This page lists the date and location of all the tornadoes that have occurred in Arkansas during the years 1950 to 1995. The information is listed on 3 pages. If you are interested in reading about the "worst" tornadoes that have struck Arkansas(and all other states), see this page on our site. If you want to find out about specific tornadoes that have occurred since 1995, check out the NCDC Storm Events page.
Arkansas Tornadoes 1950-1995 Page 3
Links to the Specific Counties
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all times are local standard time
date event hour dead inj. F County
# scale #
Randolph County Tornadoes
APR 22, 1955 006 1700 0 0 F2 121
MAY 14, 1961 032 1400 0 0 F1 121
DEC 03, 1982 049 1330 0 1 F1 121
NOV 01, 1984 022 1406 0 0 F1 121
JLY 02, 1994 006 1451 0 1 F2 121
St. Francis County Tornadoes
SEP 16, 1958 004 1630 0 0 F0 123
APR 19, 1970 002 1615 0 2 F3 123
FEB 21, 1971 003 1700 0 0 F2 123
JLY 26, 1971 010 1720 0 0 F0 123
AUG 14, 1973 032 0130 0 0 F2 123
JUN 06, 1974 007 1610 4 112 F3 123
FEB 22, 1975 008 1900 0 0 F1 123
SEP 14, 1977 015 1259 0 0 F0 123
JAN 07, 1978 001 1540 0 0 F3 123
APR 02, 1982 009 1715 1 13 F2 123
MAY 21, 1982 028 1228 0 0 F0 123
JLY 29, 1992 004 1330 0 0 F1 123
Saline County Tornadoes
MAR 21, 1952 006 1600 0 0 F3 125
MAY 26, 1955 010 1650 0 0 F3 125
MAR 14, 1959 002 2035 1 7 F2 125
NOV 23, 1973 038 1315 0 4 F1 125
APR 11, 1979 023 1500 0 0 F2 125
OCT 17, 1981 010 1805 0 0 F2 125
APR 25, 1982 023 2000 0 0 F0 125
DEC 02, 1982 036 1450 1 28 F3 125
DEC 23, 1982 056 1735 0 0 F3 125
DEC 23, 1982 060 2050 0 0 F1 125
DEC 23, 1982 061 2330 0 0 F1 125
DEC 24, 1982 076 2005 0 0 F2 125
NOV 15, 1988 012 2136 0 0 F2 125
NOV 13, 1993 016 1639 0 0 F2 125
OCT 27, 1995 020 0022 0 0 F2 125
Scott County Tornadoes
NOV 17, 1952 026 1640 0 2 F2 127
JLY 08, 1954 026 1830 0 0 F1 127
APR 07, 1957 009 2305 0 0 F2 127
NOV 15, 1960 028 2000 0 0 F1 127
Searcy County Tornadoes
APR 03, 1958 001 1215 0 0 F2 129
MAR 12, 1961 013 1900 0 2 F2 129
MAY 07, 1961 027 0200 0 0 F2 129
MAY 08, 1961 029 0500 0 0 F2 129
MAY 07, 1973 023 0125 0 0 F2 129
MAY 14, 1974 006 1230 0 0 F1 129
APR 07, 1980 002 1820 0 0 F1 129
MAY 13, 1981 004 2116 0 0 F0 129
APR 19, 1993 004 1800 0 0 F1 129
APR 19, 1993 005 1808 0 0 F0 129
Sebastian County Tornadoes
FEB 19, 1954 005 1645 0 0 F2 131
APR 30, 1954 014 1110 0 0 F1 131
APR 19, 1959 006 1833 0 0 F0 131
MAY 10, 1964 015 1200 0 0 F1 131
JLY 09, 1964 022 1730 0 0 F1 131
MAY 08, 1965 019 2030 0 8 F2 131
MAY 17, 1966 004 0320 0 0 F0 131
DEC 21, 1967 016 0600 0 6 F2 131
APR 19, 1968 008 1512 14 270 F4 131
DEC 14, 1971 013 2130 0 1 F1 131
APR 07, 1980 001 1710 0 8 F2 131
APR 13, 1987 001 1150 0 0 F1 131
MAY 16, 1990 007 1740 0 0 F0 131
JUN 02, 1990 015 1100 0 0 F1 131
MAR 21, 1991 001 2015 0 1 F1 131
Sevier County Tornadoes
FEB 15, 1954 002 2210 0 0 F2 133
APR 30, 1954 013 1100 0 0 F3 133
AUG 29, 1954 028 2230 0 1 F2 133
APR 19, 1973 003 0945 0 0 F1 133
NOV 20, 1973 036 0600 0 6 F2 133
MAR 23, 1978 006 2245 0 1 F1 133
APR 11, 1979 020 1131 0 0 F2 133
APR 11, 1980 014 1748 0 0 F0 133
APR 11, 1980 015 1800 0 0 F0 133
APR 02, 1982 010 1720 0 0 F4 133
MAY 20, 1990 014 0130 0 0 F0 133
Sharp County Tornadoes
FEB 14, 1956 002 2213 0 2 F2 135
APR 30, 1970 007 2030 0 0 F2 135
DEC 02, 1982 041 1845 0 3 F3 135
DEC 24, 1982 067 1700 0 0 F4 135
NOV 27, 1994 013 0855 0 3 F1 135
Stone County Tornadoes
MAR 14, 1953 004 0030 0 0 F2 137
APR 30, 1970 008 2000 0 0 F0 137
MAY 14, 1974 006 1315 0 0 F1 137
MAY 12, 1978 018 1610 0 0 F2 137
APR 11, 1979 018 0842 0 0 F1 137
DEC 02, 1982 042 2045 0 0 F3 137
DEC 24, 1982 062 0230 0 0 F1 137
NOV 15, 1988 009 1945 0 4 F2 137
Union County Tornadoes
FEB 12, 1950 003 1500 0 0 F2 139
SEP 12, 1961 034 1500 0 0 F2 139
NOV 02, 1961 036 1415 0 0 F1 139
SEP 21, 1965 021 1500 0 0 F2 139
MAR 28, 1972 005 1730 0 3 F2 139
MAR 28, 1972 006 1755 0 0 F3 139
APR 24, 1973 016 0715 0 0 F2 139
MAR 28, 1975 009 1758 0 0 F1 139
DEC 03, 1978 037 0325 1 7 F2 139
DEC 03, 1978 041 0450 0 0 F3 139
APR 08, 1979 011 1845 0 0 F0 139
MAY 18, 1981 007 1525 0 1 F1 139
MAY 18, 1981 008 1549 0 0 F0 139
JLY 06, 1989 016 1315 0 0 F0 139
MAY 16, 1990 009 1849 0 0 F0 139
APR 13, 1991 008 1615 0 0 F2 139
APR 27, 1991 010 2355 0 0 F0 139
MAR 09, 1992 002 1640 0 1 F1 139
Van Buren County Tornadoes
NOV 02, 1955 016 1130 0 5 F2 141
FEB 14, 1956 003 2250 0 0 F3 141
FEB 15, 1956 007 0230 0 0 F2 141
APR 27, 1959 007 2200 0 0 F0 141
MAY 06, 1960 014 0130 0 4 F2 141
MAR 26, 1976 010 1850 0 0 F1 141
JUN 28, 1979 036 1845 0 0 F2 141
DEC 02, 1982 042 2030 0 0 F3 141
MAR 15, 1984 001 1740 0 0 F4 141
NOV 15, 1988 008 1950 1 10 F3 141
JUN 11, 1989 015 1328 0 6 F2 141
NOV 27, 1994 012 0750 0 0 F1 141
Washington County Tornadoes
APR 30, 1954 015 1210 0 1 F3 143
NOV 15, 1955 021 1930 0 1 F2 143
MAY 05, 1960 010 2130 0 1 F2 143
JUN 11, 1970 010 2045 1 44 F3 143
NOV 19, 1970 017 1430 0 1 F2 143
JAN 10, 1975 001 0055 0 5 F1 143
MAR 26, 1976 007 1545 0 0 F2 143
APR 20, 1976 019 1414 0 0 F0 143
APR 20, 1976 020 1450 0 0 F0 143
APR 11, 1979 019 1002 0 4 F2 143
MAY 02, 1979 030 2335 0 0 F1 143
OCT 16, 1984 018 0330 0 0 F1 143
OCT 16, 1984 019 1015 0 0 F1 143
APR 17, 1995 001 2313 0 0 F1 143
JUN 08, 1995 013 1820 0 0 F0 143
White County Tornadoes
MAR 21, 1952 010 1650 50 325 F4 145
JAN 28, 1956 001 2155 0 0 F3 145
FEB 15, 1956 006 0030 0 0 F2 145
FEB 16, 1956 009 1200 0 0 F0 145
MAR 14, 1959 004 2115 1 3 F3 145
FEB 04, 1960 002 1915 0 2 F1 145
MAY 06, 1960 019 1400 0 3 F2 145
MAR 12, 1961 011 1845 0 0 F2 145
MAY 06, 1961 024 2330 2 6 F2 145
APR 30, 1970 009 2020 0 0 F2 145
NOV 24, 1973 045 2000 1 8 F2 145
NOV 24, 1973 046 2030 0 4 F1 145
JUN 16, 1975 018 1430 0 0 F1 145
APR 11, 1979 025 1550 0 0 F1 145
APR 07, 1980 004 1948 0 0 F2 145
APR 07, 1980 011 2100 0 0 F1 145
DEC 02, 1982 037 1600 0 2 F3 145
DEC 02, 1982 039 1735 0 7 F3 145
DEC 23, 1982 058 2012 0 5 F2 145
DEC 24, 1982 078 2350 0 0 F0 145
JUN 02, 1989 009 1818 0 0 F0 145
JUN 02, 1989 010 1842 0 0 F0 145
JUN 02, 1989 011 1843 0 0 F0 145
JUN 04, 1989 012 1637 0 0 F0 145
MAR 06, 1992 001 1536 0 0 F1 145
Woodruff County Tornadoes
MAR 26, 1950 008 2330 0 2 F2 147
FEB 20, 1951 001 0915 0 0 F2 147
MAR 21, 1952 013 1730 0 0 F3 147
MAR 21, 1952 014 1730 29 180 F3 147
MAY 20, 1955 009 1300 0 0 F1 147
MAY 26, 1955 012 2020 0 7 F2 147
FEB 09, 1960 004 2045 0 10 F3 147
MAR 12, 1961 016 2030 0 12 F3 147
MAY 26, 1973 030 2230 0 0 F4 147
MAR 26, 1976 011 1850 0 2 F3 147
JAN 07, 1978 001 1532 0 1 F3 147
APR 17, 1978 007 2142 0 0 F2 147
APR 01, 1979 005 1720 0 0 F1 147
DEC 24, 1982 069 1755 0 0 F1 147
DEC 24, 1982 070 1818 1 0 F3 147
DEC 24, 1982 071 1824 0 0 F1 147
DEC 24, 1982 072 1825 0 0 F2 147
DEC 24, 1982 078 2355 0 0 F0 147
NOV 23, 1983 013 0330 0 0 F1 147
JUN 11, 1991 011 1855 0 0 F0 147
MAR 06, 1992 001 1655 0 0 F1 147
NOV 10, 1995 021 2308 0 0 F2 147
Yell County Tornadoes
OCT 23, 1951 002 0300 0 4 F2 149
MAR 14, 1953 005 0130 0 0 F3 149
MAR 12, 1961 009 1800 0 0 F2 149
APR 19, 1968 009 1600 0 0 F1 149
OCT 12, 1973 035 2130 0 0 F1 149
FEB 22, 1975 003 1340 0 0 F2 149
MAR 26, 1976 008 1740 0 4 F3 149
MAY 07, 1978 016 2240 0 0 F0 149
APR 07, 1980 003 1900 0 0 F2 149
APR 07, 1980 007 1924 0 0 F2 149
JLY 18, 1980 017 1730 0 0 F0 149
OCT 26, 1995 019 2130 0 0 F2 149
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