NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Mc Crory, 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 Mc Crory, Arkansas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Camille in 1969. Since 1950, 113 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 21 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 7
- Tornadoes
- 113
- EF3 or stronger
- 21
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
99 deaths in all
What the records show for Mc Crory
None of the 7 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Mc Crory; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 63 mph winds when its centre passed 66 miles away. The record near Mc Crory begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Camille in 1969, a tropical storm 74 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 2 systems. None of the 7 systems has come since 2000. Mc Crory has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 54% of the 213 Arkansas cities on this site. The highest rating among the 113 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 5 times; the most recent, on March 15, 1984, came within 18 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on March 21, 1952, killed 50 people. Of the 113, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 45 have come since 2000. March has had the most tornadoes, 25. The most recent tornado was on April 5, 2025. Mc Crory has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 60% of the 213 Arkansas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 23 times since 1956, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 213 Arkansas cities, 99% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Mc Crory.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Mc Crory
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | CamilleAug 19 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 20 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 28 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Mc Crory: 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 Mc Crory
By decade
- 2020s14(1 EF3+)
- 2010s10(1 EF3+)
- 2000s21(2 EF3+)
- 1990s21(4 EF3+)
- 1980s16(2 EF3+)
- 1970s11(3 EF3+)
- 1960s8(2 EF3+)
- 1950s12(6 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1952 | F4 | 23 mi | 14.6 mi | 50 / 325 |
| Mar 21, 1952 | F4 | 8 mi | 13.1 mi | 29 / 180 |
| Mar 15, 1984 | F4 | 18 mi | 26 mi | 5 / 12 |
| Mar 21, 1952 | F4 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 4 / 5 |
| May 26, 1973 | F4 | 11 mi | 54.8 mi | 3 / 289 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF3 | 11 mi | 72.55 mi | 4 / 26 |
| Dec 24, 1982 | F3 | 7 mi | 15 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Jan 7, 1978 | F3 | 11 mi | 39.6 mi | 1 / 9 |
| Apr 30, 2010 | EF3 | 17 mi | 7.74 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2006 | F3 | 6 mi | 38 mi | 0 / 5 |
| May 4, 2003 | F3 | 1 mi | 43 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jan 21, 1999 | F3 | 24 mi | 39 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 113, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Mc Crory
The Storm Prediction Center has 23 hail reports within 10 miles of Mc Crory since 1956, made on 21 separate days. Of these, 11 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on April 2, 2006. The most recent report is from December 23, 2015. March and April have the most reports, 6 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Mc Crory
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Beedeville 4 NE, AR, 17 miles north of Mc Crory at 222 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 47°F and 31°F. May is the wettest at 5.7 inches of precipitation on average and August and September the driest at 3.0 inches; the year adds up to 51.1 inches over 68 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 58 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 57 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.7 inches a year, most of it in February. That 51.1 inches is more than at 35 of the 95 Arkansas stations used on this site (37%). Augusta, 12 miles west, has its own station (Searcy, AR): 51.8 inches a year, 0.7 more than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | 31 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 52 | 34 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 61 | 41 | 5.3 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 71 | 51 | 5.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 80 | 61 | 5.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 88 | 69 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 72 | 4.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 69 | 3.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 83 | 61 | 3.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 73 | 50 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 60 | 41 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 50 | 34 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Year | 70 | 51 | 51.1 | 68 | 1.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Beedeville 4 NE, AR (222 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 Mc Crory
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 270 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Mc Crory: 218 floods, 45 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $5.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 22, 2020. August has had the most flash floods, 4 of 6. Of the 212 Arkansas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 12 have had fewer than Mc Crory.
May 1, 2017: flood 6 miles from the centre of Mc Crory — $3.5 million damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain at the end of April led to flooding which continued into May, 2017 along the Cache River at Patterson.”
April 30, 2017: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Mc Crory — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “Several trees, houses, outbuildings and power poles damaged from north of Titon to south of Cherry Valley.”
June 29, 2014: lightning strike 4 miles from the centre of Mc Crory — $150,000 damage.
NWS: “A fire started by lightning destroyed a house. Lightning struck a pine tree behind the house, then traveled along the wiring for an old satellite dish to the house's attic, setting the attic on fire.”
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 Mc Crory's ZIP code 72101 have filed 25 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1987, and were paid $410,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 32% 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, 37 have fewer than Mc Crory.
Woodruff County, which includes Mc Crory, has been named in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 20 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 severe storms, 4 floods, 3 ice storms, 3 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 21, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Woodruff County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes; Relatively Low for hail, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $8.5 million a year, the 57th highest of 75 Arkansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.6 million (30%), 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 Mc Crory
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- Colt, AR16 mi
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- Bradford, AR24 mi
- Brinkley, AR25 mi
- Newport, AR26 mi
- Forrest City, AR26 mi
- Des Arc, AR28 mi
- Judsonia, AR29 mi
- Kensett, AR29 mi
- Searcy, AR33 mi
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