Fayetteville, Arkansas tornadoes

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21confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Fayetteville since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: June 18, 2025, EF1.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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Each path is a straight line from where the tornado started to where it ended, which is all most NOAA records hold. Tap a path for its details.

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The record

At a glance

Total21within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.3average since 1950
Peak monthMay6 of 21
StrongestF3Jun 11, 1970
Deaths1whole paths, see note
Injuries60whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Fayetteville.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

60 Jan: 2Feb: 0Mar: 2Apr: 4May: 6Jun: 2Jul: 0Aug: 0Sep: 0Oct: 3Nov: 2Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May is the peak month, with 6 of 21 tornadoes.

By time of day

20 12 AM: 2: 0: 03 AM: 2: 1: 06 AM: 0: 1: 09 AM: 1: 1: 212 PM: 0: 1: 23 PM: 1: 0: 06 PM: 2: 1: 19 PM: 1: 0: 212 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 12:00 AM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

40 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 11980: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 22000: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 02010: 0: 1: 1: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02020: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 419501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
4
EF1
9
EF2
4
EF3
4

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.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Deadliest

F3, June 11, 1970

1 deaths, 45 injuries Strongest

F3, June 11, 1970

51.8 mile path Longest path

51.8 miles, F3

June 11, 1970, whole path Widest

1,100 yards, EF2

May 19, 2025
Every tornado

All 21 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jun 18, 2025EF12.3 mi300 yd00
May 19, 2025EF213.6 mi1,100 yd00
May 19, 2025EF111.6 mi900 yd00
Apr 20, 2025EF13 mi250 yd00
Oct 30, 2024EF13 mi200 yd00
Mar 30, 2022EF35.2 mi350 yd07
Jan 29, 2013EF14.2 mi400 yd00
Mar 19, 2012EF01 mi100 yd00
May 20, 2011EF00.5 mi50 yd00
Apr 10, 2008EF23 mi600 yd00
May 17, 1999F00.5 mi50 yd00
May 4, 1999F338.2 min/a00
Oct 16, 1984F115 mi200 yd00
Oct 16, 1984F110 mi200 yd00
May 2, 1979F14.7 mi50 yd00
Apr 20, 1976F01 mi30 yd00
Jan 10, 1975F10.5 mi100 yd05
Nov 19, 1970F220.3 mi300 yd01
Jun 11, 1970F351.8 mi250 yd145
Nov 15, 1955F215 mi220 yd01
Apr 30, 1954F340.7 mi440 yd01
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Fayetteville and its county

Fayetteville is in Washington County, where NOAA has recorded 47 tornadoes since 1950. A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.