Tornado History Map

Poinsett County, Arkansas tornado history

51 tornadoes recorded in or across Poinsett County from 1951 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 Poinsett County

The Storm Prediction Center records 51 tornadoes whose paths touched Poinsett County, Arkansas between 1951 and 2025. They killed 13 people and injured 509. The busiest month is March, with 12 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 15 March 1984. The most recent was on 5 April 2025.

  • 51tornadoes
  • 13deaths
  • 509injuries
  • 673per 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 Poinsett County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02039%
F1 / EF11427%
F2 / EF2816%
F3 / EF3714%
F4 / EF424%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Poinsett County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 12 in 2020s.1950s71960s21970s51980s71990s92000s62010s32020s12

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

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PeriodCount
1950s7
1960s2
1970s5
1980s7
1990s9
2000s6
2010s3
2020s12
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 12 in Mar.Jan4Feb2Mar12Apr11May4Jun2Jul2Aug1Sep1Oct2Nov3Dec7
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PeriodCount
Jan4
Feb2
Mar12
Apr11
May4
Jun2
Jul2
Aug1
Sep1
Oct2
Nov3
Dec7

Records for Poinsett County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: Weldon, Arkansas tornado15 March 1984, F4, 5 deaths, 12 injuries, 26 miles long
  • Longest path: Arkansas tornado20 February 1951, F2, 3 injuries, 112.8 miles long
  • Most recent: Arkansas tornado5 April 2025, EF1, 2.6 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Poinsett 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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