Pike County tornado history

24 tornadoes touched Pike County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Apr 9, 2009).

24tornadoes since 1950
EF3strongest rating
0killed · 19 injured
37.2 milongest path · 2009
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F04
(E)F111
(E)F27
(E)F32
(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

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 9, 2009EF337.2 mi850 yd70
Mar 5, 1999F313 mi400 yd00
Mar 5, 1999F227.2 mi183 yd00
Mar 5, 1999F210 mi200 yd00
May 30, 2013EF29 mi300 yd50
Mar 2, 2023EF21.8 mi300 yd50
Nov 4, 2022EF21.7 mi75 yd00
May 13, 1957F20.1 mi50 yd00
Jan 26, 1965F20.1 mi10 yd00
Mar 9, 2006F115.2 mi300 yd00
Nov 27, 2005F113.8 mi40 yd10
Apr 25, 2011EF111.6 mi800 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 2, 2023EF21.8 mi300 yd50
Nov 4, 2022EF21.7 mi75 yd00
May 30, 2013EF11.5 mi300 yd00
May 30, 2013EF29 mi300 yd50
Apr 25, 2011EF111.6 mi800 yd00
Apr 25, 2011EF14.3 mi300 yd00
Apr 25, 2011EF14.2 mi250 yd00
Apr 9, 2009EF337.2 mi850 yd70
Apr 9, 2009EF13 mi350 yd00
May 2, 2008EF18.2 mi200 yd00
Mar 9, 2006F115.2 mi300 yd00
Mar 9, 2006F18 mi50 yd00

Nearby counties

Howard County, AR34Montgomery County, AR16Clark County, AR35Hempstead County, AR33Sevier County, AR22Nevada County, AR25Polk County, AR37Garland County, AR39

Questions

How many tornadoes has Pike County, Arkansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Pike County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Apr 9, 2009, with a 37.2-mile path.

When is tornado season in Pike County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (8 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).