Ouachita County tornado history

23 tornadoes touched Ouachita County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Dec 19, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 36 people.

23tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 36 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)F08

(E)F16

(E)F24

(E)F34

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: December.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Dec 19, 1957	F4	17.7 mi	10 yd	9	2
Apr 30, 1954	F3	111.6 mi	1,760 yd	2	0
Apr 8, 1979	F3	62.4 mi	1,320 yd	18	0
Dec 3, 1982	F3	10 mi	250 yd	7	0
Nov 9, 1984	F3	6 mi	880 yd	0	0
Oct 29, 2009	EF2	25.9 mi	1,250 yd	0	0
Dec 3, 1978	F2	25.2 mi	250 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF2	14.6 mi	1,263 yd	0	0
Oct 29, 2009	EF2	10.8 mi	1,250 yd	0	0
Oct 29, 2009	EF1	20 mi	1,050 yd	0	0
Dec 27, 2015	EF1	7.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 1, 2004	F1	6 mi	200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Mar 14, 2025	EF2	14.6 mi	1,263 yd
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	2.3 mi	50 yd
Dec 27, 2015	EF1	7.1 mi	100 yd
Oct 29, 2009	EF1	20 mi	1,050 yd
Oct 29, 2009	EF2	10.8 mi	1,250 yd
Oct 29, 2009	EF2	25.9 mi	1,250 yd
Nov 1, 2004	F1	6 mi	200 yd
May 30, 2004	F0	1.8 mi	25 yd
Dec 18, 2002	F0	1.8 mi	30 yd
Dec 18, 2002	F0	5.7 mi	30 yd
Dec 18, 2002	F0	5.1 mi	40 yd
Feb 26, 2000	F1	0.3 mi	30 yd

Deadliest: Dec 19, 1957, F4, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Calhoun County, AR18 Nevada County, AR25 Dallas County, AR29 Columbia County, AR35 Union County, AR45 Clark County, AR35 Bradley County, AR21 Cleveland County, AR11

Questions

How many tornadoes has Ouachita County, Arkansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Ouachita County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Dec 19, 1957, with a 17.7-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Ouachita County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in December (7 of 23). 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).