Pulaski County tornado history

101 tornadoes touched Pulaski County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.3 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Apr 27, 2014). Tornadoes here killed 44 and injured 820 people.

101tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

44killed · 820 injured

53.8 milongest path · 1978

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

By rating

(E)F027

(E)F139

(E)F226

(E)F36

(E)F42

(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
Apr 27, 2014	EF4	41.1 mi	1,320 yd	193	16
Mar 1, 1997	F4	11 mi	1,407 yd	180	5
Mar 29, 1976	F3	17.2 mi	100 yd	64	5
Jan 21, 1999	F3	39 mi	417 yd	72	3
Dec 2, 1982	F3	18 mi	233 yd	53	2
Feb 22, 1975	F3	14.4 mi	80 yd	22	1
Mar 31, 2023	EF3	34.2 mi	800 yd	54	0
Mar 12, 1961	F3	5.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1988	F2	49 mi	250 yd	60	5
Apr 25, 2011	EF2	51.3 mi	2,900 yd	16	4
May 2, 2008	EF2	40.7 mi	300 yd	3	1
Apr 17, 1978	F2	53.8 mi	250 yd	7	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 12, 2025	EF0	2.3 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 20, 2025	EF1	14.2 mi	500 yd	0
Jun 25, 2023	unrated	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF3	34.2 mi	800 yd	54
Apr 11, 2022	EF1	7.8 mi	100 yd	0
Oct 15, 2021	EF0	2.5 mi	100 yd	0
May 2, 2019	EF1	1.5 mi	200 yd	0
May 2, 2019	EF0	5.1 mi	500 yd	0
May 2, 2019	EF0	3.7 mi	80 yd	0
May 2, 2019	EF0	1 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 9, 2019	EF1	6.3 mi	150 yd	2
Mar 24, 2017	EF2	2.1 mi	100 yd	6

Deadliest: Apr 27, 2014, EF4, 16 killed.

Nearby counties

Saline County, AR55 Lonoke County, AR85 Faulkner County, AR60 Grant County, AR27 Perry County, AR19 Conway County, AR41 Jefferson County, AR38 Prairie County, AR37

Questions

How many tornadoes has Pulaski County, Arkansas had?

101 tornadoes touched Pulaski County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Pulaski County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Apr 27, 2014, with a 41.1-mile path and 16 deaths.

When is tornado season in Pulaski County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (34 of 101). 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).