Tornado History Map

Searcy County, Arkansas tornado history

19 tornadoes recorded in or across Searcy County from 1958 to 2023, 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 Searcy County

The Storm Prediction Center records 19 tornadoes whose paths touched Searcy County, Arkansas between 1958 and 2023. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 5 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF2 on 6 March 2017. The most recent was on 16 February 2023.

  • 19tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 5injuries
  • 285per 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 Searcy County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0316%
F1 / EF1842%
F2 / EF2842%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Searcy County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in 1960s.1950s11960s31970s21980s31990s22000s32010s22020s3

The 2020s only run to 2023, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s3
1970s2
1980s3
1990s2
2000s3
2010s2
2020s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in May.Jan0Feb2Mar4Apr4May5Jun0Jul0Aug0Sep1Oct0Nov2Dec1
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb2
Mar4
Apr4
May5
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep1
Oct0
Nov2
Dec1

Records for Searcy County

  • Strongest: Arkansas tornado6 March 2017, EF2, 1 injury, 36.6 miles long
  • Longest path: Arkansas tornado14 May 1974, F1, 62 miles long
  • Most recent: Arkansas tornado16 February 2023, EF1, 1.4 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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