Lafayette County, Arkansas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1956 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
19
Tornado reports
142
Hail reports
62
Floods since 1996
599
All events
1
Deaths
$44.9M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Lafayette County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 19 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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All storm eventsTornadoes
NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Tornado F3 Tornado
A 30 year old Shongaloo, Louisiana woman drowned during the evening of Tuesday, October 27th in Lake Erling, Arkansas. The woman attempted to go over the spillway on a futon mattress and was supposedly going to ride it on the flood waters running over the spillway. There was appr…
An arctic air mass spilled southward out of the central plains and into the lower Mississippi Valley. This cold, surface air mass was overrun by a warm humid air mass which combined with a strong upper level storm system across west Texas. the result was widespread freezing rain …
Farm barns and outbuildings with light to moderate damage, farm trailers moderate damaged or destroyed, chicken houses destroyed, numerous trees and power poles downed, 3 mobile homes damaged.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
High water covered County Road 37 due to flash flooding.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
High water covered County Road 26 due to flash flooding.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
High water covered County Road 126 due to flash flooding.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
High water covered County Road 28 due to flash flooding.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
High water covered the roadway in multiple locations along Highway 313.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
High water covered several streets in Lewisville due to flash flooding.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
County Road 25 north of Lewisville closed due to high water up to two feet deep covering the roadway.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees downed along Highway 29 south of Bradley.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Large tree downed on County Road 22 between Stamps and Lewisville.
Drought Drought
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree fell onto a vehicle on County Road 139 at the intersection of County Road 20 in Lewisville.
Drought Drought
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail reported in Lewisville.
Hail Hail
Golf ball size hail reported at Holly Mound just north of Stamps.
Drought Drought
Drought Drought
Drought Drought
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees downed and blocking Highway 29 north of Lewisville.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A powerline was downed on County Road 27 north of Stamps.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were blown down near Hilltop Drive on the north side of Stamps.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Heat Heat
Heat Heat
Heat Heat
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A power line was downed along Highway 29 just north of County Road 42.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Heat Heat
Heat Heat
Heat Heat
Heat Heat
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees downed in Lewisville.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees were blown down onto vehicles at a baseball field just west of Bradley.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down blocking Crabtree Lane in Bradley.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Multiple county roads were washed out, including CR 31 and 16.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
High water covered County Road 25 in Northern Lafayette County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple power poles were downed on CR 5 just northeast of Garland in Western Lafayette County.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A strong EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 110 mph touched down along the Red River along the Miller/Lafayette County line, and tracked northeast across an open pasture and a levee just west of Lafayette County Road 57, where it snapped and uprooted several trees. Th…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A brief EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 95 mph touched down over a wooded area just west of Highway 53 and just south of Lafayette Road 249, where multiple trees were uprooted. This tornado crossed Highway 53 and snapped/uprooted several additional trees and tree t…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree limbs downed and several chicken house were damaged at the intersection of County Road 19 and County Road 21.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Drought Drought
Drought Drought
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 0 |
| 2025 | 24 | 2 |
| 2024 | 27 | 4 |
| 2023 | 42 | 1 |
| 2022 | 27 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 |
| 2020 | 21 | 1 |
| 2019 | 17 | 1 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 24 | 1 |
| 2015 | 14 | 0 |
| 2014 | 13 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | 15 | 0 |
| 2011 | 24 | 0 |
| 2010 | 13 | 0 |
| 2009 | 23 | 0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 |
| 2007 | 10 | 1 |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003 | 14 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 1 |
| 1999 | 11 | 2 |
| 1998 | 10 | 1 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 26 | 0 |
| 1993 | 25 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 1 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 | 1 |
| 1972 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
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