Tornado History Map

Drew County, Arkansas tornado history

25 tornadoes recorded in or across Drew County from 1957 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 Drew County

The Storm Prediction Center records 25 tornadoes whose paths touched Drew County, Arkansas between 1957 and 2023. They killed 1 person and injured 41. The busiest month is February, with 6 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 24 February 2007. The most recent was on 2 January 2023.

  • 25tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 41injuries
  • 302per 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 Drew County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0520%
F1 / EF1936%
F2 / EF2936%
F3 / EF328%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Drew County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 10 in 2000s.1950s21970s41980s22000s102010s42020s3

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

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1970s4
1980s2
2000s10
2010s4
2020s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in Feb.Jan4Feb6Mar4Apr3May2Jun0Jul0Aug0Sep2Oct1Nov0Dec3
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan4
Feb6
Mar4
Apr3
May2
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep2
Oct1
Nov0
Dec3

Records for Drew County

  • Deadliest: Arkansas tornado17 October 1980, F2, 1 death, 2 injuries, 1.5 miles long
  • Strongest: Arkansas tornado24 February 2007, EF3, 28 injuries, 29.1 miles long
  • Longest path and Most recent: Arkansas tornado2 January 2023, EF2, 42.8 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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