Tornado History Map

White County, Arkansas tornado history

86 tornadoes recorded in or across White County from 1950 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 White County

The Storm Prediction Center records 86 tornadoes whose paths touched White County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025. They killed 81 people and injured 753. The busiest month is April, with 20 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 21 March 1952. The most recent was on 20 April 2025.

  • 86tornadoes
  • 81deaths
  • 753injuries
  • 832per 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 White County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01315%
F1 / EF13642%
F2 / EF22428%
F3 / EF31113%
F4 / EF422%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

White County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 26 in 2000s.1950s71960s41970s61980s101990s162000s262010s152020s2

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
1960s4
1970s6
1980s10
1990s16
2000s26
2010s15
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 20 in Apr.Jan12Feb10Mar11Apr20May15Jun5Jul0Aug0Sep1Oct0Nov5Dec7
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PeriodCount
Jan12
Feb10
Mar11
Apr20
May15
Jun5
Jul0
Aug0
Sep1
Oct0
Nov5
Dec7

Records for White County

Notable tornadoes in White 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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