Arkansas damaging wind history
From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 3,417 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Arkansas, 3,388 of them 58 mph or more and 459 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 466 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was June 12, 2009 (120 reports in Arkansas). The highest wind on record is 115 mph, on January 22, 2012. 2026 so far: 286 preliminary reports.
Arkansas's biggest wind day since 2016: July 14, 2016
77 damaging wind reports in Arkansas, 4 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Days with the most damaging wind reports in Arkansas
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2009 | 120 | 10 | 90 mph |
| July 20, 2000 | 97 | 2 | 81 mph |
| July 23, 2014 | 95 | 9 | 81 mph |
| May 24, 2000 | 90 | 3 | 90 mph |
| October 2, 2014 | 81 | 5 | 85 mph |
| October 17, 2007 | 80 | 0 | 70 mph |
| June 14, 2001 | 80 | 0 | 71 mph |
| May 12, 2000 | 80 | 3 | 98 mph |
| July 14, 2016 | 77 | 4 | 75 mph |
| September 7, 2012 | 73 | 14 | 85 mph |
| June 1, 2008 | 68 | 1 | 75 mph |
| July 21, 2006 | 68 | 1 | 81 mph |
| May 30, 2004 | 68 | 0 | 70 mph |
| November 9, 1998 | 67 | 0 | 63 mph |
| April 12, 2020 | 63 | 7 | 90 mph |
Highest wind speeds reported in Arkansas
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 22, 2012 | 14 | 3 | 115 mph |
| May 16, 2003 | 40 | 3 | 115 mph |
| April 26, 1999 | 47 | 6 | 112 mph |
| April 2, 2025 | 19 | 10 | 110 mph |
| May 10, 2008 | 36 | 1 | 110 mph |
| April 4, 2025 | 13 | 8 | 105 mph |
| April 4, 2011 | 50 | 10 | 105 mph |
| April 30, 2019 | 17 | 6 | 104 mph |
| April 9, 2009 | 45 | 1 | 104 mph |
| February 20, 1997 | 32 | 2 | 104 mph |
Arkansas damaging wind reports by year
| Year | Damaging wind reports | 58 mph+ | 75 mph+ | Highest | Days with reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 286 | 23 | 5 | 81 mph | 48 |
| 2025 | 306 | 306 | 60 | 110 mph | 52 |
| 2024 | 329 | 327 | 59 | 100 mph | 40 |
| 2023 | 399 | 393 | 57 | 100 mph | 62 |
| 2022 | 339 | 334 | 14 | 82 mph | 46 |
| 2021 | 203 | 202 | 30 | 100 mph | 32 |
| 2020 | 379 | 375 | 45 | 96 mph | 44 |
| 2019 | 377 | 376 | 62 | 104 mph | 44 |
| 2018 | 409 | 405 | 54 | 100 mph | 57 |
| 2017 | 422 | 419 | 50 | 96 mph | 44 |
| 2016 | 254 | 251 | 28 | 90 mph | 45 |
| 2015 | 242 | 242 | 41 | 86 mph | 41 |
| 2014 | 471 | 458 | 34 | 96 mph | 46 |
| 2013 | 334 | 331 | 40 | 100 mph | 55 |
| 2012 | 537 | 532 | 61 | 115 mph | 65 |
| 2011 | 633 | 630 | 40 | 105 mph | 71 |
| 2010 | 265 | 262 | 3 | 85 mph | 57 |
| 2009 | 634 | 630 | 34 | 104 mph | 55 |
| 2008 | 448 | 448 | 14 | 110 mph | 50 |
| 2007 | 253 | 252 | 5 | 81 mph | 51 |
| 2006 | 508 | 508 | 15 | 85 mph | 56 |
| 2005 | 323 | 323 | 14 | 98 mph | 51 |
| 2004 | 424 | 424 | 7 | 86 mph | 42 |
| 2003 | 374 | 374 | 14 | 115 mph | 52 |
| 2002 | 296 | 257 | 9 | 98 mph | 56 |
| 2001 | 471 | 394 | 8 | 99 mph | 53 |
| 2000 | 508 | 409 | 17 | 98 mph | 41 |
| 1999 | 523 | 401 | 23 | 112 mph | 64 |
| 1998 | 432 | 336 | 4 | 85 mph | 70 |
| 1997 | 279 | 215 | 13 | 104 mph | 50 |
| 1996 | 450 | 365 | 17 | 100 mph | 52 |
| 1995 | 384 | 57 | 3 | 100 mph | 57 |
| 1994 | 368 | 89 | 6 | 100 mph | 58 |
| 1993 | 234 | 38 | 0 | 74 mph | 54 |
| 1992 | 306 | 43 | 0 | 70 mph | 42 |
| 1991 | 227 | 25 | 1 | 81 mph | 38 |
| 1990 | 192 | 15 | 2 | 96 mph | 44 |
| 1989 | 256 | 26 | 2 | 85 mph | 52 |
| 1988 | 182 | 11 | 3 | 81 mph | 44 |
| 1987 | 124 | 9 | 2 | 86 mph | 42 |
| 1986 | 169 | 16 | 3 | 100 mph | 43 |
| 1985 | 150 | 13 | 0 | 72 mph | 49 |
| 1984 | 164 | 19 | 2 | 86 mph | 49 |
| 1983 | 223 | 17 | 5 | 90 mph | 46 |
| 1982 | 199 | 20 | 3 | 81 mph | 50 |
| 1981 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 75 mph | 16 |
| 1980 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 71 mph | 14 |
| 1979 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 104 mph | 20 |
| 1978 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 100 mph | 19 |
| 1977 | 55 | 12 | 2 | 86 mph | 25 |
| 1976 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 70 mph | 19 |
| 1975 | 70 | 12 | 0 | 74 mph | 25 |
| 1974 | 65 | 17 | 3 | 98 mph | 26 |
| 1973 | 72 | 11 | 3 | 81 mph | 24 |
| 1972 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 63 mph | 15 |
| 1971 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 72 mph | 22 |
| 1970 | 61 | 8 | 3 | 81 mph | 27 |
| 1969 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 92 mph | 21 |
| 1968 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 75 mph | 21 |
| 1967 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 79 mph | 22 |
| 1966 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 60 mph | 12 |
| 1965 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 74 mph | 13 |
| 1964 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 75 mph | 10 |
| 1963 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 75 mph | 10 |
| 1962 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 69 mph | 8 |
| 1961 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 76 mph | 11 |
| 1960 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 69 mph | 7 |
| 1959 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 64 mph | 14 |
| 1958 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph | 8 |
| 1957 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 81 mph | 19 |
| 1956 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 81 mph | 22 |
| 1955 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 69 mph | 12 |
* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.
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