Nevada 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
130
Hail reports
44
Floods since 1996
509
All events
2
Deaths
$46.2M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Nevada 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
Tornado F3 Tornado
A local man was apparently fishing in the Cross Tierre Rouge Creek when he was swept away by flood waters. He was found 5 days later.
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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Hail Hail
Quarter size hail fell in the Emmet community.
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees downed across Highway 371 in Laneburg.
During the early morning hours on March 7th, a severe thunderstorm produced an EF2 tornado with estimated maximum winds of 125 mph just west of Willisville in Southern Nevada County, Arkansas. This storm also had a history of producing an earlier tornado in East Texas. The first …
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Trees were blown down along Highway 278 in Eastern Nevada County.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
A picture was posted to social media of high water covering Highway 19 between Delight and Prescott.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Widespread flash flooding was reported across Nevada County. Multiple county roads were flooded and closed, with several bridges washed out.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This is a continuation of the Eastern Hempstead County EF-1 tornado. This tornado, with estimated maximum winds near 105 mph, continued northeast west of the Bodcaw community across portions of Nevada 111 and Nevada 13, ending before it crossed County Road 11 to the northeast. Al…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees downed across roadways, including Highway 24 east of Prescott.
Tornado EF2 Tornado
An EF2 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 115 mph touched down late in the evening on March 14th, 2025, along County Road 2434 near the intersection with Highway 200 where damage to vegetation was noted, mainly in the form of large branches broken and a few uprooted trees.…
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Flash flooding with high water covering several roads in the city of Prescott.
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Tornado EF1 Tornado
This is a continuation of the Ouachita County tornado. Drone video indicated that this EF-1 tornado, with estimated maximum winds near 90 mph, tracked northwest into extreme Eastern Nevada County just south of County Road 332/County Road 25, and snapped/uprooted trees along its p…
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Several trees uprooted at White Oak Lake State Park southeast of Bluff City near the Ouachita County line.
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A tree was downed on Highway 371 in Prescott.
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A tree was downed on Highway 32 near the Hempstead County line.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024 | 17 | 1 |
| 2023 | 21 | 0 |
| 2022 | 28 | 1 |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13 | 2 |
| 2019 | 20 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15 | 0 |
| 2015 | 25 | 1 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 |
| 2012 | 13 | 0 |
| 2011 | 31 | 0 |
| 2010 | 10 | 1 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 19 | 1 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 | 9 | 1 |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 1 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 1 |
| 1996 | 7 | 1 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 26 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 2 |
| 1983 | 7 | 1 |
| 1982 | 7 | 1 |
| 1979 | 3 | 2 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 1 |
| 1968 | 3 | 0 |
| 1967 | 3 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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