Little River County, Arkansas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1954 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
24
Tornado reports
184
Hail reports
33
Floods since 1996
614
All events
5
Deaths
$49.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Little River 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.
Tornado F3 Tornado
Damage path consisted of numerous snapped and fallen small trees. The damage path was in a wooded region away from any population. This tornado moved into Little River county from Bowie county, TX then continued into Sevier county, AR.
Tornado F3 Tornado
Widespread rainfall amounts of 3-6+ inches, with isolated amounts up to 10 inches, fell across Central and Southern McCurtain County Oklahoma on June 7th-8th, resulting in widespread flooding across these areas. This did result in considerable rises along the Little River some 40…
Excessive heavy rainfall during the month of May resulted in very high water on the Red River bordering Little River, Hempstead, Lafayette and Miller Counties in Southwest Arkansas as well as Bowie County in Northeast Texas. Rainfall amounts during the month of May across the Upp…
A tornado quickly spun up, embedded in a squall line across Little River County in Southwest Arkansas. A National Weather Service Storm Survey crew determined that an EF-2 tornado touched down 9 miles west of Ashdown, Arkansas near the Arden community. The tornado touched down ju…
Lightning struck a home causing a fire to ignite. One male, age 83 was killed as a result of the house fire. House sustained considerable damage.
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 …
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Three structures were damaged near the Arkansas/Oklahoma state line.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Large limbs downed near County Road 1 just outside of Foreman.
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A tree was blown down on Old Millwood Road along Millwood Lake.
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A tree was downed near Winthrop.
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A NWS Survey Team concluded that a large swath of straight line winds with estimated wind gusts between 80-90 mph began in the Lime Rock Hill area just south of Foreman, and continued into the Gum Flats to the northeast side of Foreman. The damage path began along Highway 108 Wes…
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail fell at the Little River County Sheriff's Office in Ashdown.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tractor trailer blown over near the intersection of Highway 41 South and County Road 4.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees were downed across Little River County.
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Tree downed along Highway 32 between Ashdown and Foreman.
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Trees and power lines downed throughout parts of Little River County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees downed throughout Little River County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree downed in Winthrop.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 |
| 2024 | 20 | 0 |
| 2023 | 22 | 0 |
| 2022 | 22 | 0 |
| 2021 | 24 | 1 |
| 2020 | 17 | 2 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10 | 1 |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15 | 0 |
| 2015 | 20 | 0 |
| 2014 | 14 | 2 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | 21 | 0 |
| 2011 | 40 | 3 |
| 2010 | 15 | 0 |
| 2009 | 18 | 2 |
| 2008 | 17 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 | 11 | 0 |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 |
| 2004 | 11 | 0 |
| 2003 | 13 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 1 |
| 1999 | 5 | 1 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 30 | 0 |
| 1992 | 21 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 1 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 2 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 3 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 4 | 1 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 2 | 0 |
| 1957 | 4 | 1 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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