Tornado History Map

Chicot County, Arkansas tornado history

47 tornadoes recorded in or across Chicot County from 1953 to 2025, 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 Chicot County

The Storm Prediction Center records 47 tornadoes whose paths touched Chicot County, Arkansas between 1953 and 2025. They killed 6 people and injured 89. The busiest month is April, with 10 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 17 February 1976. The most recent was on 20 May 2025.

  • 47tornadoes
  • 6deaths
  • 89injuries
  • 738per 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 Chicot County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01430%
F1 / EF11940%
F2 / EF21430%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Chicot County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 12 in 2000s.1950s31970s81980s11990s72000s122010s72020s9

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s3
1970s8
1980s1
1990s7
2000s12
2010s7
2020s9
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 10 in Apr.Jan8Feb6Mar6Apr10May4Jun0Jul0Aug0Sep5Oct2Nov3Dec3
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PeriodCount
Jan8
Feb6
Mar6
Apr10
May4
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep5
Oct2
Nov3
Dec3

Records for Chicot County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: Wilmot, Arkansas tornado17 February 1976, F2, 3 deaths, 46 injuries, 29.5 miles long
  • Longest path: Louisiana tornado22 March 1953, F2, 2 deaths, 22 injuries, 234.7 miles long
  • Most recent: Arkansas tornado20 May 2025, EF1, 11.6 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Chicot 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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