Arkansas tornadoes

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2,145 confirmed tornadoes since 1950. Most recent: October 18, 2025, EF1. 2026 so far: 25 preliminary reports preliminary

Counties with the most tornadoes

CountyTornadoes since 1950Per 1,000 sq mi
Pulaski County101133
Lonoke County85110
White County8077
Benton County6779
Faulkner County6093
Jackson County6095
Mississippi County5965
Craighead County5781
Saline County5576
Arkansas County4848
Poinsett County4863
Washington County4750
Union County4543
Ashley County4448
Chicot County4368

When tornadoes hit here

By month

4960 Jan: 153Feb: 116Mar: 285Apr: 496May: 409Jun: 103Jul: 71Aug: 29Sep: 74Oct: 90Nov: 175Dec: 144JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

April is the peak month, with 496 of 2145 tornadoes.

By time of day

2510 12 AM: 54: 62: 343 AM: 25: 29: 236 AM: 26: 33: 279 AM: 23: 29: 3712 PM: 68: 74: 1243 PM: 178: 232: 2516 PM: 238: 190: 1429 PM: 116: 66: 6412 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 5:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

1070 1950: 12: 2: 26: 10: 28: 22: 13: 27: 7: 91960: 28: 37: 6: 2: 28: 24: 5: 17: 19: 21970: 19: 15: 14: 50: 11: 21: 28: 20: 45: 421980: 22: 10: 78: 16: 23: 10: 3: 2: 12: 181990: 20: 14: 4: 17: 16: 24: 29: 45: 36: 1072000: 37: 40: 35: 63: 48: 69: 24: 16: 81: 462010: 33: 75: 19: 35: 20: 20: 24: 38: 34: 332020: 43: 35: 40: 30: 52: 6019501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones. This year so far: 25 preliminary reports.

By rating

EF0
577
EF1
882
EF2
472
EF3
166
EF4
31
Unknown
17

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

Notable tornadoes

Deadliest

F4, March 21, 1952

50 deaths Longest path

121.84 miles, EF4

February 5, 2008

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Oct 18, 2025EF10.8 mi100 yd00
Jun 18, 2025EF12.3 mi300 yd00
Jun 18, 2025EF11.7 mi300 yd00
Jun 18, 2025EF13.2 mi800 yd00
Jun 12, 2025EFU0.38 mi20 yd00
Jun 12, 2025EF02.26 mi75 yd00
Jun 7, 2025EF18 mi900 yd00
Jun 6, 2025EF01.1 mi550 yd00
Jun 6, 2025EF10.8 mi120 yd01
Jun 6, 2025EF01.2 mi250 yd00
May 20, 2025EF111.55 mi700 yd00
May 20, 2025EF13.8 mi100 yd00
May 19, 2025EF14.2 mi1,000 yd00
May 19, 2025EF17.2 mi2,300 yd00
May 19, 2025EF12.4 mi550 yd00
May 19, 2025EF114.3 mi900 yd00
May 19, 2025EF121.4 mi1,000 yd00
May 19, 2025EF213.6 mi1,100 yd00
May 19, 2025EF11 mi500 yd00
May 19, 2025EF111.6 mi900 yd00

Every Arkansas county

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A tornado that crossed a state line counts in each state it touched.