Tornadoes in Arkansas
Arkansas has recorded 2,146 tornadoes since 1950, 14th among the states; 198 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
- 2,146tornadoes since 1950
- 198rated F3/EF3 or stronger
- 429deaths along their paths
- 1999most in one year, 107
2025
- Tornadoes on record, by year
Over time
The strongest tornadoes
| Mar 21, 1952 | F4 | White | 50 |
| May 15, 1968 | F4 | Jackson, Craighead | 35 |
| Mar 21, 1952 | F4 | Woodruff | 29 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | EF4 | Pulaski, Faulkner | 16 |
| Apr 19, 1968 | F4 | Sebastian | 14 |
| Feb 5, 2008 | EF4 | Sharp, Conway | 13 |
| Mar 1, 1997 | F4 | Saline | 10 |
| Dec 10, 2021 | EF4 | Craighead, Mississippi | 8 |
| Mar 21, 1952 | F4 | Howard | 7 |
| May 15, 1968 | F4 | Independence | 7 |
| Mar 28, 1975 | F4 | Bradley | 7 |
| Apr 14, 1996 | F4 | Stone, Izard | 7 |
| Apr 10, 1965 | F4 | Faulkner | 6 |
| Mar 1, 1997 | F4 | Clark | 6 |
| Apr 3, 1968 | F4 | Lincoln | 5 |
| Mar 15, 1984 | F4 | Jackson, Poinsett | 5 |
| Mar 1, 1997 | F4 | Pulaski | 5 |
| Mar 21, 1952 | F4 | Cross | 4 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF4 | Franklin, Logan | 4 |
| May 26, 1973 | F4 | Woodruff, Jackson | 3 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F4 | Sevier, Howard | 3 |
| Mar 21, 1952 | F4 | Lonoke | 2 |
| Dec 19, 1957 | F4 | Columbia, Ouachita | 2 |
| Mar 15, 1984 | F4 | Van Buren, Cleburne | 2 |
| Apr 16, 1998 | F4 | Mississippi | 2 |
| Dec 24, 1982 | F4 | Sharp, Fulton | 0 |
| Mar 1, 1997 | F4 | Hot Spring | 0 |
| Mar 1, 1997 | F4 | Mississippi | 0 |
| Jan 21, 1999 | F4 | Clay | 0 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | EF4 | Stone, Izard | 0 |
Every county
Counties with any recorded events, highest first.