NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Arkansas Hurricane and Tornado History
Every city, with the storms and tornadoes that came near it.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Arkansas has 2,090 tornadoes on record since 1950, 183 of them EF3 or stronger, with 415 deaths. No hurricane has passed within 75 miles of any city in the state; the most tornado-prone is Jacksonville (196).
- Cities
- 213
- Tornadoes in state
- 2,090
- EF3 or stronger
- 183
- Tornado deaths
- 415
since 1950
Arkansas weather by month: rain, temperature and hurricane season by station →
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Storms that reached the most Arkansas cities
- Unnamed 1941 stormCategory 3 · 148 cities
- Unnamed 1915 stormCategory 4 · 118 cities
- Unnamed 1923 stormCategory 1 · 115 cities
- Ike 2008Category 4 · 113 cities
- Unnamed 1909 stormCategory 3 · 103 cities
- Unnamed 1879 stormCategory 2 · 89 cities
- Laura 2020Category 4 · 88 cities
- Unnamed 1905 stormTropical storm · 62 cities
- Carla 1961Category 4 · 61 cities
- Unnamed 1902 stormCategory 1 · 60 cities
- Unnamed 1865 stormCategory 2 · 59 cities
- Unnamed 1891 stormCategory 1 · 53 cities
Arkansas cities
| City | Hurricanes | Tropical storms | Tornadoes | EF3+ | Last storm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock | 0 | 9 | 181 | 20 | Laura 2020 |
| Fayetteville | 0 | 3 | 114 | 9 | Ike 2008 |
| Springdale | 0 | 3 | 121 | 10 | Ike 2008 |
| Fort Smith | 0 | 3 | 140 | 14 | Ike 2008 |
| Rogers | 0 | 3 | 123 | 9 | Ike 2008 |
| Conway | 0 | 8 | 171 | 27 | Laura 2020 |
| Hot Springs | 0 | 8 | 101 | 11 | Laura 2020 |
| Jonesboro | 0 | 7 | 133 | 18 | Olga 2019 |
| North Little Rock | 0 | 8 | 187 | 21 | Laura 2020 |
| Benton | 0 | 9 | 170 | 17 | Laura 2020 |
| Pine Bluff | 0 | 9 | 73 | 4 | Laura 2020 |
| Russellville | 0 | 5 | 101 | 11 | Laura 2020 |
| Paragould | 0 | 6 | 126 | 16 | Olga 2019 |
| Jacksonville | 0 | 7 | 196 | 23 | Laura 2020 |
| Bentonville | 0 | 3 | 130 | 10 | Ike 2008 |
| Cabot | 0 | 7 | 184 | 22 | Laura 2020 |
| Searcy | 0 | 5 | 136 | 25 | Laura 2020 |
| Texarkana | 0 | 9 | 99 | 8 | Laura 2020 |
| Van Buren | 0 | 3 | 129 | 13 | Ike 2008 |
| Sherwood | 0 | 8 | 195 | 23 | Laura 2020 |
| Bella Vista | 0 | 3 | 123 | 9 | Ike 2008 |
| Harrison | 0 | 3 | 48 | 6 | Ike 2008 |
| El Dorado | 0 | 12 | 79 | 9 | Laura 2020 |
| Mountain Home | 0 | 6 | 76 | 11 | Ike 2008 |
| Batesville | 0 | 5 | 93 | 14 | Ike 2008 |
| Maumelle | 0 | 8 | 183 | 24 | Laura 2020 |
| West Memphis | 0 | 9 | 94 | 12 | Olga 2019 |
| Siloam Springs | 0 | 3 | 146 | 11 | Ike 2008 |
| Malvern | 0 | 7 | 119 | 13 | Laura 2020 |
| Alexander | 0 | 9 | 155 | 15 | Laura 2020 |
| Blytheville | 0 | 7 | 132 | 12 | Olga 2019 |
| Centerton | 0 | 3 | 131 | 11 | Ike 2008 |
| Hot Springs Village | 0 | 7 | 89 | 7 | Laura 2020 |
| Bryant | 0 | 9 | 153 | 15 | Laura 2020 |
| Greenbrier | 0 | 7 | 162 | 25 | Laura 2020 |
| Camden | 0 | 8 | 56 | 5 | Laura 2020 |
| Forrest City | 0 | 8 | 68 | 10 | Olga 2019 |
| Marion | 0 | 10 | 94 | 13 | Olga 2019 |
| Magnolia | 0 | 10 | 89 | 6 | Laura 2020 |
| Clarksville | 0 | 4 | 92 | 9 | Ike 2008 |
| White Hall | 0 | 9 | 90 | 4 | Laura 2020 |
| Hope | 0 | 8 | 80 | 8 | Laura 2020 |
| Lowell | 0 | 3 | 126 | 9 | Ike 2008 |
| Arkadelphia | 0 | 7 | 78 | 10 | Laura 2020 |
| Greenwood | 0 | 3 | 127 | 11 | Ike 2008 |
| Mabelvale | 0 | 9 | 161 | 14 | Laura 2020 |
| Monticello | 0 | 12 | 66 | 6 | Laura 2020 |
| Beebe | 0 | 7 | 151 | 17 | Laura 2020 |
| Pocahontas | 0 | 5 | 77 | 8 | Ike 2008 |
| Mena | 0 | 2 | 55 | 2 | Ike 2008 |
| Wynne | 0 | 7 | 85 | 17 | Camille 1969 |
| Alma | 0 | 3 | 123 | 12 | Ike 2008 |
| Heber Springs | 0 | 5 | 114 | 19 | Ike 2008 |
| Sheridan | 0 | 9 | 110 | 13 | Laura 2020 |
| Lonoke | 0 | 7 | 186 | 17 | Laura 2020 |
| Newport | 0 | 5 | 141 | 25 | Unnamed 1941 |
| Farmington | 0 | 3 | 124 | 9 | Ike 2008 |
| Berryville | 0 | 3 | 71 | 2 | Ike 2008 |
| Morrilton | 0 | 5 | 124 | 19 | Laura 2020 |
| Prairie Grove | 0 | 3 | 109 | 8 | Ike 2008 |
| Crossett | 0 | 14 | 87 | 6 | Delta 2020 |
| Huntsville | 0 | 3 | 63 | 4 | Ike 2008 |
| De Queen | 0 | 4 | 70 | 6 | Ike 2008 |
| Vilonia | 0 | 7 | 179 | 26 | Laura 2020 |
| Nashville | 0 | 7 | 85 | 8 | Laura 2020 |
| Austin | 0 | 7 | 185 | 22 | Laura 2020 |
| Dardanelle | 0 | 5 | 90 | 9 | Laura 2020 |
| Ozark | 0 | 3 | 102 | 12 | Ike 2008 |
| Pea Ridge | 0 | 3 | 114 | 6 | Ike 2008 |
| Stuttgart | 0 | 9 | 104 | 8 | Laura 2020 |
| Ward | 0 | 7 | 175 | 21 | Laura 2020 |
| Trumann | 0 | 9 | 113 | 20 | Olga 2019 |
| Warren | 0 | 12 | 54 | 6 | Laura 2020 |
| Dover | 0 | 6 | 90 | 12 | Ike 2008 |
| Gentry | 0 | 3 | 142 | 12 | Ike 2008 |
| Booneville | 0 | 3 | 71 | 4 | Ike 2008 |
| Ashdown | 0 | 7 | 96 | 10 | Ike 2008 |
| Mountain View | 0 | 5 | 63 | 13 | Ike 2008 |
| Walnut Ridge | 0 | 5 | 99 | 16 | Unnamed 1941 |
| Gravette | 0 | 3 | 144 | 12 | Ike 2008 |
| Judsonia | 0 | 4 | 134 | 22 | Unnamed 1941 |
| West Fork | 0 | 3 | 86 | 6 | Ike 2008 |
| Osceola | 0 | 8 | 115 | 16 | Olga 2019 |
| Clinton | 0 | 5 | 103 | 16 | Ike 2008 |
| West Helena | 0 | 11 | 63 | 4 | Olga 2019 |
| Green Forest | 0 | 3 | 72 | 3 | Ike 2008 |
| Star City | 0 | 11 | 68 | 4 | Laura 2020 |
| Yellville | 0 | 5 | 63 | 9 | Ike 2008 |
| Hamburg | 0 | 11 | 86 | 4 | Delta 2020 |
| Waldron | 0 | 3 | 62 | 3 | Ike 2008 |
| Harrisburg | 0 | 8 | 132 | 24 | Olga 2019 |
| Paris | 0 | 4 | 91 | 10 | Ike 2008 |
| Elkins | 0 | 3 | 72 | 6 | Ike 2008 |
| Atkins | 0 | 5 | 104 | 14 | Laura 2020 |
| Hensley | 0 | 9 | 151 | 13 | Laura 2020 |
| Mayflower | 0 | 8 | 178 | 27 | Laura 2020 |
| Brookland | 0 | 7 | 133 | 20 | Olga 2019 |
| Prescott | 0 | 7 | 72 | 11 | Laura 2020 |
| Cave Springs | 0 | 3 | 138 | 11 | Ike 2008 |
| Garfield | 0 | 3 | 111 | 6 | Ike 2008 |
| Bono | 0 | 5 | 131 | 21 | Unnamed 1941 |
| Dumas | 0 | 10 | 75 | 6 | Laura 2020 |
| Lincoln | 0 | 3 | 113 | 8 | Ike 2008 |
| Bald Knob | 0 | 4 | 136 | 23 | Unnamed 1941 |
| Gould | 0 | 10 | 79 | 5 | Laura 2020 |
| Charleston | 0 | 3 | 119 | 9 | Ike 2008 |
| Cave City | 0 | 6 | 83 | 16 | Ike 2008 |
| Marianna | 0 | 8 | 62 | 5 | Olga 2019 |
| Cherokee Village | 0 | 5 | 69 | 10 | Ike 2008 |
| Barling | 0 | 3 | 134 | 15 | Ike 2008 |
| De Witt | 0 | 10 | 80 | 8 | Laura 2020 |
| Pearcy | 0 | 8 | 90 | 8 | Laura 2020 |
| Rison | 0 | 11 | 51 | 3 | Laura 2020 |
| Fouke | 0 | 10 | 102 | 6 | Laura 2020 |
| Lavaca | 0 | 3 | 129 | 12 | Ike 2008 |
| Lake Village | 0 | 13 | 86 | 6 | Delta 2020 |
| Flippin | 0 | 5 | 67 | 9 | Ike 2008 |
| Piggott | 0 | 5 | 105 | 6 | Olga 2019 |
| Bismarck | 0 | 7 | 93 | 9 | Laura 2020 |
| Manila | 0 | 8 | 136 | 17 | Olga 2019 |
| Bauxite | 0 | 9 | 132 | 15 | Laura 2020 |
| Royal | 0 | 6 | 72 | 4 | Laura 2020 |
| Eureka Springs | 0 | 3 | 91 | 5 | Ike 2008 |
| Marshall | 0 | 6 | 67 | 13 | Ike 2008 |
| Fordyce | 0 | 10 | 57 | 4 | Laura 2020 |
| Corning | 0 | 5 | 102 | 11 | Olga 2019 |
| Mc Gehee | 0 | 12 | 81 | 7 | Laura 2020 |
| Carlisle | 0 | 7 | 149 | 11 | Laura 2020 |
| England | 0 | 9 | 151 | 11 | Laura 2020 |
| Quitman | 0 | 7 | 133 | 24 | Laura 2020 |
| Mountainburg | 0 | 3 | 107 | 9 | Ike 2008 |
| Holiday Island | 0 | 3 | 94 | 3 | Ike 2008 |
| Shirley | 0 | 5 | 106 | 20 | Ike 2008 |
| Helena | 0 | 11 | 63 | 3 | Olga 2019 |
| Lamar | 0 | 4 | 90 | 9 | Ike 2008 |
| Mulberry | 0 | 3 | 114 | 10 | Ike 2008 |
| Melbourne | 0 | 6 | 73 | 12 | Ike 2008 |
| Highland | 0 | 5 | 68 | 10 | Ike 2008 |
| Salem | 0 | 4 | 86 | 19 | Ike 2008 |
| Glenwood | 0 | 5 | 67 | 4 | Laura 2020 |
| Rector | 0 | 6 | 115 | 10 | Olga 2019 |
| Gassville | 0 | 5 | 75 | 10 | Ike 2008 |
| Amity | 0 | 6 | 73 | 5 | Laura 2020 |
| Brinkley | 0 | 8 | 76 | 12 | Camille 1969 |
| Hackett | 0 | 3 | 128 | 12 | Ike 2008 |
| Roland | 0 | 8 | 158 | 25 | Laura 2020 |
| Danville | 0 | 5 | 59 | 3 | Laura 2020 |
| Lake City | 0 | 8 | 133 | 19 | Olga 2019 |
| Waldo | 0 | 8 | 72 | 6 | Laura 2020 |
| Redfield | 0 | 9 | 138 | 11 | Laura 2020 |
| Foreman | 0 | 6 | 95 | 10 | Ike 2008 |
| Dermott | 0 | 12 | 82 | 6 | Delta 2020 |
| Perryville | 0 | 6 | 98 | 15 | Laura 2020 |
| London | 0 | 4 | 91 | 11 | Ike 2008 |
| Gurdon | 0 | 7 | 73 | 11 | Laura 2020 |
| Mc Crory | 0 | 7 | 113 | 21 | Camille 1969 |
| Bradford | 0 | 5 | 131 | 20 | Unnamed 1941 |
| Bay | 0 | 7 | 133 | 21 | Olga 2019 |
| Bigelow | 0 | 9 | 136 | 25 | Laura 2020 |
| Smackover | 0 | 11 | 78 | 9 | Laura 2020 |
| Junction City | 0 | 15 | 88 | 8 | Laura 2020 |
| Pangburn | 0 | 4 | 125 | 21 | Unnamed 1941 |
| Hampton | 0 | 12 | 70 | 7 | Laura 2020 |
| Winslow | 0 | 3 | 84 | 9 | Ike 2008 |
| Omaha | 0 | 3 | 68 | 3 | Ike 2008 |
| Decatur | 0 | 3 | 135 | 12 | Ike 2008 |
| Pottsville | 0 | 5 | 92 | 10 | Laura 2020 |
| Lockesburg | 0 | 5 | 81 | 9 | Ike 2008 |
| Calico Rock | 0 | 6 | 75 | 14 | Ike 2008 |
| Hazen | 0 | 7 | 117 | 14 | Laura 2020 |
| Greers Ferry | 0 | 5 | 110 | 21 | Ike 2008 |
| Mount Ida | 0 | 5 | 57 | 2 | Laura 2020 |
| Ash Flat | 0 | 5 | 66 | 10 | Ike 2008 |
| Mammoth Spring | 0 | 5 | 77 | 13 | Ike 2008 |
| Plumerville | 0 | 6 | 134 | 22 | Laura 2020 |
| Mansfield | 0 | 3 | 96 | 6 | Ike 2008 |
| Hoxie | 0 | 5 | 100 | 17 | Unnamed 1941 |
| Lead Hill | 0 | 3 | 57 | 7 | Ike 2008 |
| Newark | 0 | 5 | 111 | 17 | Unnamed 1941 |
| Marmaduke | 0 | 6 | 110 | 13 | Olga 2019 |
| Marked Tree | 0 | 9 | 106 | 19 | Olga 2019 |
| Romance | 0 | 6 | 153 | 25 | Laura 2020 |
| Magazine | 0 | 3 | 79 | 5 | Ike 2008 |
| Mc Rae | 0 | 7 | 147 | 19 | Laura 2020 |
| Ola | 0 | 6 | 67 | 6 | Laura 2020 |
| Horseshoe Bend | 0 | 4 | 74 | 11 | Ike 2008 |
| Des Arc | 0 | 7 | 120 | 17 | Laura 2020 |
| Lepanto | 0 | 9 | 117 | 17 | Olga 2019 |
| Hartman | 0 | 4 | 87 | 10 | Ike 2008 |
| Taylor | 0 | 9 | 105 | 9 | Laura 2020 |
| Murfreesboro | 0 | 6 | 77 | 7 | Laura 2020 |
| Bearden | 0 | 9 | 56 | 6 | Laura 2020 |
| Fairfield Bay | 0 | 5 | 99 | 20 | Ike 2008 |
| Hector | 0 | 5 | 81 | 11 | Ike 2008 |
| Donaldson | 0 | 8 | 99 | 11 | Laura 2020 |
| Imboden | 0 | 5 | 70 | 11 | Ike 2008 |
| Strong | 0 | 15 | 96 | 9 | Delta 2020 |
| Hughes | 0 | 10 | 65 | 10 | Olga 2019 |
| Eudora | 0 | 13 | 104 | 6 | Delta 2020 |
| Hindsville | 0 | 3 | 89 | 8 | Ike 2008 |
| Rose Bud | 0 | 7 | 140 | 24 | Laura 2020 |
| Leachville | 0 | 8 | 143 | 18 | Olga 2019 |
| Augusta | 0 | 5 | 123 | 23 | Unnamed 1941 |
| Earle | 0 | 9 | 70 | 12 | Olga 2019 |
| Scott | 0 | 9 | 181 | 14 | Laura 2020 |
| Belleville | 0 | 5 | 77 | 9 | Laura 2020 |
| Jasper | 0 | 4 | 47 | 6 | Ike 2008 |
| Colt | 0 | 7 | 86 | 16 | Camille 1969 |
| Altus | 0 | 3 | 98 | 10 | Ike 2008 |
| Rudy | 0 | 3 | 127 | 12 | Ike 2008 |
| Horatio | 0 | 5 | 74 | 8 | Ike 2008 |
| Cove | 0 | 3 | 63 | 4 | Ike 2008 |
| Kensett | 0 | 5 | 136 | 21 | Laura 2020 |
Hail in Arkansas
Tornado season brings hail too. Radar-estimated hail days for Arkansas since 2019, with sizes and a map of each storm's swath.