NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hamburg, 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
11 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Hamburg, Arkansas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Delta in 2020. Since 1950, 86 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 11
- Tornadoes
- 86
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
7 deaths in all
What the records show for Hamburg
None of the 11 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Hamburg; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 69 mph winds when its centre passed 57 miles away. The record near Hamburg begins with an unnamed storm in 1886; the most recent system was Delta in 2020, a tropical storm 55 miles away. Of the 11 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Hamburg has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 92% of the 213 Arkansas cities on this site. The highest rating among the 86 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 4 times; the most recent, on November 24, 2001, came within 16 miles. Of the 86, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 46 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 32. The most recent tornado was on May 20, 2025. Of the 213 Arkansas cities, 64% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Hamburg. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 39 times since 1968, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 213 Arkansas cities, 91% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Hamburg.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Hamburg
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | DeltaOct 10 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | LauraAug 27 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1965 | BetsySep 11 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 22 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormSep 30 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 7 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 20 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormOct 13 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Hamburg: 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 Hamburg
By decade
- 2020s12
- 2010s11
- 2000s23(1 EF3+)
- 1990s7
- 1980s6
- 1970s16(3 EF3+)
- 1960s6
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2001 | F3 | 16 mi | 30 mi | 3 / 11 |
| Apr 8, 1979 | F3 | in town | 17.7 mi | 0 / 13 |
| Apr 8, 1979 | F3 | 20 mi | 62.4 mi | 0 / 18 |
| Jun 20, 1972 | F3 | 19 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 17, 1976 | F2 | 20 mi | 29.5 mi | 3 / 46 |
| Oct 17, 1980 | F2 | 17 mi | 1.5 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | EF2 | 9 mi | 42.77 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 11, 2020 | EF2 | 3 mi | 20.51 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 25, 2019 | EF2 | 7 mi | 15.99 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 14, 2018 | EF2 | 17 mi | 8.88 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 25, 2011 | EF2 | 16 mi | 6.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 9, 2009 | EF2 | 13 mi | 13.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 86, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hamburg
The Storm Prediction Center has 39 hail reports within 10 miles of Hamburg since 1968, made on 33 separate days. Of these, 25 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on March 30, 1996. The most recent report is from May 20, 2025. March has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hamburg
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Crossett 2 SSE, AR, 12 miles southwest of Hamburg at 180 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 57°F and 34°F. December is the wettest at 5.8 inches of precipitation on average and August and September the driest at 3.6 inches; the year adds up to 56.7 inches over 73 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 42% of the year's precipitation (23.8 of 56.7 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 11 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (4); a normal September there has highs of 90°F and 3.6 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 79 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 66 nights a year. That 56.7 inches is more than at 82 of the 95 Arkansas stations used on this site (86%). Monticello, 27 miles north, has its own station (Monticello Municipal Airport, AR): 53.1 inches a year, 3.6 less than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 34 | 5.5 | 7 |
| Feb | 62 | 37 | 5.5 | 7 |
| Mar | 70 | 44 | 5.4 | 7 |
| Apr | 78 | 51 | 5.7 | 6 |
| May | 85 | 61 | 5.0 | 6 |
| Jun | 92 | 69 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Jul | 95 | 72 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Aug | 95 | 71 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Sep | 90 | 64 | 3.6 | 4 |
| Oct | 80 | 52 | 4.3 | 5 |
| Nov | 68 | 42 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Dec | 59 | 36 | 5.8 | 7 |
| Year | 77 | 53 | 56.7 | 73 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Crossett 2 SSE, AR (180 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 Hamburg
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 98 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hamburg: 71 thunderstorm wind reports, 22 flash floods and 5 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $23.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 98 mph, on June 18, 2023. July has had the most flash floods, 6 of 22. Of the 212 Arkansas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 121 have had fewer than Hamburg.
September 3, 2008: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Hamburg — $20.0 million damage.
NWS: “Persistent heavy rains occurred from weakening Hurricane Gustav and dumped 8 to 12 inches of rain across the county. Agriculture was especially hard hit as all of the farmland was flooded.”
June 18, 2023: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Hamburg — $1.5 million damage.
August 12, 2008: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Hamburg — $700,000 damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain fell across nearly all of Ashley County and caused several roads around Hamburg to flood as well as several more across the central and southeast portion of the county. One home in Portland was flooded as 4 to 6 inches of rain fell across the area.”
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Hamburg's ZIP code 71646 have filed 11 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1991, and were paid $242,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 55% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 103 Arkansas cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 6 have fewer than Hamburg.
Ashley County, which includes Hamburg, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 hurricanes, 3 severe storms, 3 tornadoes, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 3, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Ashley County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes; Relatively Low for hurricanes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $11.7 million a year, the 40th highest of 75 Arkansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.9 million (42%), 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.
Cities near Hamburg
- Crossett, AR12 mi
- Monticello, AR27 mi
- Dermott, AR27 mi
- Bastrop, LA29 mi
- Warren, AR31 mi
- Lake Village, AR31 mi
- Eudora, AR32 mi
- Oak Grove, LA32 mi
- Strong, AR33 mi
- Marion, LA35 mi
- Mc Gehee, AR37 mi
- Sterlington, LA40 mi
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