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Tornadoes in Arkansas
18 federal tornadoes disaster declarations in Arkansas since 1953.
Tornadoes — Arkansas — federal disaster declarations per year
19572021
Counties most affected
Lonoke County6Craighead County4Pulaski County4Faulkner County4Howard County4Poinsett County3Phillips County3Ouachita County3Monroe County3Ashley County3Crittenden County3Jackson County3Woodruff County3Bradley County3Sevier County3Polk County3Greene County2Crawford County2Grant County2Hempstead County2Independence County2Johnson County2Logan County2Miller County2Mississippi County2Nevada County2Sebastian County2St. Francis County2White County2Jefferson County1Calhoun County1Lincoln County1Little River County1Boone County1Cross County1Stone County1Union County1Conway County1Montgomery County1Van Buren County1Columbia County1Cleveland County1Pike County1Cleburne County1Clark County1Pope County1Prairie County1Chicot County1Drew County1Fulton County1Garland County1Saline County1Arkansas County1Scott County1Hot Spring County1Desha County1Yell County1Izard County1Dallas County1
Declarations
December 23, 2021Tornado5 counties
SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES
July 10, 2020Tornado12 counties
SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
May 8, 2020Tornado1 counties
SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
April 27, 2009Tornado5 counties
SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES
April 22, 1998Tornado1 counties
TORNADOES, FLOODING HIGH WINDS
November 23, 1988Tornado24 counties
SEVERE STORMS & TORNADOES
December 17, 1987Tornado1 counties
TORNADOES
April 23, 1982Tornado12 counties
SEVERE STORMS & TORNADOES
April 16, 1980Tornado5 counties
SEVERE STORMS & TORNADOES
April 11, 1979Tornado8 counties
TORNADO
April 22, 1978Tornado1 counties
TORNADOES
January 20, 1978Tornado3 counties
TORNADOES
April 1, 1976Tornado4 counties
TORNADOES
April 1, 1975Tornado1 counties
SEVERE STORMS & TORNADOES
May 29, 1968Tornado26 counties
TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
May 3, 1968Tornado2 counties
TORNADO & SEVERE STORM
May 28, 1960Tornado
TORNADOES & FLOODS
May 29, 1957Tornado
TORNADOES, RAIN, HAIL & FLOODS
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. History is not a forecast.