010	EF0	1.7 mi	75 yd	0
May 10, 2008	EF1	2.4 mi	50 yd	0
May 30, 2004	F1	10 mi	100 yd	0
May 4, 1999	F1	4.8 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 1, 1997	F3	18 mi	880 yd	2

Deadliest: Mar 4, 1964, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Hempstead County, AR33 Ouachita County, AR23 Clark County, AR35 Columbia County, AR35 Lafayette County, AR20 Pike County, AR24 Miller County, AR30 Dallas County, AR29

Questions

How many tornadoes has Nevada County, Arkansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Nevada County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 4, 1964, with a 9.1-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Nevada County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (7 of 25). 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).