Pulaski storm history
Storm events recorded in Pulaski, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025.
2,056
Total events
103
Tornadoes
684
Hail
268
Floods
42
Deaths
$656.0M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
This tornado started just southwest of the Colonel Glenn and Marsh Road intersection in Martindale, west of Marsh road, uprooting trees and ripping a portion of a roof off an outbuilding. The tornado then continued northeast across a forested area, uprooting several more trees be…
A tornado began west of the Ferndale area, near the Saline/Pulaski County line. This was the first of five tornadoes produced by the same supercell thunderstorm. According to the American Red Cross, 7 houses were destroyed, 24 had major damage, 9 houses and 1 mobile home had mino…
Tornado F3 Tornado
A tree fell on a mobile home at this location of southwestern Little Rock leading to one fatality.
An ex NFL football player suffered from heat stroke in Carlisle, AR while working outside at his parent's shop. He later died at a hospital in North Little Rock, AR. He was 32 years old.
The observer reported 0.8 inches of snow in the last 24 hours ending at 7 am on 11/15/18 3 miles north of North Little Rock. There were 4 deaths and 2 injuries due to auto accidents on slick roads.
A man was fatally injured after being struck by lightning in the area of Coronado Cove while doing construction work.
An indirect fatality, due to a traffic accident, occurred on U.S. 67/167 near the dividing line between the North Little Rock and Sherwood city limits. According to a preliminary report by the Arkansas State Police, an accident had occurred on an icy bridge while snow and sleet w…
Numerous streets and roads were flooded. The Little Rock Fire Department responded to several calls of cars stalled in high water. At one time, water was as much as 3 feet deep on some roads in the Ferndale area. The body of an 18 year-old male was found in Coleman Creek on the c…
Numerous roads in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Sherwood, Jacksonville, and unincorporated areas of Pulaski County were flooded. Water entered some houses and garages on Stagecoach Rd. in Little Rock. In Little Rock's Boyle Park, the body of a 46 year-old woman was found in Roc…
This tornado's track was entirely within the city limits of Little Rock. It touched down southwest of the intersection of W. Markham and John Barrow Rd. and ended in the Sherrill Heights neighborhood. While there was some shingle damage to houses, the vast majority of the damage …
A 56 year-old man was killed when a large tree fell into a recreational vehicle in which the man was staying. A nearby car was also damaged by the tree.
A 41 year-old man died from the heat. According to the Pulaski County coroner, the man became ill after working outside most of the day on July 31st. He was taken to the hospital on August 1st with a body temperature above 100 degrees and was admitted to intensive care. He died o…
A 44 year old construction worker was reported dead due to heat after working outside during the morning hours of the 24th.
A 17 year-old male was stuck and killed by lightning while standing under a large pine tree in the 1800 block of South Jackson Street (about 3 miles west-southwest of downtown Little Rock). Males 13 and 14 years old were injured. The lightning strike occurred just as the storm wa…
This tornado exited Saline County, southeast of East End, and moved into Pulaski County, southwest of Woodson. Altogether, 75 homes (houses and mobile homes) were damaged or destroyed. This number included 21 homes destroyed, 16 with major damage, 26 with minor damage, and the re…
Two heat-related deaths were reported on August 12th, and another on the 13th. On the 12th, a 44 year-old male was found dead in the back yard of a house, about a mile southwest of downtown Little Rock. On the same day, a 57 year-old male was found dead in a house, approximately …
The tornado touched down just south of the Pulaski/Faulkner County line, south of Frenchman Mountain Road around Lowridge road. This tornado destroyed 4 mobile homes and damaged others. 6 People were injured, with 3 people being hospitalized.
A strong tornado moved from southeast Saline County into southwest Pulaski County about 7.5 miles west of Wrightsville. The tornado moved quickly northeast, and closely followed the track of a violent tornado on March 1, 1997. In fact, a few homes and buildings that were rebuilt …
Flash flooding occurred in parts of Maumelle, Morgan, and Marche. Arkansas 365 was flooded and at least one water rescue was necessary. Flooding in Maumelle entered some townhouses and apartments. A rain gauge in Maumelle measured 1.97 inches of rain between 1:45 and 2:45 PM CDT,…
Both Adams Field and the North Little Rock airport measured 10.3 inches of snow. Other reports included 12 inches at Maumelle (NWS employee), 10.5 inches at Jacksonville (spotter report), 7.5 inches at Crystal Valley (cooperative observer), 6 inches at Lake Maumelle (cooperative …
At 1:06 AM CDT on the 1st, roads were flooded north of Jacksonville around Maddox Rd. and Old Tom Box Rd. At 2:40 AM CDT, a culvert washed out on Arkansas Highway 300 just off Arkansas Highway 10, closing the road. At 7:49 AM CDT, U.S. Highway 67/167 flooded near Jacksonville. By…
Widespread areal flooding continued from April into May. On the morning of the 1st, Arkansas Highway 300 was closed just west of Arkansas Highway 10 due to a washed-out culvert. Also on the morning of the 1st, U.S. Highway 67/167 was closed by flooding near Little Rock Air Force …
Most of this tornado's path was through Little Rock Air Force Base. At least five C-130 aircraft were damaged, three of them severely. A number of buildings in the base shopping area and flight line area suffered damage, including having roofs torn off. The fire station had its r…
A tornado downed trees and power lines before tracking into an industrial park at the Port of Little Rock, where the worst damage occurred. A number of power poles were knocked down, one industrial building had damage to its walls, and another industrial building suffered roof da…
Numerous trees were blown down in the Cherry Hill, Park, Hill, Lakewood, and Heritage Park neighborhoods of North Little Rock. A number of the trees fell on houses and power lines.
Golf ball size hail was reported at Baseline Rd. and Production Dr. In nearby areas, cars at a car dealership suffered hail damage, leaves were knocked off trees, and dozens of cars and roofs were damaged.
Very heavy rain late on the afternoon of May 25th led to the collapse of the roof over a wing of J.A. Fair High School in southwest Little Rock. The roof fell in over two classrooms. Concrete blocks, lockers, and other debris were scattered down adjacent hallways. Some staff memb…
This tornado exited Saline County northeast of East End and entered Pulaski County south-southeast of Landmark. A Red Cross survey of the tornado damage in Pulaski County indicated: 3 houses and 6 mobile homes destroyed, 2 houses and 10 mobile homes with major damage, 10 houses a…
Flash flooding, which developed on the evening of the 23rd, became widespread areal flooding on the 24th and continued through Christmas. Numerous county roads were flooded. In the Jacksonville area, four houses had to be evacuated just north of town, and residents of the Taramou…
Excessive rainfall on the 23rd caused widespread flash flooding. Numerous county roads were flooded, and many rescues were necessary.
Numerous county roads and city streets were damaged by flooding.
A devastating hailstorm, several miles wide, affected northern portions of North Little Rock and continued eastward through Sherwood and on into the area between Jacksonville and Galloway. In North Little Rock, hail up to 1 inch in diameter pelted the National Weather Service off…
A 46 mph wind gust was recorded at Little Rock National Airport/Adams Field. A 45 MPH wind gust was recorded at the National Weather Service Office in North Little Rock, and a 41 mph wind gust was recorded at Little Rock Air Force Base. Tree branches were on utility lines in Litt…
A large tree was down on Cantrell Road.
A tornado began in the western part of Little Rock, just west of the intersection of Interstate 630 and John Barrow Rd. It traveled through the Leawood subdivision of Little Rock and the city of Cammack Village, dropped off a bluff into Murray Park, crossed the Arkansas River, an…
A tornado began in North Little Rock, south of St. Joseph's Orphanage, near the intersection of Camp Robinson Rd. and Donovan Briley Blvd. It passed through the southeast corner of Camp Joseph T. Robinson, moved across the North Little Rock Airport, continued through parts of She…
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | 2 |
| 2024 | 51 | 0 |
| 2023 | 41 | 2 |
| 2022 | 47 | 1 |
| 2021 | 34 | 1 |
| 2020 | 50 | 0 |
| 2019 | 60 | 6 |
| 2018 | 75 | 0 |
| 2017 | 42 | 2 |
| 2016 | 45 | 1 |
| 2015 | 48 | 0 |
| 2014 | 56 | 2 |
| 2013 | 52 | 2 |
| 2012 | 49 | 0 |
| 2011 | 135 | 10 |
| 2010 | 77 | 3 |
| 2009 | 88 | 0 |
| 2008 | 82 | 5 |
| 2007 | 70 | 0 |
| 2006 | 41 | 0 |
| 2005 | 31 | 3 |
| 2004 | 27 | 1 |
| 2003 | 42 | 2 |
| 2002 | 28 | 1 |
| 2001 | 21 | 4 |
| 2000 | 42 | 4 |
| 1999 | 83 | 4 |
| 1998 | 66 | 3 |
| 1997 | 18 | 3 |
| 1996 | 41 | 1 |
| 1995 | 43 | 0 |
| 1994 | 38 | 0 |
| 1993 | 23 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 20 | 1 |
| 1990 | 11 | 1 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 19 | 1 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 20 | 0 |
| 1984 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | 20 | 0 |
| 1982 | 42 | 7 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 24 | 4 |
| 1979 | 7 | 2 |
| 1978 | 12 | 3 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1976 | 9 | 3 |
| 1975 | 12 | 2 |
| 1974 | 10 | 0 |
| 1973 | 12 | 5 |
| 1972 | 5 | 1 |
| 1971 | 4 | 0 |
| 1970 | 4 | 0 |
| 1969 | 6 | 0 |
| 1968 | 4 | 0 |
| 1967 | 3 | 1 |
| 1966 | 4 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | 9 | 2 |
| 1963 | 3 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 5 | 3 |
| 1960 | 5 | 2 |
| 1959 | 2 | 0 |
| 1958 | 3 | 0 |
| 1957 | 5 | 0 |
| 1956 | 5 | 0 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 |
| 1952 | 1 | 1 |
| 1950 | 1 | 1 |