Sevier 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.
23
Tornado reports
188
Hail reports
35
Floods since 1996
656
All events
2
Deaths
$216.6M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Sevier County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 23 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 destroyed at least 10 to 12 mobile homes along US-71 just north of De Queen, AR. Numerous trees and powerlines were also uprooted or snapped. There were 7 reported injuries, all in the mobile home park north of Dequeen, Arkansas but none were life threatening. The Arkansa…
Tornado F3 Tornado
Damage path consisted of a few small trees and twigs broken. The tornado rating in the county was only an F0 but the overall intensity was F3 in Bowie County, TX.
A head on collision between 2 vehicles occurred approximately 5 miles north of Dequeen, Arkansas on a snow covered roadway. The collision resulted in one indirect fatality and one indirect injury.
Patchy light freezing rain and freezing drizzle accumulated on area bridges and overpasses across Sevier County during the early morning hours of December 23rd. A few vehicle accidents were reported including one in which a motorists slid off an ice covered bridge near Lockesburg…
After trying to recover from an ice storm two week earlier in the month, another even more devastating ice storm struck all of southwest Arkansas. Freezing rain resulted in ice accumulations ranging from 1/4 inch to as much as 6 inches. After taking a tour of the state, the Gover…
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 …
Numerous trees and power lines down. Twenty eight (28) homes damaged. A chicken house was destroyed and 30 thousand chickens were contaminated resulting in their destruction.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down and blocked Highway 70 about two miles west of De Queen. The nearby ASOS at the De Queen Helms Sevier County Airport measured a peak wind gust of 52 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down and blocked Highway 24 one mile west of Lockesburg. Wind gusts were estimated to be near 50 mph.
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Multiple trees downed across the county, some of which were located along U.S. Highway 371 near Lockesburg and on Elm Drive in Lockesburg.
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Trees downed on power lines just north of De Queen.
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Trees downed in the Central community between Horatio and Ben Lomond.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
Early on the morning of March 11th, a line of severe thunderstorms moved into Sevier County, Arkansas. The line of thunderstorms produced a brief EF1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 95 mph just east of U.S. Highway 71 southeast of Gillham. As the tornado touched down ea…
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A tree was blown down along Highway 71 just south of Gillham.
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An NWS survey team confirmed that a microburst produced a narrow swath of wind damage in the town of Gillham just south of the Kansas City Southern Railway to just east of Highway 71. The damage consisted almost entirely of uprooted hardwood and softwood trees, although a few sof…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were blown down on East Red Bridge Road just to the southeast of Highway 41.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were blown down on Johnson Bridge Road just off of Highway 70 W just west of De Queen.
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A large tree limb was blown down across Highway 41 South between De Queen and Horatio.
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Trees downed near U.S. Highway 371 and Liggin Drive east of Lockesburg.
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A tree was blown down on Highway 24 near Wilson Lane.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 95 mph touched down just south of of Highway 24 about 2 miles west of Lockesburg, where it caused significant damage to a small shed. The tornado then moved northeast across Highway 24, snapping and uprooting trees and just missin…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Large branches snapped off of trees in Lockesburg.
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Multiple trees downed on Frog Level Road southeast of Horatio.
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Multiple secondary roads were closed across Sevier County due to flooding.
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Flash flooding reported with high water covering Provo Road.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 19 | 1 |
| 2024 | 20 | 2 |
| 2023 | 32 | 0 |
| 2022 | 28 | 0 |
| 2021 | 19 | 0 |
| 2020 | 18 | 1 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15 | 0 |
| 2017 | 18 | 0 |
| 2016 | 21 | 0 |
| 2015 | 31 | 0 |
| 2014 | 22 | 0 |
| 2013 | 12 | 0 |
| 2012 | 19 | 0 |
| 2011 | 40 | 2 |
| 2010 | 13 | 0 |
| 2009 | 12 | 1 |
| 2008 | 14 | 1 |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 |
| 2003 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 2 |
| 1999 | 8 | 1 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 34 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 1 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 1 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 2 |
| 1979 | 2 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 4 | 0 |
| 1974 | 3 | 0 |
| 1973 | 3 | 2 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 5 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 2 | 0 |
| 1954 | 2 | 2 |
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