Tornado History Map

Monroe County, Arkansas tornado history

26 tornadoes recorded in or across Monroe County from 1965 to 2013, 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 Monroe County

The Storm Prediction Center records 26 tornadoes whose paths touched Monroe County, Arkansas between 1965 and 2013. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 5 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 21 January 1999. The most recent was on 30 May 2013.

  • 26tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 23injuries
  • 428per 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 Monroe County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0623%
F1 / EF11246%
F2 / EF2623%
F3 / EF328%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Monroe County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 9 in 1970s.1960s21970s91980s21990s32000s52010s5

The 2010s only run to 2013, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s2
1970s9
1980s2
1990s3
2000s5
2010s5
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in May.Jan3Feb4Mar0Apr3May5Jun0Jul2Aug1Sep0Oct2Nov3Dec3
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan3
Feb4
Mar0
Apr3
May5
Jun0
Jul2
Aug1
Sep0
Oct2
Nov3
Dec3

Records for Monroe County

  • Strongest: Arkansas tornado21 January 1999, F3, 9 injuries, 16 miles long
  • Longest path: Arkansas tornado17 April 1978, F2, 7 injuries, 53.8 miles long
  • Most recent: Arkansas tornado30 May 2013, EF1, 1 injury, 3.3 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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