Prairie County tornado history

37 tornadoes touched Prairie County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jan 21, 1999). Tornadoes here killed 13 and injured 113 people.

37tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

13killed · 113 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)F08

(E)F115

(E)F211

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jan 21, 1999	F3	39 mi	417 yd	0	0
Mar 26, 1950	F3	14.9 mi	1,760 yd	20	0
Nov 15, 1988	F2	49 mi	250 yd	60	5
Mar 21, 1952	F2	13.3 mi	417 yd	15	5
Nov 10, 1995	F2	8.5 mi	100 yd	1	2
Feb 20, 1951	F2	112.8 mi	333 yd	3	0
Apr 17, 1978	F2	53.8 mi	250 yd	7	0
Feb 13, 2000	F2	32.7 mi	100 yd	2	0
Oct 18, 2004	F2	19 mi	600 yd	0	0
Feb 24, 2001	F2	12.7 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 1985	F2	10 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jan 21, 1999	F2	7 mi	250 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 12, 2025	unrated	0.4 mi	20 yd
Mar 31, 2023	EF1	1.1 mi	100 yd
Apr 30, 2022	EF0	0.3 mi	100 yd
May 18, 2019	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd
May 2, 2019	EF0	4.5 mi	100 yd
Mar 9, 2019	EF1	10.8 mi	300 yd
Mar 9, 2019	EF1	5.2 mi	100 yd
Jun 13, 2018	EF0	1 mi	20 yd
Oct 2, 2014	EF1	4.1 mi	200 yd
Apr 25, 2011	EF1	6.2 mi	100 yd
Jul 11, 2010	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd
May 10, 2008	EF1	2.7 mi	400 yd

Deadliest: Mar 21, 1952, F2, 5 killed.

Nearby counties

Lonoke County, AR85 Monroe County, AR21 Woodruff County, AR38 White County, AR80 Arkansas County, AR47 Pulaski County, AR101 Jefferson County, AR38 Lee County, AR13

Questions

How many tornadoes has Prairie County, Arkansas had?

37 tornadoes touched Prairie County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Prairie County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jan 21, 1999, with a 39-mile path.

When is tornado season in Prairie County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (9 of 37). 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).