NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Wynne, 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 Wynne, Arkansas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Camille in 1969. Since 1950, 85 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 17 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 7
- Tornadoes
- 85
- EF3 or stronger
- 17
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
53 deaths in all
What the records show for Wynne
None of the 7 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Wynne; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 63 mph winds when its centre passed 51 miles away. The record near Wynne begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Camille in 1969, a tropical storm 58 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 2 systems. None of the 7 systems has come since 2000. Wynne has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 54% of the 213 Arkansas cities on this site. The highest rating among the 85 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on March 15, 1984, came within 21 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on March 21, 1952, killed 29 people. Of the 85, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 40 have come since 2000. March has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on April 5, 2025. Of the 213 Arkansas cities, 66% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Wynne. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 41 times since 1961, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 213 Arkansas cities, 90% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Wynne.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Wynne
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | CamilleAug 19 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 20 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 28 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 51 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 Wynne: 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 Wynne
By decade
- 2020s17(1 EF3+)
- 2010s10
- 2000s13(3 EF3+)
- 1990s15(3 EF3+)
- 1980s11(2 EF3+)
- 1970s9(4 EF3+)
- 1960s5(1 EF3+)
- 1950s5(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1952 | F4 | 16 mi | 13.1 mi | 29 / 180 |
| Mar 15, 1984 | F4 | 21 mi | 26 mi | 5 / 12 |
| Mar 21, 1952 | F4 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 4 / 5 |
| May 26, 1973 | F4 | 23 mi | 54.8 mi | 3 / 289 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF3 | in town | 72.55 mi | 4 / 26 |
| Jun 6, 1974 | F3 | 16 mi | 3.8 mi | 4 / 112 |
| Dec 24, 1982 | F3 | 22 mi | 15 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Jan 7, 1978 | F3 | 3 mi | 39.6 mi | 1 / 9 |
| May 2, 2008 | EF3 | 18 mi | 20.23 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 2, 2006 | F3 | in town | 38 mi | 0 / 5 |
| May 4, 2003 | F3 | 4 mi | 43 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jan 21, 1999 | F3 | 14 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 9 |
The strongest 12 of 85, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Wynne
The Storm Prediction Center has 41 hail reports within 10 miles of Wynne since 1961, made on 34 separate days. Of these, 28 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 3, 2001. The most recent report is from May 20, 2025. April has the most reports, 13.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Wynne
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Wynne, AR, 3 miles northeast of Wynne at 260 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 49°F and 32°F. April is the wettest at 5.7 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 2.7 inches; the year adds up to 50.7 inches over 73 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 64 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 60 nights a year. Snowfall averages 2.0 inches a year, most of it in January and February. That 50.7 inches is more than at 31 of the 95 Arkansas stations used on this site (33%). Mc Crory, 18 miles west, has its own station (Beedeville 4 NE, AR): 51.1 inches a year, 0.4 more than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49 | 32 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 54 | 34 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 63 | 42 | 5.1 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 73 | 51 | 5.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| May | 82 | 62 | 5.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 90 | 70 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 73 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 91 | 70 | 2.7 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 86 | 63 | 3.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 76 | 52 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 62 | 42 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 52 | 35 | 5.2 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Year | 72 | 52 | 50.7 | 73 | 2.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Wynne, AR (260 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 Wynne
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 55 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Wynne: 41 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 flash floods, 3 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $8.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on June 2, 2018. Of the 212 Arkansas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 30 have had fewer than Wynne.
December 18, 2002: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Wynne — 2 injured, $750,000 damage.
NWS: “Three mobile homes were overturned. The roof was blown off of a restaurant.”
June 2, 2018: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Wynne — 1 injured, $6.0 million damage.
June 12, 2009: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Wynne — 1 injured.
NWS: “Straight line winds knocked down power lines in Vanndale and across the rest of Cross County. In addition, some structural damage occurred in Vanndale including two mobile homes and a farm shop.”
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 Wynne's ZIP code 72396 have filed 51 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $1.8 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2003, with 15. 14% 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, 62 have fewer than Wynne.
Cross County, which includes Wynne, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 severe storms, 4 floods, 3 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 Cross County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $19.6 million a year, the 25th highest of 75 Arkansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.8 million (19%), 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 Wynne
- Colt, AR9 mi
- Forrest City, AR15 mi
- Mc Crory, AR18 mi
- Earle, AR21 mi
- Harrisburg, AR23 mi
- Augusta, AR30 mi
- Hughes, AR30 mi
- Marked Tree, AR31 mi
- Trumann, AR32 mi
- Brinkley, AR32 mi
- Marianna, AR32 mi
- Newport, AR34 mi
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