Tornado History Map

Ouachita County, Arkansas tornado history

25 tornadoes recorded in or across Ouachita County from 1954 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 Ouachita County

The Storm Prediction Center records 25 tornadoes whose paths touched Ouachita County, Arkansas between 1954 and 2025. They killed 2 people and injured 36. The busiest month is December, with 7 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 19 December 1957. The most recent was on 14 March 2025.

  • 25tornadoes
  • 2deaths
  • 36injuries
  • 341per 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 Ouachita County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0832%
F1 / EF1832%
F2 / EF2416%
F3 / EF3416%
F4 / EF414%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Ouachita County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 10 in 2000s.1950s21970s61980s21990s12000s102010s12020s3

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

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1970s6
1980s2
1990s1
2000s10
2010s1
2020s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in Dec.Jan2Feb1Mar1Apr4May2Jun0Jul2Aug0Sep0Oct4Nov2Dec7
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan2
Feb1
Mar1
Apr4
May2
Jun0
Jul2
Aug0
Sep0
Oct4
Nov2
Dec7

Records for Ouachita County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: McNeil, Arkansas tornado19 December 1957, F4, 2 deaths, 9 injuries, 17.7 miles long
  • Longest path: Texas tornado30 April 1954, F3, 2 injuries, 111.6 miles long
  • Most recent: Arkansas tornado14 March 2025, EF2, 14.6 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Ouachita 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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