NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Berryville, AR
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Berryville, Arkansas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 71 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 71
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Berryville
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Berryville; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 41 mph winds when its centre passed 37 miles away. The record near Berryville begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 213 Arkansas cities on this site, 77% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Berryville. The highest rating among the 71 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 11, 1970, came within 19 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on April 11, 1994, killed 1 person. Of the 71, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 45 have come since 2000. March and April have had the most tornadoes, 16 each. The most recent tornado was on May 19, 2025. Of the 213 Arkansas cities, 83% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Berryville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 103 times since 1962, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Berryville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 64% of the 213 Arkansas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Berryville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Berryville: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Berryville
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s21
- 2000s10
- 1990s3
- 1980s2
- 1970s7(1 EF3+)
- 1960s9
- 1950s5(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 1970 | F3 | 19 mi | 51.8 mi | 1 / 45 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F3 | 23 mi | 20.6 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Feb 29, 2012 | EF2 | 20 mi | 24.29 mi | 0 / 47 |
| May 26, 1973 | F2 | 2 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 26, 1973 | F2 | 11 mi | 5.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 1973 | F2 | 20 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 20, 1966 | F2 | 10 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 20, 1962 | F2 | 19 mi | 7.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 1961 | F2 | 21 mi | 16.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 1961 | F2 | 19 mi | 19 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Mar 12, 1961 | F2 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 14 |
| May 5, 1960 | F2 | 15 mi | 13.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 71, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Berryville
The Storm Prediction Center has 103 hail reports within 10 miles of Berryville since 1962, made on 74 separate days. Of these, 57 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently April 19, 2011. The most recent report is from September 16, 2025. April has the most reports, 28.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Berryville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Huntsville 1 SSW, AR, 22 miles southwest of Berryville at 1,783 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 47°F and 30°F. May is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.5 inches; the year adds up to 45.7 inches over 74 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 34 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 67 nights a year. That 45.7 inches is more than at 3 of the 95 Arkansas stations used on this site (3%). Green Forest, 9 miles east, has its own station (Harrison Boone Co Airport, AR): 44.6 inches a year, 1.1 less than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | 30 | 2.7 | 5 |
| Feb | 51 | 33 | 2.5 | 5 |
| Mar | 60 | 40 | 4.0 | 7 |
| Apr | 69 | 49 | 5.0 | 7 |
| May | 76 | 58 | 5.1 | 8 |
| Jun | 84 | 66 | 4.1 | 7 |
| Jul | 88 | 69 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Aug | 88 | 69 | 3.8 | 4 |
| Sep | 81 | 61 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Oct | 70 | 51 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Nov | 58 | 41 | 4.3 | 7 |
| Dec | 49 | 33 | 3.0 | 6 |
| Year | 68 | 50 | 45.7 | 74 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Huntsville 1 SSW, AR (1,783 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Berryville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 99 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Berryville: 81 thunderstorm wind reports, 14 flash floods, 3 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $422,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on September 7, 2012. April has had the most flash floods, 7 of 14. Of the 212 Arkansas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 63 have had fewer than Berryville.
April 13, 2022: flood 3 miles from the centre of Berryville — 1 killed.
NWS: “A vehicle driven into a flooded low water crossing near the intersection of county roads 705 and 741 was swept away, with the driver drowning in the flood water. Heavy rainfall had ended by early afternoon, but some low water crossings remained flooded well after the rain had stopped.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Carroll County, which includes Berryville, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 hurricanes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 30, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Carroll County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $16.4 million a year, the 29th highest of 75 Arkansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.3 million (44%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
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