Arkansas tornado history

From 1950 through 2025, 2,162 tornadoes touched Arkansas, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, the 14th most of the 48 contiguous states and DC. The National Weather Service rated 31 of them F4/EF4 or stronger; along their paths they killed 432 people and injured 5,853. The deadliest, on March 21, 1952, was rated F4 and killed 50 (White County). From 2016 to 2025, Arkansas averaged 39 tornadoes a year. SPC has logged 26 preliminary tornado reports in Arkansas in 2026 (latest November 2, 2026).

Map of every Arkansas tornado path since 1950

All 2,162 paths plus 26 preliminary 2026 reports (gray dots). Zoom in to your county; click a path for its date and rating.

Most recent tornadoes in Arkansas

2026 preliminary tornado reports in Arkansas

Reports from SPC's daily logs. A tornado often draws several reports; NOAA publishes confirmed tornadoes, paths and ratings with its final data.

Deadliest tornadoes in Arkansas

F4, EF4, F5 and EF5 tornadoes in Arkansas

The 50 strongest Arkansas tornadoes, ranked by rating, deaths and path length: Strongest tornadoes in Arkansas history

Longest tornado paths in Arkansas

For tornadoes that crossed into another state, the path length, deaths and injuries are for the whole path.

Tornadoes by county

Cities with 5 or more tornadoes within 10 miles

Alexander Alma Arkadelphia Ashdown Atkins Austin Bald Knob Barling Batesville Beebe Bella Vista Benton Bentonville Berryville Blytheville Bono Booneville Brinkley Brookland Bryant Cabot Camden Cave Springs Centerton Charleston Cherokee Village Clarksville Clinton Conway Corning Crossett Dardanelle De Queen DeWitt Dumas El Dorado Elkins Elm Springs Farmington Fayetteville Fordyce Forrest City Fort Smith Gentry Gosnell Gravette Green Forest Greenbrier Greenwood Harrison Haskell Heber Springs Helena-West Helena Highfill Hope Horseshoe Bend Hot Springs Hoxie Huntsville Jacksonville Johnson Jonesboro Lake City Lavaca Little Flock Little Rock Lonoke Lowell Magnolia Malvern Manila Marianna Marion Maumelle McGehee Mena Monticello Morrilton Mountain Home Mountain View Nashville Newport North Little Rock Osceola Ozark Paragould Paris Pea Ridge Piggott Pine Bluff Pocahontas Pottsville Prairie Grove Prescott Rogers Russellville Searcy Shannon Hills Sheridan Sherwood Siloam Springs Southside Springdale Stuttgart Texarkana Tontitown Trumann Van Buren Vilonia Waldron Walnut Ridge Ward Warren West Memphis White Hall Wynne

Tornadoes in Arkansas by year

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.