Lawrence County, Arkansas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1952 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
24
Tornado reports
100
Hail reports
119
Floods since 1996
549
All events
4
Deaths
$26.6M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Lawrence County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 24 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
Multiple injuries reported due to car accidents on Highway 63 in eastern Lawrence County and in the city of Walnut Ridge.
Straight line winds produced widespread wind damage across Lawrence County. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down with a few blocking roads. One tree fell on vehicle, killing the driver, after the motorist decided to pull over due to the blinding rain. Three other occu…
The Black River levee east of Pocahontas suffered several breaches during the early morning hours of May 3rd. The water flowed south along the Big Running Water Creek and eventually flooded parts of Lawrence County. Highway 63 was closed between Portia and Walnut Ridge. Water flo…
Heavy rain brought the Black River at Black Rock to just under record levels in early May. Homes and businesses suffered minor damage from the flooding. Many road and bridges were also flooded and damaged. Thousands of acres of cropland was also flooded. The Lawrence County Dive …
Heavy rain in March produced flooding along the Black River and it's tributaries. Numerous roads were closed due to the high water including Arkansas 115, Arkansas 117, U.S. Highway 63 from Hoxie to the Sharp County line, Arkansas 25, and U.S. Highway 412. County Roads 106 and 10…
Heavy rain produced flooding along the Black River and it's tributaries. Numerous roads were closed due to the high water including Arkansas 115, Arkansas 117, U.S. Highway 63 from Hoxie to the Sharp County line, Arkansas 25, and U.S. Highway 412. County Roads 106 and 107 receive…
Hail Hail
Golf ball sized hail fell in Hoxie.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple mobile homes had roofs completely torn off and several power poles fell in Minturn.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple power poles fell in the vicinity of Sedgwick.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A Union Pacific Railroad Weather Station measured a wind gust of 77 mph near Minturn.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This tornado began along County Road 547 where it damaged several power poles. The tornado continued towards the northeast over mostly farmland along County Road 534. It then moved into the town of Minturn where numerous trees were uprooted or snapped. Additionally, a few mobile …
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A few trees were knocked down near the community of Strawberry.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flash flooding occurred near the intersection of Northwest 4th Street and Main Street in the town of Walnut Ridge.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees were blown down in Black Rock.
Flood Flood
Minor river flooding was observed at Black Rock along the Black River.
Flood Flood
Minor river flooding was observed at Black Rock along the Black River.
Flood Flood
Minor river flooding was observed at Black Rock along the Black River.
Flood Flood
Minor river flooding was observed at Black Rock along the Black River.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
High water covered Lawrence County Road 107 south of Ravenden.
Flood Flood
Minor river flooding was observed at Black Rock along the Black River.
Flood Flood
Minor river flooding was observed at Black Rock along the Black River.
Flood Flood
Major river flooding was observed at Black Rock along the Black River.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Power lines were downed along AR-State Highway 34 near the intersection with US Highway 67 to the northeast of Walnut Ridge.
Flood Flood
Major river flooding was observed at Black Rock along the Black River.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Multiple cars were stalled in the flooded roadway at the intersection of West Mian Street and Highway 67B in the town of Hoxie.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snow was measured at 4.5 inches in Hoxie.
Flood Flood
Minor flooding was observed at Black Rock along the Black River.
Flood Flood
Minor flooding was observed along the Black River at Black Rock.
Flood Flood
Minor flooding was observed along the Black River at Black Rock.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
The intersection of Arkansas Highway 115 and Arkansas Highway 117 was closed due to high water.
Flood Flood
River flooding took place on the Black River at Black Rock to end January and would continue into February. A crest in minor flood stage would take place on 1/31/2025 at 1815 LST of 21.54 feet.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snow was measured at 5.9 inches near Smithville.
Flood Flood
River flooding on the Black River at Black Rock would begin entering January and remain in minor flood stage through the middle of January. No crest would occur in the month of January.
Flood Flood
River flooding occurred on the Black River at Black Rock in late December; the river flooding would remain in minor flood stage with the crest and river flooding for this site continuing into mid January.
Flood Flood
River flooding occurred on the Black River at Black Rock from mid to late December with the crest of the river at this site reaching 16.60 feet on December 19th at 0630. The rive flooding at this site would remain in minor flood stage.
Flood Flood
The Black River at Black Rock entered minor flood stage in early November and remained in minor flood stage into mid November with a crest of 21.41 feet which occurred on November 6 at 9:15 PM CST.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flash flooding covered roads and exceeded ditches in the towns of Annieville and Imboden.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees were blown down in the community of Strawberry.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flash Flooding occurred along Machine Creek in the community of Smithville.
Flood Flood
Heavy rain brought flooding to the Black River at Black Rock in mid June.
Flood Flood
Heavy rains led to minor river flooding on the Black River at Black Rock between June 1 and June 5, the gage crested on June 1st at 2015 at 16.32 feet.
Flood Flood
Minor river flooding was noted along the Black River at Black Rock.
Flood Flood
Minor river flooding was noted along the Black River at Black Rock.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snow was measured at 1.0 inch near Lynn.
Flood Flood
Heavy rain in January brought continued flooding into early February 2024 on the Black River at Black Rock.
Freezing Fog Freezing Fog
Heavy rain brought flooding to the Black River at Black Rock January 24-31, 2024.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 21 | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 |
| 2023 | 22 | 0 |
| 2022 | 25 | 0 |
| 2021 | 18 | 0 |
| 2020 | 33 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17 | 0 |
| 2018 | 30 | 0 |
| 2017 | 33 | 1 |
| 2016 | 15 | 0 |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 |
| 2012 | 15 | 0 |
| 2011 | 30 | 0 |
| 2010 | 27 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 21 | 0 |
| 2007 | 10 | 0 |
| 2006 | 18 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | 13 | 1 |
| 2003 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 1 |
| 1999 | 10 | 5 |
| 1998 | 6 | 1 |
| 1997 | 6 | 2 |
| 1996 | 8 | 2 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 1 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 1 |
| 1977 | 2 | 1 |
| 1976 | 4 | 2 |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 |
| 1974 | 3 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
| 1952 | 1 | 1 |
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