Tornado History Map

Bradley County, Arkansas tornado history

21 tornadoes recorded in or across Bradley County from 1954 to 2015, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Bradley County

The Storm Prediction Center records 21 tornadoes whose paths touched Bradley County, Arkansas between 1954 and 2015. They killed 7 people and injured 77. The busiest month is April, with 7 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 28 March 1975. The most recent was on 27 December 2015.

  • 21tornadoes
  • 7deaths
  • 77injuries
  • 323per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Bradley County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0733%
F1 / EF1733%
F2 / EF2314%
F3 / EF3314%
F4 / EF415%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Bradley County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 8 in 2000s.1950s11960s21970s71980s12000s82010s2

The 2010s only run to 2015, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s2
1970s7
1980s1
2000s8
2010s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in Apr.Jan0Feb3Mar2Apr7May1Jun1Jul1Aug0Sep2Oct0Nov2Dec2
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb3
Mar2
Apr7
May1
Jun1
Jul1
Aug0
Sep2
Oct0
Nov2
Dec2

Records for Bradley County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: Warren, Arkansas tornado28 March 1975, F4, 7 deaths, 51 injuries, 5.4 miles long
  • Longest path: Arkansas tornado8 April 1979, F3, 18 injuries, 62.4 miles long
  • Most recent: Arkansas tornado27 December 2015, EF1, 7.1 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Bradley County

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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