Arkansas Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, Arkansas has logged 40,171 severe-weather events — about 1,296 a year — with 334 direct deaths, 2,988 injuries and $5.4B in reported property damage.
By event type
Thunderstorm Wind12,12928 d$189.7M
Hail9,243—$236.5M
Flash Flood3,74068 d$352.4M
Winter Weather2,1761 d$3.5M
Flood1,89922 d$379.6M
Drought1,808—$50K
Heat1,77232 d—
Winter Storm1,5693 d$153.4M
Tornado1,558131 d$2.6B
Excessive Heat8497 d—
Heavy Rain4852 d$3.9M
Heavy Snow471—$1.4M
Ice Storm4517 d$1.3B
Strong Wind3897 d$15.2M
Lightning38718 d$27.6M
Frost/Freeze281——
Events by year
19962026
Notable events (346)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
Tornado (F3)March 1, 1997
Craighead · 2 injured · $25K damage
Tornado (F4)March 1, 1997
Mississippi · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)March 1, 1997
Poinsett · $5K damage
Tornado (F3)May 4, 1999
Crawford · $3K damage
HeatSeptember 5, 2015
Washington · 325 injured ·
HeatAugust 31, 2013
Washington · 450 injured ·
Tornado (EF3)February 24, 2007
Union · 5 injured ·
Tornado (F3)November 27, 2005
Conway ·
Tornado (F3)May 4, 2003
White · 5 injured ·
Tornado (F3)May 4, 2003
Lonoke ·
Tornado (F3)May 4, 2003
Woodruff ·
Tornado (F3)May 4, 2003
Faulkner ·
Tornado (F3)February 24, 2001
Desha ·
Tornado (F1)July 24, 1999
Boone · 26 injured ·
Tornado (F3)May 4, 1999
Sevier ·
Tornado (F3)May 4, 1999
Little River ·
Tornado (F3)March 5, 1999
Van Buren ·
Tornado (F3)January 21, 1999
Saline ·
Tornado (F3)January 21, 1999
Grant ·
Tornado (F3)January 21, 1999
Jackson ·
Tornado (F3)January 21, 1999
Hot Spring ·
Tornado (F3)January 21, 1999
Independence ·
Tornado (F3)January 21, 1999
Independence ·
Tornado (F3)January 21, 1999
White · 2 injured ·
Tornado (F3)January 21, 1999
Monroe ·
Tornado (F3)January 21, 1999
Dallas ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.