Saline County tornado history

55 tornadoes touched Saline County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Mar 1, 1997). Tornadoes here killed 23 and injured 300 people.

55tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

23killed · 300 injured

49 milongest path · 1988

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F122

(E)F219

(E)F36

(E)F41

(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 1, 1997	F4	14 mi	1,407 yd	40	10
Jan 21, 1999	F3	39 mi	417 yd	72	3
Dec 2, 1982	F3	18 mi	233 yd	53	2
Apr 25, 2011	EF3	16.8 mi	300 yd	20	1
May 26, 1955	F3	28.8 mi	1,000 yd	3	0
Mar 21, 1952	F3	17.7 mi	440 yd	0	0
Dec 23, 1982	F3	14 mi	500 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1988	F2	49 mi	250 yd	60	5
May 2, 2008	EF2	40.7 mi	300 yd	3	1
Mar 14, 1959	F2	11.9 mi	417 yd	7	1
Apr 11, 1979	F2	40.3 mi	250 yd	0	0
Oct 18, 2004	F2	24 mi	800 yd	11	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 20, 2025	EF1	7.7 mi	350 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2024	EF2	8.5 mi	1,000 yd	0	0
Feb 9, 2024	EF1	2.5 mi	500 yd	0	0
Nov 4, 2022	EF2	1.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 24, 2017	EF2	1.1 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 24, 2017	EF1	1.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 9, 2016	EF1	2.7 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 30, 2013	EF1	1.7 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 25, 2011	EF1	9.3 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 25, 2011	EF3	16.8 mi	300 yd	20	1
Apr 15, 2011	EF1	7.3 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 2011	EF1	3 mi	250 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Mar 1, 1997, F4, 10 killed.

Nearby counties

Pulaski County, AR101 Perry County, AR19 Garland County, AR39 Hot Spring County, AR41 Grant County, AR27 Faulkner County, AR60 Conway County, AR41 Lonoke County, AR85

Questions

How many tornadoes has Saline County, Arkansas had?

55 tornadoes touched Saline County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Saline County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Mar 1, 1997, with a 14-mile path and 10 deaths.

When is tornado season in Saline County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (14 of 55). 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).