NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Mammoth Spring, 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 Mammoth Spring, Arkansas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 77 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 13 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 77
- EF3 or stronger
- 13
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
28 deaths in all
What the records show for Mammoth Spring
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Mammoth Spring; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1923, a tropical storm with 47 mph winds when its centre passed 2 miles away. The record near Mammoth Spring begins with an unnamed storm in 1906; the most recent system was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm 36 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 Mammoth Spring. The highest rating among the 77 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on March 14, 2025, came within 12 miles. The deadliest, an EF4 on February 5, 2008, killed 13 people. Of the 77, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 42 have come since 2000. March has had the most tornadoes, 18. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Of the 213 Arkansas cities, 73% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Mammoth Spring. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 75 times since 1971, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Of the 213 Arkansas cities, 55% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Mammoth Spring.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Mammoth Spring
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 17 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 20 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 28 | 65 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 Mammoth Spring: 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 Mammoth Spring
By decade
- 2020s12(4 EF3+)
- 2010s4
- 2000s26(2 EF3+)
- 1990s5(1 EF3+)
- 1980s11(3 EF3+)
- 1970s4(1 EF3+)
- 1960s5
- 1950s10(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2008 | EF4 | 12 mi | 121.84 mi | 13 / 139 |
| Apr 14, 1996 | F4 | 19 mi | 44 mi | 7 / 35 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | EF4 | 12 mi | 115.95 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Dec 24, 1982 | F4 | 6 mi | 63 mi | 0 / 11 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | EF3 | 23 mi | 35.52 mi | 3 / 4 |
| Mar 1, 2007 | EF3 | 25 mi | 15 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Oct 18, 1984 | F3 | 23 mi | 26 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | EF3 | 12 mi | 23.54 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | EF3 | 17 mi | 57.24 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 2, 1982 | F3 | 11 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jul 19, 1970 | F3 | 20 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Dec 2, 1950 | F3 | 21 mi | 7.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 77, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Mammoth Spring
The Storm Prediction Center has 75 hail reports within 10 miles of Mammoth Spring since 1971, made on 55 separate days. Of these, 42 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on April 2, 2006. The most recent report is from March 30, 2025. April has the most reports, 19.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Mammoth Spring
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mammoth Spring, AR, 4 miles north of Mammoth Spring at 502 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 47°F and 23°F. May is the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 3.3 inches; the year adds up to 48.8 inches over 73 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 49 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 102 nights a year. That 48.8 inches is more than at 16 of the 95 Arkansas stations used on this site (17%). Cherokee Village, 10 miles south, has its own station (Hardy, AR): 51.6 inches a year, 2.8 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 | 47 | 23 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Feb | 52 | 27 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Mar | 61 | 35 | 4.6 | 7 |
| Apr | 71 | 44 | 5.2 | 7 |
| May | 78 | 54 | 5.3 | 8 |
| Jun | 86 | 63 | 3.3 | 6 |
| Jul | 90 | 66 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Aug | 90 | 65 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Sep | 82 | 57 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Oct | 72 | 44 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Nov | 60 | 34 | 4.6 | 6 |
| Dec | 50 | 27 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Year | 70 | 45 | 48.8 | 73 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Mammoth Spring, AR (502 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 Mammoth Spring
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 140 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Mammoth Spring: 73 thunderstorm wind reports, 32 floods, 27 flash floods and 8 heavy rain events. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $32.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on April 19, 1996. April has had the most flash floods, 8 of 27. Of the 212 Arkansas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 139 have had fewer than Mammoth Spring.
March 20, 2012: flood 9 miles from the centre of Mammoth Spring — 1 killed, $20,000 damage.
March 18, 2008: flood 8 miles from the centre of Mammoth Spring — $15.0 million damage.
May 1, 2011: flood 9 miles from the centre of Mammoth Spring — $4.8 million damage.
NWS: “Four hundred feet of railroad tracks had to be replaced near Williford due to flooding from the Spring River.”
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 Mammoth Spring's ZIP code 72554 have filed 50 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1989, and were paid $1.5 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Late spring severe storms in 2017: 10 claims (20% of all) and $368,000. The year with the most claims was 2008, with 15. 60% 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, 60 have fewer than Mammoth Spring.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Late spring severe storms2017 | 10 | $368,000 |
Fulton County, which includes Mammoth Spring, has been named in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 20 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 5 floods, 4 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 21, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Fulton County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $9.4 million a year, the 52nd highest of 75 Arkansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.3 million (35%), 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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