Tornado History Map

Cleveland County, Arkansas tornado history

12 tornadoes recorded in or across Cleveland County from 1953 to 2012, 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 Cleveland County

The Storm Prediction Center records 12 tornadoes whose paths touched Cleveland County, Arkansas between 1953 and 2012. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 5 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 16 May 2003. The most recent was on 22 January 2012.

  • 12tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 2injuries
  • 201per 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 Cleveland County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0217%
F1 / EF1325%
F2 / EF2758%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Cleveland County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 2000s.1950s21960s21970s11980s12000s42010s2

The 2010s only run to 2012, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s2
1970s1
1980s1
2000s4
2010s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in May.Jan2Feb0Mar1Apr1May5Jun0Jul1Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov2Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan2
Feb0
Mar1
Apr1
May5
Jun0
Jul1
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov2
Dec0

Records for Cleveland County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Arkansas tornado16 May 2003, F2, 25.8 miles long
  • Most recent: Arkansas tornado22 January 2012, EF2, 19.6 miles long

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

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