NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Magazine, 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 Magazine, Arkansas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 79 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 79
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
8 deaths in all
What the records show for Magazine
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Magazine; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 4 miles away. The record near Magazine 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 Magazine. The strongest of the 79 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF4 on May 24, 2011; its path came within 10 miles, and it killed 4 people. Of the 79, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 45 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 20. The most recent tornado was on June 18, 2023. Of the 213 Arkansas cities, 71% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Magazine. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 78 times since 1966, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 213 Arkansas cities, 54% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Magazine.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Magazine
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 57 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 Magazine: 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 Magazine
By decade
- 2020s11
- 2010s19(2 EF3+)
- 2000s15
- 1990s8
- 1980s5
- 1970s4(1 EF3+)
- 1960s8
- 1950s9(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2011 | EF4 | 10 mi | 45.71 mi | 4 / 27 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF3 | 23 mi | 29.01 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Mar 26, 1976 | F3 | 24 mi | 16.1 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Mar 31, 1959 | F3 | 9 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 14, 1953 | F3 | 7 mi | 40.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 23, 2001 | F2 | 18 mi | 31.5 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Mar 12, 1961 | F2 | 19 mi | 28.8 mi | 1 / 18 |
| Jun 18, 2023 | EF2 | 17 mi | 5.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 10, 2020 | EF2 | 12 mi | 13.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 5, 1999 | F2 | 22 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 23, 1982 | F2 | 10 mi | 0.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 23, 1982 | F2 | 11 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 79, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Magazine
The Storm Prediction Center has 78 hail reports within 10 miles of Magazine since 1966, made on 65 separate days. Of these, 47 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 11, 2017. The most recent report is from April 15, 2023. April has the most reports, 28.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Magazine
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Booneville 3 SSE, AR, 9 miles southwest of Magazine at 600 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 50°F and 28°F. May is the wettest at 5.8 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 3.2 inches; the year adds up to 51.7 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 70 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 72 nights a year. That 51.7 inches is more than at 46 of the 95 Arkansas stations used on this site (48%). Paris, 9 miles northeast, has its own station (Subiaco, AR): 49.5 inches a year, 2.2 less than here, and the same July average high, 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50 | 28 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Feb | 55 | 31 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Mar | 64 | 39 | 4.8 | 7 |
| Apr | 73 | 47 | 5.0 | 7 |
| May | 80 | 58 | 5.8 | 7 |
| Jun | 87 | 66 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Jul | 92 | 70 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Aug | 92 | 68 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Sep | 85 | 61 | 4.4 | 5 |
| Oct | 75 | 50 | 4.4 | 5 |
| Nov | 62 | 38 | 4.6 | 5 |
| Dec | 52 | 31 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Year | 72 | 49 | 51.7 | 69 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Booneville 3 SSE, AR (600 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 Magazine
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 132 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Magazine: 117 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 flash floods, 3 heavy rain events and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $7.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on March 18, 2008. Of the 212 Arkansas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 30 have had fewer than Magazine.
March 26, 2009: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Magazine — 1 injured.
June 1, 2008: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Magazine — $2.7 million damage.
March 18, 2008: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Magazine — $2.0 million damage.
NWS: “It was reported that 12 to 14 houses and mobile homes were destroyed or rendered unlivable. An outbuilding was blown away on Lowder Road.”
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
Logan County, which includes Magazine, has been named in 23 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 5 floods, 4 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 3, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Logan 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 $12.3 million a year, the 39th highest of 75 Arkansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.6 million (53%), 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 Magazine
- Paris, AR9 mi
- Booneville, AR11 mi
- Charleston, AR16 mi
- Altus, AR18 mi
- Hartman, AR20 mi
- Belleville, AR22 mi
- Lavaca, AR24 mi
- Danville, AR24 mi
- Greenwood, AR25 mi
- Ozark, AR25 mi
- Mansfield, AR26 mi
- Waldron, AR27 mi
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