Magnolia Micro Area Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
The chance of earthquake damage in Magnolia Area is lower than Arkansas average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Magnolia Area is lower than Arkansas average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #545
| Magnolia Area | 0.03 |
| Arkansas | 0.57 |
| U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #129
| Magnolia Area | 0.0000 |
| Arkansas | 0.0000 |
| U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #157
| Magnolia Area | 242.61 |
| Arkansas | 272.21 |
| U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 14,543 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Magnolia Area were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 0 | Cold: | 14 | Dense Fog: | 1 | Drought: | 25 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 1,165 | Hail: | 6,000 | Heat: | 22 | Heavy Snow: | 24 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 5 | Ice Storm: | 26 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 26 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 6,811 | Tropical Storm: | 10 | Wildfire: | 1 | Winter Storm: | 28 | Winter Weather: | 25 |
| Other: | 360 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Magnolia Area.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Magnolia Area.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Magnolia Area.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 99 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Magnolia Area.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 3.0 | 1981-05-13 | 2 | 33°16'N / 93°23'W | 33°14'N / 93°08'W | 14.60 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Columbia |
| 3.6 | 1994-04-11 | 2 | 33°16'N / 93°14'W | 2.00 Miles | 45 Yards | 0 | 0 | 5.0M | 0 | Columbia | |
| Brief Description: An F2 tornado touched down in Magnolia. The tornado traveled approximately two miles through Magnolia before lifting. The tornado damaged a number of vehicles in a car lot, destroyed a greenhouse at a local Wal-Mart and damaged a local gas station. Several mobile homes were either damaged or destroyed and a small church was also damaged. | |||||||||||
| 5.8 | 1999-05-04 | 3 | 33°15'N / 93°13'W | 33°16'N / 93°04'W | 9.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 600K | 0 | Columbia |
| Brief Description: Two frame homes were demolished, several frame homes suffered roof damage, 1 church and 3 businesses suffered roof and frame damage. Many trees were snapped and uprooted. Damage estimates includes timber damage. | |||||||||||
| 7.2 | 1990-05-16 | 2 | 33°11'N / 93°20'W | 33°03'N / 93°02'W | 20.00 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Columbia |
| 9.0 | 1990-05-16 | 2 | 33°10'N / 93°25'W | 33°11'N / 93°20'W | 6.50 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Columbia |
| 9.5 | 1999-05-04 | 2 | 33°06'N / 93°24'W | 33°10'N / 93°19'W | 6.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 150K | 0 | Columbia |
| Brief Description: A supercell developed under favourable atmospheric conditions. A partial roof was removed from a frame home. One mobile home was heavily damaged. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. Damage estimates include timber damage. | |||||||||||
| 11.2 | 1962-04-30 | 2 | 33°12'N / 93°02'W | 2.00 Miles | 417 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Columbia | |
| 11.6 | 1957-05-23 | 2 | 33°21'N / 93°13'W | 33°25'N / 93°13'W | 4.60 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Columbia |
| 12.4 | 1957-12-19 | 4 | 33°21'N / 93°15'W | 33°26'N / 93°08'W | 8.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 2 | 9 | 25K | 0 | Columbia |
| 13.1 | 1973-04-24 | 2 | 33°13'N / 93°00'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Union | |
| 14.6 | 1964-03-04 | 3 | 33°21'N / 93°24'W | 33°27'N / 93°18'W | 9.10 Miles | 600 Yards | 1 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Columbia |
| 17.2 | 1950-02-12 | 2 | 33°16'N / 92°57'W | 33°21'N / 92°57'W | 5.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Union |
| 19.5 | 1963-03-16 | 2 | 33°15'N / 93°36'W | 33°17'N / 93°31'W | 5.40 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lafayette |
| 20.0 | 1957-12-19 | 4 | 33°26'N / 93°08'W | 33°31'N / 93°01'W | 8.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Ouachita |
| 21.0 | 1986-06-27 | 2 | 33°00'N / 93°29'W | 0.30 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Webster | |
| 21.6 | 1950-02-12 | 4 | 32°51'N / 93°26'W | 33°00'N / 93°18'W | 13.10 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Webster |
| 21.9 | 1978-12-03 | 2 | 33°10'N / 92°54'W | 33°12'N / 92°48'W | 6.40 Miles | 50 Yards | 1 | 7 | 250K | 0 | Union |
| 22.5 | 1985-04-23 | 2 | 32°54'N / 93°12'W | 32°54'N / 93°03'W | 5.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Claiborne |
| 23.0 | 1950-02-12 | 2 | 32°48'N / 93°14'W | 32°58'N / 93°10'W | 12.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 5 | 10 | 250K | 0 | Claiborne |
| 23.1 | 1974-06-09 | 2 | 32°54'N / 93°27'W | 32°57'N / 93°24'W | 4.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Webster |
| 27.1 | 1973-05-07 | 2 | 32°50'N / 93°20'W | 0.50 Mile | 27 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Webster | |
| 27.1 | 1972-03-28 | 2 | 33°11'N / 92°48'W | 33°13'N / 92°43'W | 5.40 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Union |
| 27.8 | 1979-04-11 | 2 | 33°36'N / 93°22'W | 0.50 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Nevada | |
| 28.1 | 1978-12-03 | 3 | 32°49'N / 93°15'W | 32°58'N / 92°37'W | 38.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Claiborne |
| 28.1 | 1978-05-07 | 2 | 32°49'N / 93°25'W | 32°49'N / 93°14'W | 10.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Webster |
| 28.2 | 1960-06-10 | 2 | 33°31'N / 93°33'W | 33°33'N / 93°31'W | 3.00 Miles | 833 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Hempstead |
| 30.5 | 1954-04-30 | 3 | 33°10'N / 94°03'W | 33°31'N / 93°25'W | 43.80 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Nevada |
| 30.5 | 1978-12-03 | 3 | 32°45'N / 93°26'W | 32°49'N / 93°15'W | 11.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Webster |
| 30.6 | 1978-05-07 | 2 | 32°49'N / 93°14'W | 32°50'N / 92°43'W | 30.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Claiborne |
| 30.8 | 2003-04-24 | 2 | 33°07'N / 92°51'W | 33°01'N / 92°36'W | 16.70 Miles | 125 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Union |
| Brief Description: A strong tornado developed under a supercell which moved east across the southern portion of the county. Damage was largely confined to heavily wooded areas with only a few structures suffering light to moderate damage. Numerous snapped and fallen large trees were observed. | |||||||||||
| 31.4 | 1985-04-23 | 3 | 33°01'N / 93°49'W | 33°03'N / 93°38'W | 11.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Lafayette |
| 32.2 | 1974-05-04 | 2 | 33°20'N / 93°46'W | 0.30 Mile | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Miller | |
| 32.4 | 1991-04-13 | 2 | 33°12'N / 92°40'W | 2.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Union | |
| 32.5 | 1999-04-03 | 3 | 32°49'N / 92°52'W | 33°00'N / 92°44'W | 14.50 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3.5M | 0 | Claiborne |
| Brief Description: About 15 homes were severely damaged. Numerous large trees uprooted or snapped off. | |||||||||||
| 33.0 | 2005-01-12 | 2 | 32°44'N / 93°08'W | 32°47'N / 92°59'W | 15.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 12 | 4.0M | 0 | Claiborne |
| Brief Description: The tornado first touched down one mile east of the community of Langston. Trees were blown over and snapped off. The tornado was rated a low end F1 at this location. The tornado tracked northeast along Harris Rd for one mile where a mobile home was destroyed. The tornado was rated a low end F2 at this location. Other homes sustained minor roof damage. The tornado tracked northeast and caused minor to moderate roof damage at Moreland Rd. and Simpson Loop. This location was 3.5 miles south of Homer, Louisiana. The tornado was rated an F1 at this location. The tornado continued to the northeast one mile to Powell Rd. where a mobile home was completely destroyed. Other minor roof damage to a few homes occurred. Numerous trees were snapped off. The tornado was rated an F2 at this location. This location was 1.5 miles south of Homer. The tornado continued northeast past the Louisiana Hill Experiment Station where trees were snapped off and blown down. Several homes were damaged on the south and north side of Lake Claiborne. Ten to twenty homes were damaged in this area. One home had it's roof blown off just south of Lake Claiborne. The tornado continued along Route 2 for two and one-half miles where trees were blown down and minor roof damage occurred to 3 homes. This location was 5 miles east of Homer. | |||||||||||
| 33.1 | 1999-05-04 | 2 | 32°52'N / 93°45'W | 32°59'N / 93°37'W | 10.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 300K | 0 | Bossier |
| Brief Description: Two mobile homes destroyed and several frame homes suffered roof damage. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. Damage includes timber damage. | |||||||||||
| 33.2 | 1979-04-08 | 3 | 33°43'N / 93°05'W | 33°32'N / 92°46'W | 22.20 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 17 | 2.5M | 0 | Ouachita |
| 36.6 | 1954-04-30 | 3 | 33°56'N / 93°49'W | 33°29'N / 93°06'W | 51.60 Miles | 1760 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hempstead |
| 36.8 | 1982-04-02 | 3 | 33°37'N / 93°40'W | 33°40'N / 93°33'W | 10.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 5 | 4 | 2.5M | 0 | Hempstead |
| 36.8 | 1984-11-09 | 3 | 33°44'N / 93°09'W | 33°45'N / 93°06'W | 3.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Nevada |
| 37.2 | 1978-12-03 | 3 | 32°42'N / 93°33'W | 32°45'N / 93°26'W | 7.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Bossier |
| 37.2 | 1961-09-12 | 2 | 33°00'N / 92°39'W | 33°01'N / 92°37'W | 3.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Union |
| 37.2 | 1985-04-23 | 3 | 33°01'N / 93°50'W | 33°01'N / 93°49'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Bossier |
| 37.2 | 2005-01-12 | 3 | 33°01'N / 92°44'W | 33°14'N / 92°27'W | 24.00 Miles | 900 Yards | 2 | 13 | 3.0M | 0 | Union |
| Brief Description: The tornado that moved through Claiborne Parish Louisiana moved northeast into Union County Arkansas. The tornado first struck the community of Junction City, Arkansas just north of the Arkansas, Louisiana state line. From the area surveyed, the tornado was on the ground continuously from touchdown to end. For the early part of the track, the damage was confined to minor damage to homes with numerous trees downed from Junction City to near Tatum Rd approximately 8 miles south of El Dorado. In Junction City, two people were injured when a tree fell on their home as they were in bed. As the tornado approached Tatum Rd, it appears to have intensified significantly while growing wider in its destruction. It was through the area from Tatum Rd, across Hwy 7 and into the vicinity of Rushwood Rd that the storm did its greatest damage. Numerous homes, both mobile and well constructed frame homes were either destroyed or heavily damaged. A number of vehicles were rolled and tossed through the air, landing several yards from their initial location. It was in the area of Tatum Rd through Rushwood Rd that two fatalities occurred, both of them elderly residents. The majority of the injuries also occurred in this area. After leaving the Rushwood Rd area, the storm began to weaken and decreasing in path width. Except for minor structural damage to buildings in Lawson, trees downed or broken was the main damage for the latter part of the track. M83MH, F83MH | |||||||||||
| 37.7 | 1958-11-14 | 2 | 32°39'N / 93°24'W | 32°43'N / 93°21'W | 5.60 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Webster |
| 37.9 | 1967-12-21 | 2 | 33°40'N / 93°36'W | 2.00 Miles | 417 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hempstead | |
| 38.3 | 1985-04-23 | 3 | 33°00'N / 93°51'W | 33°01'N / 93°50'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Caddo |
| 38.3 | 1961-09-12 | 2 | 32°58'N / 92°36'W | 33°00'N / 92°39'W | 4.10 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Union |
| 38.8 | 1978-12-03 | 3 | 32°50'N / 92°44'W | 33°00'N / 92°35'W | 14.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Union |
| 39.0 | 1982-04-02 | 3 | 33°38'N / 93°43'W | 33°37'N / 93°40'W | 3.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Hempstead |
| 39.0 | 1984-11-09 | 3 | 33°45'N / 93°06'W | 33°47'N / 93°04'W | 3.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Ouachita |
| 39.0 | 1982-12-03 | 3 | 33°33'N / 92°48'W | 33°41'N / 92°42'W | 10.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 7 | 2.5M | 0 | Ouachita |
| 39.2 | 1997-03-01 | 2 | 33°41'N / 93°34'W | 33°46'N / 93°29'W | 4.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 0 | Hempstead |
| Brief Description: Damage path began 1.8 miles north of Hope, AR moved northeast along hwy 174, crossed I-30 at exit 36 (Emmet, AR. exit) continued northeast on the west side of I-30 past Emmit then northeast 1/2 to 2 miles west of I-30 and Prescott, AR then crossed the Little Missouri River at the Nevada-Clark county line and continued northeast. Total path length about 18 miles with width average 25 yds to 1/2 mile. Numerous homes, buildings, mobile homes, and vehicles were destroyed or heavily damaged. | |||||||||||
| 39.2 | 1982-04-25 | 3 | 32°39'N / 93°16'W | 32°40'N / 92°55'W | 13.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Claiborne |
| 39.6 | 1978-12-03 | 3 | 32°58'N / 92°37'W | 33°00'N / 92°35'W | 3.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Union |
| 39.9 | 1978-12-03 | 3 | 32°32'N / 93°11'W | 32°50'N / 92°44'W | 33.40 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Claiborne |
| 39.9 | 1965-09-21 | 2 | 33°20'N / 92°33'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Union | |||
| 40.0 | 1982-04-25 | 3 | 32°38'N / 93°23'W | 32°39'N / 93°16'W | 10.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Webster |
| 40.1 | 2000-04-23 | 2 | 32°49'N / 93°45'W | 32°38'N / 93°27'W | 21.00 Miles | 700 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.0M | 0 | Bossier |
| Brief Description: Supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado as part of an outbreak of tornados across Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, Northwest Louisiana and extreme southeast Oklahoma. Extensive, widespread trees damage along entire track. Tree damage noted up to 2 to 3 miles either side of track. Approximately 25 to 30 residences damaged by fallen trees. A number of outbuildings either damaged by fallen trees or by wind. This tornado continued into Webster Parish, LA. | |||||||||||
| 40.7 | 1999-04-03 | 3 | 32°36'N / 93°05'W | 32°42'N / 92°58'W | 8.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.5M | 0 | Claiborne |
| Brief Description: The tornado developed from a supercell which developed as a favourable upper level jet pattern and an unstable atmosphere moved over the area. Two mobile homes completely destroyed and two cars levitated and rolled. About 10 homes heavily damaged. Numerous large trees uprooted or snapped. | |||||||||||
| 41.0 | 1978-12-03 | 3 | 33°00'N / 92°35'W | 33°02'N / 92°32'W | 3.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Union |
| 41.3 | 1967-05-06 | 2 | 32°50'N / 93°47'W | 32°51'N / 93°47'W | 1.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | De Soto |
| 41.4 | 1978-05-07 | 2 | 32°50'N / 92°43'W | 32°49'N / 92°39'W | 4.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Union |
| 41.7 | 2007-02-24 | 3 | 33°01'N / 92°43'W | 33°12'N / 92°19'W | 26.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 5 | 0K | 0K | Union |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A strong tornado developed under a supercell thunderstorm which moved northeast across the county. Damage was largely confined to heavily wooded areas with less than 20 structures sustaining damage. Six of these structures received heavy damage near the community of Strong, Arkansas. Numerous snapped and fallen large trees were also observed. The extent of the damage ranged from shingles off some homes to others completely demolished. Of the 6 homes that were severly damaged...two were mobile homes. The tornado began in extreme southwest Union County near Junction City where a metal roof was blown off a pharmacy on Route 167. The tornado produced sporadic tree damage along Welloo and Welch roads. Moving northeast...the tornado downed additional trees across Caledonia and Iron Mountain roads. The tornado continued in a northeast direction...crossing Hwy 82 and intensified as it crossed Old Strong highway. Here a well build brick home was mostly demolished. The tornado traveled a half mile east and demolished a double wide trailer blowing the debris 150 to 200 yards downstream. Several other homes were affected from this storm before the storm lifted near the community of New London. Five injuries were reported from this tornado with no fatalities. At the most damaging point of the storm after it crossed Hwy 82...the storm was rated an EF3 on the new enhanced Fujita scale. A monetary damage amount was not available for this publication. The Damage Indicator for the event was (DI): FR 12 while the Degree of Damage for the event was (DOD): 8. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A vigorous upper level storm system moved into the southern plains and lower mississippi valley during the morning and afternoon hours of the 24th. The atmosphere became very unstable ahead of this system as a dryline moved into southwest Arkansas during the late morning and afternoon hours. Severe thunderstorms developed rapidly in the ustable airmass and enough shear was present such that tornadoes developed across portions of southwest Arkansas. | |||||||||||
| 42.0 | 1967-05-06 | 2 | 32°49'N / 93°47'W | 32°50'N / 93°47'W | 1.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Sabine |
| 42.0 | 2000-04-23 | 2 | 32°37'N / 93°30'W | 32°37'N / 93°13'W | 16.20 Miles | 700 Yards | 0 | 0 | 800K | 0 | Webster |
| Brief Description: About 200 houses suffered roof damage and numerous trees were either uprooted or snapped. Tree damage occurred up to 1 mile either side of the tornado track. | |||||||||||
| 42.1 | 1982-04-02 | 3 | 33°38'N / 93°48'W | 33°38'N / 93°43'W | 5.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Hempstead |
| 42.4 | 1960-05-06 | 2 | 33°48'N / 93°27'W | 2.60 Miles | 320 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Nevada | |
| 42.4 | 2009-10-29 | 2 | 33°39'N / 92°52'W | 33°48'N / 92°46'W | 11.00 Miles | 1250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 200K | 0K | Ouachita |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado caused a massive tree blowdown soon after touching down. It then passed west of Velie and near Amy. One house had part of one wall and a portion of its roof torn off, part of the roof was torn off a mobile home, another mobile home was blown off its foundation, and several outbuildings were damaged. The tornado exited Ouachita County about 3 1/3 miles east-northeast of Smead and continued into Dallas County about 3 2/3 miles west-southwest of Holly Springs. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A large storm system in the Rockies headed through the Plains into the upper Midwest on the 29th. Rain increased ahead of the system, and became widespread in Arkansas. Meanwhile, a cold front arrived from the west. Because the system was so far to the north, it did not give the front much push. The front slowed down, which prolonged the rain. The result was widespread flash flooding, which gave way to areal flooding and river flooding. Winds changed direction and speed up through the atmosphere, a favorable condition for tornadoes. However, instability was sufficient only in southern Arkansas for the development of tornadoes. | |||||||||||
| 43.0 | 1979-04-08 | 3 | 33°32'N / 92°46'W | 33°25'N / 92°20'W | 26.20 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Calhoun |
| 43.1 | 1997-03-01 | 3 | 33°46'N / 93°29'W | 33°53'N / 93°17'W | 14.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.0M | 0 | Nevada |
| Brief Description: Damage path began 1.8 miles north of Hope, AR moved northeast along hwy 174, crossed I-30 at exit 36 (Emmet, AR. exit) continued northeast on the west side of I-30 past Emmit then northeast 1/2 to 2 miles west of I-30 and Prescott, AR then crossed the Little Missouri River at the Nevada-Clark county line and continued northeast. Total path length about 18 miles with width average 25 yds to 1/2 mile. Numerous homes, buildings, mobile homes, and vehicles were destroyed or heavily damaged. | |||||||||||
| 43.2 | 2009-04-09 | 3 | 33°02'N / 94°02'W | 33°05'N / 93°52'W | 10.00 Miles | 850 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 0K | Miller |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado initially touched down in southwestern Miller County, Arkansas along CR 80...snapping several pine trees about 2 miles south of Ravana. The tornado then moved toward the intersection of CR 31 and CR 32. Here, at its widest and strongest, the tornado uprooted and snapped numerous pine and oak trees, some 2 to 3 feet in diameter. The storm completely destroyed an outbuilding and mobile home, placing roofing material in a tree approximately a half mile away. Mostly EF1 damage was noted elsewhere as the tornado continued moving east-northeast across southern Miller County. Numerous pine and oak trees were either snapped or uprooted, with pieces of roofing material ripped from well-constructed homes. The tornado passed near the intersection of US-71 and AR-549, near the community of Doddridge, before lifting approximately 2.5 miles north-northeast of Kiblah AR. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A strong upper level storm system along with a surface dry line/front over northeast Texas moved east during the evening hours of April 9th into the early morning hours of April 10th causing long lived supercell thunderstorms. These thunderstorms caused long track tornadoes to occur across southeast Oklahoma, southwest Arkansas, northeast Texas, and north Louisiana. | |||||||||||
| 43.2 | 1950-02-12 | 4 | 32°28'N / 93°42'W | 32°51'N / 93°26'W | 30.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 9 | 37 | 250K | 0 | Bossier |
| 43.3 | 1983-11-19 | 3 | 32°50'N / 92°38'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Union | |
| 43.4 | 1982-12-23 | 2 | 33°28'N / 93°56'W | 33°28'N / 93°54'W | 2.00 Miles | 123 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Miller |
| 43.7 | 2009-10-29 | 2 | 33°38'N / 92°40'W | 33°39'N / 92°40'W | 1.00 Mile | 1250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.8M | 0K | Calhoun |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado began in a wooded area of the Highland Industrial Park and then tore through the Arkansas Fire Training Academy. At the academy, the Apparatus Building was heavily damaged, walls were blown out of the Smoke Building, a large part of the roof was torn off the Administration and Classroom Building, and vehicles belonging to the students were tossed around and overturned. About 60 staff members and students were in the Administration and Classroom Building, but they were aware of the tornado warning that was in effect and had taken shelter in small, interior rooms. There were no injuries. Trees, power lines, and power poles were blown down. The tornado then continued into the Ouachita County portion of the Highland Industrial Park. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A large storm system in the Rockies headed through the Plains into the upper Midwest on the 29th. Rain increased ahead of the system, and became widespread in Arkansas. Meanwhile, a cold front arrived from the west. Because the system was so far to the north, it did not give the front much push. The front slowed down, which prolonged the rain. The result was widespread flash flooding, which gave way to areal flooding and river flooding. Winds changed direction and speed up through the atmosphere, a favorable condition for tornadoes. However, instability was sufficient only in southern Arkansas for the development of tornadoes. | |||||||||||
| 43.8 | 1953-12-05 | 2 | 32°48'N / 92°40'W | 32°54'N / 92°33'W | 9.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 16 | 25K | 0 | Union |
| 45.0 | 1958-02-26 | 2 | 32°52'N / 93°53'W | 0.30 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 2 | 3K | 0 | Caddo | |
| 45.3 | 1957-01-22 | 3 | 32°36'N / 93°30'W | 1.70 Miles | 167 Yards | 3 | 9 | 250K | 0 | Bossier | |
| 45.7 | 1982-12-23 | 2 | 33°26'N / 94°00'W | 33°28'N / 93°56'W | 4.00 Miles | 123 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Miller |
| 45.9 | 1952-07-16 | 2 | 33°27'N / 93°58'W | 33°28'N / 93°58'W | 1.10 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Miller |
| 45.9 | 1952-07-16 | 2 | 33°27'N / 93°58'W | 33°28'N / 93°58'W | 1.10 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Miller |
| 45.9 | 1999-04-03 | 4 | 32°35'N / 93°45'W | 32°45'N / 93°36'W | 12.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 7 | 90 | 6.7M | 0 | Bossier |
| Brief Description: Supercells developed over the area as a speed max moved out of Texas and across the region. Some 389 structures were effected. Of this 227 homes or businesses suffered either major damage or were destroyed. Roofs missing. Brick homes leveled. One brick home totally missing, leaving only the slab. Numerous large oak and pine trees uprooted or snapped near the bases. F60MH, M53MH, M65MH, M41MH, F25MH, F14OU, F33MH | |||||||||||
| 46.0 | 1983-11-19 | 2 | 32°43'N / 92°42'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Lincoln | |
| 46.7 | 1978-12-03 | 2 | 33°44'N / 92°49'W | 33°48'N / 92°42'W | 8.40 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ouachita |
| 46.7 | 1953-04-24 | 2 | 33°25'N / 94°00'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Miller | |
| 47.7 | 1982-12-23 | 2 | 33°18'N / 94°04'W | 33°26'N / 94°00'W | 9.00 Miles | 123 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Miller |
| 47.8 | 1972-03-28 | 3 | 33°09'N / 92°28'W | 33°15'N / 92°20'W | 10.40 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Union |
| 47.9 | 1980-10-17 | 2 | 33°28'N / 94°00'W | 0.50 Mile | 27 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Miller | |
| 47.9 | 2002-12-18 | 2 | 32°53'N / 92°32'W | 33°00'N / 92°24'W | 16.20 Miles | 110 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 0 | Union |
| Brief Description: A strong tornado developed under a supercell moving northeast across the parish. As the tornado developed in Union Parish, Louisiana, eyewitness reports described the tornado as resembling a stove pipe with screaming winds sounding like a banshee. Where the tornado originally touched down, a bowl like appearance was carved into the woods when viewing the initial impact point horizontally. The tornado then continued northeast across a combination of farmland and wooded region destroying 2 mobile homes and severely damaging 6 wooden houses. As the tornado moved into Union County, Arkansas, the tornado moved across only heavily wooded area void of structures. | |||||||||||
| 47.9 | 1999-01-21 | 2 | 33°43'N / 93°45'W | 33°56'N / 93°30'W | 21.10 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 30K | 0 | Hempstead |
| Brief Description: Large trees uprooted and pushed over. Several large trees fell on homes and residences in Washington. Some structural and roof damage occurred to several homes and businesses. Otherwise this tornado traversed mostly unpopulated wooded regions. | |||||||||||
| 48.0 | 1971-05-10 | 3 | 33°49'N / 93°54'W | 33°43'N / 93°34'W | 20.30 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Hempstead |
| 48.2 | 1955-10-28 | 2 | 33°32'N / 92°29'W | 0.50 Mile | 7 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Calhoun | |
| 49.1 | 1999-01-01 | 2 | 32°30'N / 93°27'W | 32°32'N / 93°19'W | 7.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 88K | 0 | Webster |
| Brief Description: Damage consisted of a 20 horse stall and building consisting of iron square tubing being destroyed. One tin feed shed was destroyed. Several modular homes suffered minor damage. Numerous large trees were snapped or uprooted. This tornado is a continuation of the Bossier Parish, Louisiana tornado. | |||||||||||
| 49.4 | 1978-12-03 | 3 | 32°28'N / 93°18'W | 32°32'N / 93°11'W | 8.30 Miles | 300 Yards | 2 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Webster |
| 49.4 | 1952-03-10 | 3 | 32°14'N / 93°39'W | 32°47'N / 93°04'W | 50.90 Miles | 650 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | De Soto |
| 49.5 | 1973-04-24 | 2 | 33°25'N / 94°03'W | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Miller | |||
| 49.5 | 2009-10-29 | 2 | 32°33'N / 93°43'W | 32°40'N / 93°39'W | 10.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 2 | 5.0M | 0K | Bossier |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado was a continuation of the EF2 tornado that first touched down in downtown Shreveport in Caddo Parish. This tornado crossed the Red River just south of Interstate 220 near Benton Road, where several trees were snapped along the levee and a barn was damaged. The tornado then crossed Interstate 220 just west of Benton Road and caused minor to significant damage at several car dealerships along Benton Road. The tornado crossed Benton Road and entered the Green Acres Place Subdivision, causing moderate to major damage to numerous homes and townhouses. The tornado continued to move north northeast and entered the Brownlee Subdivision where more homes had significant damage. It then damaged to the Reserve Apartment Complex and the Cypress Pointe Apartment Complex on Airline Drive. The tornado then crossed Airline Drive just north of Le Oaks Drive and caused significant damage in Cross Creek and Bayou Bend Subdivisions. Continuing on a north northeast track, the tornado caused major damage at the Bossier Emergency Service Center on Swan Lake Road and snapped and uprooted numerous trees in the Rose Neath Cemetery. As the storm cross Swan Lake Road, it caused significant damage to homes in the Legacy Subdivision. The storm then continued northeast and damaged a home of Jessie Jones Road and West Lakeshore Drive in Benton, Louisiana. The storm crossed Cypress Lake and caused more damage to trees on Merritt Road before dissipating. Louisiana State Governor Bobby Jindal and State Congressman John Flemming came to the region and did a fly over from a helicopter to survey the storm damage from the tornado as well as the flooding that occurred later that evening. About 100 homes were damaged across Bossier Parish. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Widespread showers and thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a strong cold front as a powerful upper level storm system plowed into the southern plains during the afternoon hours of October 29th. Strong shear was in place across the region such that several tornadic thunderstorms developed...producing widespread wind damage across portions of northeast Texas, southwest Arkansas as well as northern Louisiana. These storms trained across the same general area such that flooding was widespread. Flooding was severe across northwest Louisiana where flooding was reported in many homes and businesses. Area bayous, creeks, rivers and lakes were already at high levels from the excessive heavy rainfall that fell earlier in the month. Thus, some lakes and bayous approached and succeeded their all time record stage levels. | |||||||||||
| 49.9 | 1968-05-10 | 2 | 33°32'N / 92°27'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Calhoun | |
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.