NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Gassville, 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
5 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Gassville, Arkansas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 75 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 75
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
22 deaths in all
What the records show for Gassville
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Gassville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1923, a tropical storm with 47 mph winds when its centre passed 54 miles away. The record near Gassville begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm 7 miles away. Of the 5 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 213 Arkansas cities on this site, 54% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Gassville. The strongest of the 75 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 2, 1982; its path came within 24 miles, and it killed 2 people. The deadliest, an EF3 on May 26, 2024, killed 4 people. Of the 75, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 35 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 18. The most recent tornado was on March 14, 2025. Of the 213 Arkansas cities, 76% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Gassville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 166 times since 1963, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Gassville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 83% of the 213 Arkansas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Gassville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 17 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 20 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 56 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 Gassville: 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 Gassville
By decade
- 2020s7(3 EF3+)
- 2010s9
- 2000s19
- 1990s9
- 1980s11(3 EF3+)
- 1970s7(1 EF3+)
- 1960s11(3 EF3+)
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1982 | F4 | 24 mi | 20 mi | 2 / 28 |
| May 26, 2024 | EF3 | 11 mi | 21.6 mi | 4 / 1 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | EF3 | 18 mi | 35.52 mi | 3 / 4 |
| Nov 18, 1985 | F3 | in town | 34 mi | 3 / 16 |
| May 15, 1968 | F3 | 8 mi | 7.3 mi | 3 / 25 |
| May 7, 1961 | F3 | 10 mi | 14.2 mi | 3 / 9 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | 22 mi | 1.5 mi | 2 / 2 |
| May 26, 2024 | EF3 | 3 mi | 34.6 mi | 1 / 17 |
| Dec 14, 1971 | F3 | in town | 23.6 mi | 0 / 10 |
| May 7, 1961 | F3 | 4 mi | 43.8 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Feb 5, 2008 | EF2 | in town | 12.5 mi | 1 / 36 |
| May 26, 2024 | EF2 | 9 mi | 5.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 75, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Gassville
The Storm Prediction Center has 166 hail reports within 10 miles of Gassville since 1963, made on 104 separate days. Of these, 95 were 1 inch across or larger, and 9 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on April 2, 2006. The most recent report is from May 16, 2025. May has the most reports, 47.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Gassville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mountain Home Baxter Airport, AR, 5 miles north of Gassville at 928 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 46°F and 28°F. April is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.4 inches; the year adds up to 41.3 inches over 64 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 47 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 73 nights a year. That 41.3 inches is more than at 0 of the 95 Arkansas stations used on this site (0%). Mountain Home, 7 miles east, has its own station (Mountain Home 1 NNW, AR): 51.0 inches a year, 9.7 more than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46 | 28 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Feb | 52 | 31 | 2.4 | 5 |
| Mar | 61 | 39 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Apr | 71 | 48 | 4.7 | 6 |
| May | 77 | 57 | 4.5 | 8 |
| Jun | 85 | 65 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Jul | 90 | 69 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Aug | 89 | 68 | 3.4 | 6 |
| Sep | 82 | 60 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Oct | 71 | 48 | 3.4 | 6 |
| Nov | 59 | 38 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Dec | 49 | 31 | 2.9 | 5 |
| Year | 69 | 48 | 41.3 | 64 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Mountain Home Baxter Airport, AR (928 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 Gassville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 225 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Gassville: 182 thunderstorm wind reports, 24 flash floods, 13 heavy rain events, 5 lightning strikes and 1 flood. They killed 0 people and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $4.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on April 13, 2018. Of the 212 Arkansas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 129 have had fewer than Gassville.
August 6, 2002: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Gassville — 3 injured.
NWS: “Thunderstorm winds, estimated between 70 and 80 mph, destroyed a large boat dock. About 40 boats were also destroyed or badly damaged.”
August 10, 1998: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Gassville — 1 injured.
July 13, 2009: lightning strike 2 miles from the centre of Gassville — 1 injured.
NWS: “A 14 year-old male was injured by lightning while adjusting a tall, outdoor television antenna.”
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
Baxter County, which includes Gassville, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 3 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 30, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Baxter County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes 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 $21.0 million a year, the 21st highest of 75 Arkansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.1 million (34%), 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).
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