Poinsett County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Poinsett County: 8.
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.

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.

River crests

River gauges

1. Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.

NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 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.

Every earthquake of magnitude 4 or more within 50 miles

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. Dec 10, 2021Tornado$6.3 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Tornado developed just southwest of Trumann and destroyed about 70 homes and damaged another 100 homes. Several businesses were damaged or destroyed. There was also widespread tree damage. The fire station was also heavily damaged. The worst damage was in the northeast part of Trumann with businesses and homes destroyed. Tornado path ended near the St. Francis River. Peak winds were estimated at 130 mph.

2. Apr 30, 2002Hail$3.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   One hundred were damaged at a Ford dealership in Trumann. Over 2,000 cars in the area were damaged by the hail. Many homes were also damaged. The Trumann schools had at least 100 windows broken.

3. Mar 1, 1997Flood, Poinsett$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Excessive rainfall along with previous high levels on the Mississippi river produced flooding in portions of eastern Arkansas. In Poinsett county, 18 bridges were washed out. Close to 100 homes were flooded in the area.

4. Dec 3, 2002Ice Storm, Poinsett$600,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A mix of freezing rain and sleet fell on much of northeast Arkansas. The icy conditions brought down many trees,power poles and power lines. One man was killed in Lawrence county when a power line fell on him. In Greene county, a church in Paragould was damaged by a fire that was caused when a tree limb fell on a nearby power line, causing a short in the church's electricity. The ice storm left thousands of residents without power. Some residents went more than a week without power.

5. Apr 30, 2002Thunderstorm Wind$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The local high school and elementary school had windows broken. Fifteen police cars were severely damaged. Several trees were blown down.

6. Jun 25, 2023Thunderstorm Wind$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Straight-line winds caused widespread damage in Marked Tree. Many trees were uprooted or snapped. Some trees fell on homes. Fences and utility poles were knocked down and some structures sustained damage.

7. May 31, 2013Flash Flood$424,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Approximately five inches of rain fell across northern and western Poinsett County resulting in flash flooding. A few homes and several county roads were flooded. Many of the roads that were flooded were badly damaged and had to be repaired.

8. Oct 21, 2019Tornado$350,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   This was a short track tornado that touched down in the southwest part of Tyronza and tracked northeast. There was straight line wind damage surrounding the tornado. Primarily damage to a convenience store and elementary school. Several outbuildings were destroyed and numerous trees down.

9. May 2, 2009Flash Flood$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Trumann. Twenty four homes were flooded along Mulberry Drive.

10. Apr 8, 2020Tornado$250,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    The tornado tracked predominately through farm fields. A trailer home was destroyed in the Claypool area and homes were damaged and destroyed on the north side of Harrisburg.

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

116°FJul 12, 1901

All-time low

−18°FJan 12, 1918

Warmest night

87°FJul 4, 1897

Coldest day

10°F3 times, most recently Feb 16, 2021

Wettest day

6.52 inMay 25, 2016

Snowiest day

12.0 inFeb 19, 1921

Hottest year

1921mean 65.1°F

Coldest year

2009mean 56.3°F

Wettest year

195772.18 in

Driest year

199926.99 in

Snowiest season

37.1 in1917-18

Station Jonesboro 3 Sse (USC00033734), 258 ft elevation, 16.1 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1893 to October 27, 2026; 92.4% 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 USC00033734.
• 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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