NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hot Springs Village, 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
7 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Laura in 2020. Since 1950, 89 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 7
- Tornadoes
- 89
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
22 deaths in all
What the records show for Hot Springs Village
None of the 7 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Hot Springs Village; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1879, a tropical storm with 46 mph winds when its centre passed 28 miles away. The record near Hot Springs Village begins with an unnamed storm in 1865; the most recent system was Laura in 2020, a tropical storm 32 miles away. Of the 7 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Hot Springs Village has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 54% of the 213 Arkansas cities on this site. The strongest of the 89 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF4 on April 27, 2014; its path came within 21 miles, and it killed 16 people. Of the 89, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 49 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 20. The most recent tornado was on April 20, 2025. Of the 213 Arkansas cities, 61% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Hot Springs Village. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 66 times since 1968, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 213 Arkansas cities, 64% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Hot Springs Village.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Hot Springs Village
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | LauraAug 28 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 20 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormSep 30 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 24 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1865 | Unnamed 1865 stormSep 14 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Hot Springs Village: 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 Hot Springs Village
By decade
- 2020s5
- 2010s20(2 EF3+)
- 2000s24(1 EF3+)
- 1990s8
- 1980s10
- 1970s7
- 1960s7(1 EF3+)
- 1950s8(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2014 | EF4 | 21 mi | 41.1 mi | 16 / 193 |
| Apr 25, 2011 | EF3 | 2 mi | 16.78 mi | 1 / 20 |
| Nov 27, 2005 | F3 | 12 mi | 19 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 5, 1967 | F3 | 11 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 13, 1957 | F3 | 22 mi | 14.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1955 | F3 | 5 mi | 28.8 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 21, 1952 | F3 | 10 mi | 17.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 25, 2011 | EF2 | 24 mi | 51.32 mi | 4 / 16 |
| Mar 14, 1959 | F2 | 10 mi | 11.9 mi | 1 / 7 |
| May 7, 2024 | EF2 | 14 mi | 12.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF2 | in town | 8.53 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 24, 2017 | EF2 | 16 mi | 1.12 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 89, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hot Springs Village
The Storm Prediction Center has 66 hail reports within 10 miles of Hot Springs Village since 1968, made on 50 separate days. Of these, 40 were 1 inch across or larger, and 10 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 3 inches (tea cup size), was reported on 2 days, most recently March 13, 2016. The most recent report is from May 16, 2025. May has the most reports, 13.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Radar-estimated hail days in Hot Springs Village since 2019 →
Weather by month in Hot Springs Village
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Hot Springs 1 NNE, AR, 11 miles south of Hot Springs Village at 626 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 52°F and 32°F. May is the wettest at 6.5 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.6 inches; the year adds up to 57.9 inches over 74 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 77 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 59 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 57.9 inches is more than at 87 of the 95 Arkansas stations used on this site (92%). Royal, 18 miles southwest, has its own station (Blakely Mountain Dam, AR): 57.9 inches a year, the same as here, and a July average high of 91°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52 | 32 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 56 | 35 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 65 | 42 | 5.5 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 74 | 51 | 5.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| May | 80 | 60 | 6.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 88 | 68 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 72 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 93 | 71 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 86 | 64 | 4.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 75 | 52 | 5.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 63 | 42 | 4.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 53 | 35 | 5.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Year | 73 | 52 | 57.9 | 74 | 1.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Hot Springs 1 NNE, AR (626 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 Hot Springs Village
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 66 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hot Springs Village: 52 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 flash floods, 3 lightning strikes, 2 floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $5.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on October 21, 2019. Of the 212 Arkansas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 15 have had fewer than Hot Springs Village.
June 5, 2011: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Hot Springs Village — 1 killed, $25,000 damage.
July 23, 2013: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Hot Springs Village — 1 injured, $10,000 damage.
May 1, 2011: flood 7 miles from the centre of Hot Springs Village — $4.0 million damage.
NWS: “Some of the campsites around Lake Catherine were closed due to flooding.”
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 Hot Springs Village's ZIP code 71909 have filed 15 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 2008, and were paid $442,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 27% 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, 17 have fewer than Hot Springs Village.
Garland County, which includes Hot Springs Village, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 4 floods, 4 ice storms, 3 hurricanes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 21, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Garland County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $57.1 million a year, the 7th highest of 75 Arkansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $28.0 million (49%), 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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Cities near Hot Springs Village
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- Royal, AR18 mi
- Pearcy, AR22 mi
- Perryville, AR22 mi
- Malvern, AR22 mi
- Alexander, AR27 mi
- Bryant, AR28 mi
- Donaldson, AR28 mi
- Bismarck, AR28 mi
- Roland, AR29 mi
- Ola, AR29 mi
- Bauxite, AR31 mi
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