Sebastian County tornado history

42 tornadoes touched Sebastian County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 19, 1968). Tornadoes here killed 16 and injured 383 people.

42tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

16killed · 383 injured

21.4 milongest path · 2025

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

By rating

(E)F012

(E)F122

(E)F24

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated2

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 19, 1968	F4	2 mi	300 yd	270	14
Apr 21, 1996	F3	10.1 mi	1,050 yd	89	2
Apr 7, 1980	F2	5.4 mi	100 yd	8	0
May 8, 1965	F2	5.1 mi	100 yd	8	0
Dec 21, 1967	F2	3.8 mi	833 yd	6	0
Feb 19, 1954	F2	1 mi	33 yd	0	0
May 19, 2025	EF1	21.4 mi	1,000 yd	0	0
May 18, 2019	EF1	7.3 mi	1,000 yd	0	0
Nov 4, 2022	EF1	5.8 mi	1,000 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2018	EF1	5.6 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 18, 2019	EF1	5.3 mi	450 yd	0	0
Jan 21, 2018	EF1	5.2 mi	350 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 6, 2025	EF0	1.2 mi	250 yd
May 19, 2025	EF1	21.4 mi	1,000 yd
Jul 14, 2023	EF1	3.4 mi	550 yd
Nov 4, 2022	EF1	5.8 mi	1,000 yd
Nov 4, 2022	unrated	2.5 mi	150 yd
Apr 11, 2022	EF1	1 mi	140 yd
May 25, 2020	unrated	1.3 mi	75 yd
May 18, 2019	EF1	5.3 mi	450 yd
May 18, 2019	EF1	3.5 mi	600 yd
May 18, 2019	EF1	2.9 mi	400 yd
May 18, 2019	EF1	7.3 mi	1,000 yd
Apr 13, 2018	EF1	5.6 mi	400 yd

Deadliest: Apr 19, 1968, F4, 14 killed.

Nearby counties

Scott County, AR9 Crawford County, AR42 Franklin County, AR33 Logan County, AR29 Le Flore County, OK78 Sequoyah County, OK61 Haskell County, OK34 Polk County, AR37

Questions

How many tornadoes has Sebastian County, Arkansas had?

42 tornadoes touched Sebastian County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Sebastian County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 19, 1968, with a 2-mile path and 14 deaths.

When is tornado season in Sebastian County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (13 of 42). 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).