Phillips 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.
28
Tornado reports
35
Hail reports
19
Floods since 1996
409
All events
1
Deaths
$9.5M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Phillips County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 28 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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Year by year
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 localized non-thunderstorm wind gust produced damage in the towns of Helena and West Helena. A large awning blew on a car killing one person. Three schools were damaged. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down.
A tornado touched down in Arkansas County roughly 5 miles south of Tichnor. The tornado moved northeast crossing into Phillips County. The tornado knocked down around one thousand trees in the White River National Wildlife Refuge. From there, the tornado traveled northeast on a c…
Heat Heat
The daytime hours maximum heat index was within the triple digits (105F) combined with limited cooling at night with an overnight low in the mid to upper 70s.
Heat Heat
The daytime hours maximum heat index was within the triple digits combined with limited cooling at night with an overnight low in the mid to upper 70s.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index estimated to be 108F.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flooding occurred along Highway 49 and Old Little Rock Road.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index estimated at 107F.
Drought Drought
D3 Extreme Drought persisted across the county, but shrunk geographically and was confined to the extreme southwest corner by the end of the month. D2 Severe Drought Conditions improved and also shrunk geographically and were also confined to the southwest corner while D1 Moderat…
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought persisted across most of the county, with worsening to D3 Extreme Drought in southern portions of the county.
Drought Drought
D2 conditions persisted through the month.
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought Conditions persisted across the county throughout the month.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Minimum wind chill of 9F reported.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Minimum wind chill of 1F recorded.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Minimum wind chill value of 5F recorded.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Minimum wind chill of 0F reported.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Minimum windchill of 0F reported.
Drought Drought
Phillips county suffered D1 Moderate Drought in early January. On the January 20 Drought Monitor release, most of southern Phillips county worsened to D2 Severe Drought Conditions. D2 Conditions persisted for the rest of the month.
Drought Drought
Severe Drought (D2) Conditions improved to Moderate (D1) Drought Conditions in early October in Phillips County.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) Drought conditions were introduced early on in September. Little improvement was observed and D2 conditions persisted into early October.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Maximum heat index of 110 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 107 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 108 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 108 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 106 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 105 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 107 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 106 degrees.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Maximum heat index of 113 degrees.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Maximum heat index of 116 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 108 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 107 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 105 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 108 degrees.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Maximum heat index of 111 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 109 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 107 degrees.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Maximum heat index of 110 degrees.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Maximum heat index of 110 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 105 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 107 degrees.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Maximum heat index of 111.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 107.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 105 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 106 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 108 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 107 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index value of 106 degrees.
Heat Heat
AWOS reported a maximum heat index of 108 degrees.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 42 | 0 |
| 2024 | 29 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | 1 |
| 2022 | 31 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 |
| 2016 | 9 | 2 |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 12 | 1 |
| 2011 | 20 | 3 |
| 2010 | 22 | 0 |
| 2009 | 14 | 4 |
| 2008 | 12 | 1 |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 |
| 1995 | 9 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 1 |
| 1979 | 2 | 1 |
| 1978 | 2 | 2 |
| 1977 | 3 | 2 |
| 1976 | 2 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 2 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | 2 | 2 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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