Tornado History Map

Dallas County, Arkansas tornado history

29 tornadoes recorded in or across Dallas County from 1967 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 Dallas County

The Storm Prediction Center records 29 tornadoes whose paths touched Dallas County, Arkansas between 1967 and 2025. They killed 1 person and injured 6. The busiest month is May, with 8 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 27 May 1996. The most recent was on 14 March 2025.

  • 29tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 6injuries
  • 435per 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 Dallas County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0621%
F1 / EF11345%
F2 / EF2828%
F3 / EF327%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Dallas County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 14 in 2000s.1960s11970s11980s21990s52000s142010s22020s4

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

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1970s1
1980s2
1990s5
2000s14
2010s2
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 8 in May.Jan3Feb0Mar3Apr4May8Jun0Jul3Aug0Sep0Oct3Nov2Dec3
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan3
Feb0
Mar3
Apr4
May8
Jun0
Jul3
Aug0
Sep0
Oct3
Nov2
Dec3

Records for Dallas County

  • Deadliest: Arkansas tornado14 March 1990, F2, 1 death, 6 injuries, 2 miles long
  • Strongest: Arkansas tornado27 May 1996, F3, 15 miles long
  • Longest path: Arkansas tornado2 December 1982, F2, 34 miles long
  • Most recent: Arkansas tornado14 March 2025, EF1, 22.1 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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