Marion County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Marion County: 9.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Every storm within 100 miles

1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 to 2025.

Every large fire

1. Large fires mapped by the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity program since 1984: 1,000 acres or more in the West, 500 or more in the East. Prescribed burns are excluded. Acres here are the part of each perimeter inside this place.

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service), 1984 to 2026.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the county boundary (or inside the county).
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Jan 26, 2009Ice Storm, Marion$50.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The sheriff's office reported 1 1/2 inches of ice across the county with numerous power outages by 5:00 AM on the 27th.

2. Dec 5, 2013Winter Storm, Marion$10.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Snow and sleet totaled 10.5 inches 7.3 miles northwest of Yellville (CoCoRaHS), 10 inches at Oakland (social media), 9 inches 3.1 miles south-southeast of Bruno (CoCoRaHS), and 7 inches at Yellville (law enforcement). In Flippin, a mechanic shop and church collapsed from the weight of accumulated ice and snow. Elsewhere in the county, collapses also occurred at an auto sales/repair shop, a large sawmill, and an auction/storage center. About a dozen turkey houses collapsed, killing tens of thousands of birds. All three school districts in the county had damage due to collapsed awnings and ice dams causing roof leaks. Close to 100 businesses and residences also had roof leaks due to ice dams.

3. Aug 1, 2012Thunderstorm Wind$3.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   One boat dock was overturned onto another dock, and several additional boat docks were damaged. Dozens of boats were damaged or destroyed; some of the boats sank. Trees and power lines were blown down.

4. Feb 5, 2008Tornado$1.8 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A Red Cross survey indicated that 3 houses had major damage, 5 had minor damage, and 5 others were affected. In addition, 3 mobile homes were destroyed, 3 had major damage, and 2 had minor damage. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down as well. The tornado continued into Baxter County, just east-southeast of Cotter.

5. Mar 18, 2008Flash Flood$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Water rescues were performed by helicopter half way between Flippin and Fairview just off Arkansas Highway 178. Many low water crossings were flooded in the county. Arkansas Highway 235 was flooded near Bruno. There was one rescue from a home in Pyatt.

6. Apr 22, 1996Tornado$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado touched down 3 1/2 miles southwest of Yellville. It moved north-northeastward, passing just to the north of the town of Summit. The tornado then began moving in more of a northeasterly direction, passing just to the north of Flippin and then lifted 4 miles north-northeast of Flippin. A number of homes and some businesses sustained damage along the tornado's path. Several trailers were either damaged or destroyed. 6 people sustained minor injuries. A number of trees and power lines were also blown down. Initial estimates place the amount of damage at $1,000,000.

7. Aug 10, 2013Flash Flood$550,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Several streets in Flippin flooded. Low-water crossings on Marion County Roads 3010, 3021, and 3022 were impassable with more than a foot of water over them. Numerous county roads and bridges suffered damage.

8. Aug 30, 2012Tropical Depression, Marion$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Although Isaac was a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, it had weakened to a tropical depression by the time it reached Arkansas. Isaac passed through western Arkansas on the evening of the 30th and during the day on the 31st. Positions from the National Hurricane Center and the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center: August 30th at 10 PM (CDT) 95 miles south-southwest of Little Rock, August 31st at 4 AM 95 miles west of Little Rock, August 31st at 10 AM 25 miles northeast of Fort Smith, and August 31st at 4 PM 40 miles east of Joplin, Missouri. Although Isaac had exited Arkansas by the end of the month, some effects, including bands of thunderstorms spiraling in toward its center,…

9. Sep 13, 2008Tropical Storm, Marion$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Tropical Storm Ike moved into Arkansas on the evening of the 13th. By mid evening of the 13th, Ike was located in western Arkansas. Ike weakened to a tropical depression during the wee hours of the 14th, when it was located about 105 miles west-northwest of Little Rock. Ike exited northern Arkansas before sunrise on the 14th. In the Little Rock County Warning Area, wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph were common, and some gusts in the northern part of the state exceeded 50 mph. The strongest gusts measured were 67 mph at the Izard County Fairgrounds in Melbourne and 61 mph at the Newport airport. The strongest sustained wind measured was 46 mph at the Newport airport. Power was knocked out…

10. May 1, 2011Flood$500,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Some of the campsites around Bull Shoals Lake were closed due to flooding. Part of the Buffalo National River was closed due to flooding, flood damage, and debris piles.

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

114°FAug 9, 1934

All-time low

−16°FDec 9, 1917

Warmest night

81°F4 times, most recently Jul 6, 2012

Coldest day

2°FJan 12, 1918

Wettest day

8.95 inSep 4, 1985

Snowiest day

14.0 in2 times, most recently Mar 9, 1994

Hottest year

1921mean 62.0°F

Coldest year

2014mean 55.7°F

Wettest year

192774.54 in

Driest year

195325.97 in

Snowiest season

36.7 in1917-18

Station Mountain Home 1 Nnw (USC00035036), 800 ft elevation, 15.4 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1902 to October 27, 2026; 97.5% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

Neighbouring counties

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USC00035036.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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