Mccurtain County Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Oklahoma Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in Mccurtain County is lower than Oklahoma average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Mccurtain County is much lower than Oklahoma average and is higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #62
| Mccurtain County | 0.02 |
| Oklahoma | 0.31 |
| 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, #1
| Mccurtain County | 0.0000 |
| Oklahoma | 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, #69
| Mccurtain County | 195.58 |
| Oklahoma | 363.83 |
| 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 14,426 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Mccurtain County 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: | 5 | Cold: | 19 | Dense Fog: | 15 | Drought: | 97 |
| Dust Storm: | 2 | Flood: | 1,174 | Hail: | 6,581 | Heat: | 49 | Heavy Snow: | 83 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 4 | Ice Storm: | 49 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 102 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 5,745 | Tropical Storm: | 7 | Wildfire: | 13 | Winter Storm: | 85 | Winter Weather: | 106 |
| Other: | 290 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Mccurtain County.
Historical Earthquake Events
A total of 1 historical earthquake event that had a recorded magnitude of 3.5 or above found in or near Mccurtain County.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Depth (km) | Latitude | Longitude |
| 47.3 | 1977-06-02 | 4.3 | 10 | 34.61 | -94.19 |
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 91 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Mccurtain County.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 7.3 | 2000-04-23 | 2 | 34°02'N / 94°59'W | 34°00'N / 94°38'W | 20.10 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 2 | 40K | 0 | Mccurtain |
| Brief Description: Numerous trees toppled and broken. Tornado was described as rope like by chasers in the area during most of its path. A house on the south side of Oak Hill was split in half from a fallen tree. The tornado moved through downtown Broken Bow and through a WalMart store. The tornado was only F0 intensity as it moved through Broken Bow and F2 near Oak Hill. | |||||||||||
| 7.5 | 2003-05-01 | 2 | 34°05'N / 94°48'W | 33°57'N / 94°38'W | 13.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 260K | 0 | Mccurtain |
| Brief Description: A supercell thunderstorm moved southeast across Broken Bow, OK. Two new frame homes under construction had roofs torn off. A total of 30 to 40 wood frame homes had roof and frame damage with windows broken. One home was destroyed. Numerous trees uprooted and snapped. Several power poles blown down. | |||||||||||
| 7.6 | 1982-04-02 | 5 | 34°01'N / 95°01'W | 34°00'N / 94°34'W | 24.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Mccurtain |
| 12.8 | 1953-04-23 | 2 | 34°02'N / 94°34'W | 0.80 Mile | 17 Yards | 1 | 14 | 0K | 0 | Mccurtain | |
| 13.8 | 1979-04-11 | 2 | 34°00'N / 94°36'W | 34°08'N / 94°28'W | 11.90 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Mccurtain |
| 13.8 | 1982-12-23 | 2 | 34°04'N / 95°00'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Mccurtain | |
| 13.8 | 1961-07-23 | 2 | 33°57'N / 94°54'W | 1.00 Mile | 23 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Mccurtain | |
| 15.5 | 1953-04-23 | 2 | 33°54'N / 94°50'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Mccurtain | |
| 15.5 | 1972-10-22 | 3 | 33°54'N / 94°50'W | 1.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Mccurtain | |
| 16.4 | 1972-10-22 | 2 | 33°53'N / 94°49'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Mccurtain | |
| 16.6 | 1959-03-04 | 2 | 33°53'N / 94°50'W | 0.80 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mccurtain | |
| 16.6 | 1962-04-30 | 2 | 33°53'N / 94°50'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Mccurtain | |||
| 17.4 | 1971-12-14 | 2 | 33°58'N / 95°06'W | 34°05'N / 95°00'W | 9.90 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mccurtain |
| 17.5 | 1977-02-23 | 2 | 33°53'N / 94°39'W | 33°54'N / 94°36'W | 3.30 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Mccurtain |
| 18.9 | 1999-05-04 | 2 | 33°50'N / 95°02'W | 34°00'N / 94°57'W | 12.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6K | Mccurtain |
| Brief Description: Numerous trees blown over or snapped. A Pecan orchard was laid to waste. This tornado moved into McCurtain county from Red River county, TX. | |||||||||||
| 18.9 | 2009-04-09 | 2 | 34°00'N / 94°28'W | 34°00'N / 94°28'W | 0 | 0 | 1K | 0K | Mccurtain | ||
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado first touched down in extreme east central McCurtain County just one quarter of a mile from the McCurtain County, Sevier County line. Several trees were downed on the McCurtain County side of the state line with a few power lines downed as well. 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. | |||||||||||
| 19.5 | 1982-04-02 | 5 | 34°03'N / 95°10'W | 34°01'N / 95°01'W | 7.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 4 | 2.5M | 0 | Mccurtain |
| 19.6 | 2003-05-14 | 2 | 33°59'N / 95°05'W | 33°44'N / 94°44'W | 26.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 50K | 0 | Mccurtain |
| Brief Description: A violent thunderstorm moved rapidly southeast across McCurtain County, OK into Bowie County, TX and Cass County, TX. This thunderstorm also produced a strong Microburst in McCurtain County southeast of Idabel, OK and again southeast of Maud, TX. Numerous trees and limbs were snapped or pushed over while several large corporate and private corn fields were ripped up. The only structure in the path of this tornado was located next to the Highway 259 bridge which crosses the Red River into Bowie County, TX.. This tornado moved into Bowie and Cass Counties, TX. | |||||||||||
| 19.8 | 1967-04-12 | 2 | 33°59'N / 95°06'W | 34°24'N / 95°06'W | 28.70 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mccurtain |
| 20.6 | 1979-04-11 | 2 | 34°08'N / 94°28'W | 34°15'N / 94°22'W | 10.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Sevier |
| 23.0 | 1999-05-04 | 2 | 33°50'N / 95°03'W | 33°51'N / 94°56'W | 1.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 7 | 600K | 0 | Red River |
| Brief Description: Supercells developed in unstable airmass ahead of strong upper low over central plains states. Numerous trees blown over or broken. Nine mobile homes and 1 frame home destroyed. This tornado moved into McCurtain county, OK. | |||||||||||
| 23.0 | 1961-05-05 | 2 | 34°24'N / 94°48'W | 34°30'N / 94°41'W | 9.50 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Mccurtain |
| 25.9 | 1956-04-03 | 3 | 34°09'N / 95°13'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Pushmataha | |
| 26.2 | 1999-03-05 | 2 | 34°12'N / 94°22'W | 34°11'N / 94°16'W | 8.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Polk |
| Brief Description: A strong tornado was spawned in southern Polk County. The tornado hit the town of Grannis and caused some property damage. Damage was most extensive at a chicken farm. Two chicken houses were completely destroyed at the farm, with one chicken house thrown into the other house. Roughly 8,000 chickens were lost. Several trees and a few power lines were downed as well. The tornado tracked about 8 miles before moving into Howard County (Shreveport County Warning Area). | |||||||||||
| 27.2 | 1973-11-20 | 2 | 34°02'N / 94°21'W | 34°03'N / 94°15'W | 5.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Sevier |
| 27.8 | 2009-04-09 | 3 | 34°00'N / 94°28'W | 34°08'N / 94°06'W | 24.00 Miles | 850 Yards | 0 | 7 | 3.5M | 0K | Sevier |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Tornado destroyed at least 10 to 12 mobile homes along US-71 just north of De Queen, AR. Numerous trees and powerlines were also uprooted or snapped. There were 7 reported injuries, all in the mobile home park north of Dequeen, Arkansas but none were life threatening. The Arkansas governor declared Sevier County a disaster area because of the tornado damage in the county. 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. | |||||||||||
| 28.7 | 2000-04-23 | 2 | 33°50'N / 95°16'W | 33°53'N / 95°03'W | 12.50 Miles | 75 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Red River |
| Brief Description: Tornado occurred across farm land and wooded areas with few structures or homes present. The county sheriff, his deputy, and a farmer were talking when the tornado, which was described as a long tube, moved out of the woods to their east and crossed within several hundred yards to their north. | |||||||||||
| 29.5 | 1982-05-28 | 2 | 34°31'N / 94°42'W | 34°33'N / 94°36'W | 5.00 Miles | 450 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Le Flore |
| 30.0 | 1950-01-13 | 3 | 34°24'N / 94°22'W | 0.60 Mile | 17 Yards | 1 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Polk | |
| 31.2 | 1991-04-26 | 2 | 33°45'N / 95°05'W | 0.20 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Red River | |
| 32.3 | 2000-04-23 | 2 | 34°18'N / 95°22'W | 34°17'N / 95°13'W | 9.00 Miles | 175 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Pushmataha |
| Brief Description: A F2 tornado touched down west of Cloudy and traveled just south of Cloudy through rural areas of Pushmataha county before lifting 9 miles later east southeast of Cloudy. Only tree damage was observered. | |||||||||||
| 33.8 | 1979-04-11 | 2 | 34°15'N / 94°22'W | 34°28'N / 94°08'W | 20.10 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 17 | 2.5M | 0 | Polk |
| 34.4 | 1982-04-02 | 5 | 34°08'N / 95°34'W | 34°03'N / 95°10'W | 22.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 25 | 2.5M | 0 | Choctaw |
| 34.8 | 1982-04-02 | 3 | 33°38'N / 95°02'W | 33°37'N / 94°46'W | 17.00 Miles | 233 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Red River |
| 35.2 | 1954-02-15 | 2 | 34°06'N / 94°09'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Sevier | |||
| 36.0 | 1982-04-02 | 3 | 33°39'N / 94°32'W | 33°38'N / 94°29'W | 3.00 Miles | 233 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Mccurtain |
| 36.3 | 1982-04-02 | 4 | 33°56'N / 94°17'W | 33°55'N / 94°04'W | 13.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Sevier |
| 36.5 | 1982-04-02 | 3 | 33°37'N / 94°46'W | 33°34'N / 94°37'W | 5.00 Miles | 233 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Bowie |
| 36.9 | 1991-04-13 | 2 | 33°35'N / 94°47'W | 2.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Red River | |
| 37.3 | 1999-03-05 | 2 | 34°10'N / 94°13'W | 34°16'N / 94°02'W | 18.70 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 60K | 0 | Howard |
| Brief Description: Tornado entered Howard County from Polk County, moved across Howard County, then into Pike County. Damage was largely confined to rural wooded area with little or no population. A mobile home was heavily damaged and scores of trees were toppled along the tornado path. | |||||||||||
| 37.3 | 1982-04-02 | 3 | 33°34'N / 94°37'W | 33°38'N / 94°32'W | 4.00 Miles | 233 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Bowie |
| 37.4 | 1999-05-04 | 3 | 33°36'N / 94°28'W | 33°48'N / 94°14'W | 19.10 Miles | 75 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Little River |
| Brief Description: Damage path consisted of numerous snapped and fallen small trees. The damage path was in a wooded region away from any population. This tornado moved into Little River county from Bowie county, TX then continued into Sevier county, AR. | |||||||||||
| 37.4 | 1983-11-22 | 2 | 34°28'N / 95°16'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Pushmataha | |
| 37.6 | 1991-04-13 | 2 | 33°38'N / 95°13'W | 33°43'N / 95°05'W | 12.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Red River |
| 37.9 | 1977-11-15 | 2 | 34°35'N / 94°25'W | 0.50 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Polk | |
| 38.1 | 1993-11-13 | 2 | 34°26'N / 94°27'W | 34°37'N / 94°11'W | 20.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 11 | 50.0M | 0 | Polk |
| Brief Description: An F2 tornado touched down in Polk County and traveled approximately 20 miles before it lifted. Even though the tornado was not on the ground continuously, it still managed to cause extensive damage to several towns along its path. The tornado initially touched down approximately 2.50 miles west of Cove, along Highway 4. The storm passed through Cove where it damaged and destroyed several homes and businesses. The tornado then struck the Hatfield area where it destroyed or damaged a number of homes. The tornado continued moving northeastward and struck the southwest part of Mena. In Mena, a large number of homes and businesses sustained damage. Most of the buildings that were struck were either destroyed or received major damage. Eleven people in Mena were treated for minor injuries. A local park in Mena lost a number of large trees. Some of these trees were over 100 years old. A number of buildings in Mena were damaged as a result of trees falling on the structures. The tornado finally lifted about three miles northeast of Mena, in the community of Hillcrest, where it destroyed a few mobile homes and damaged several others. Initial estimates placed the damage at over $6 million. | |||||||||||
| 38.4 | 1999-05-04 | 3 | 33°47'N / 94°14'W | 33°50'N / 94°11'W | 4.10 Miles | 25 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sevier |
| Brief Description: Damage path consisted of a few small trees and twigs broken. The tornado rating in the county was only an F0 but the overall intensity was F3 in Bowie County, TX. | |||||||||||
| 38.7 | 2009-04-09 | 2 | 34°37'N / 94°33'W | 34°39'N / 94°27'W | 7.00 Miles | 550 Yards | 0 | 4 | 100K | 0K | Le Flore |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado destroyed a mobile home, injuring four occupants, two of which were severely injured. Several other mobile homes were also severely damaged and a permanent home was damaged. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. Based on this damage, maximum winds were estimated to be between 120 and 130 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Widespread severe thunderstorms occurred across eastern Oklahoma during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 9th. | |||||||||||
| 39.1 | 1982-04-02 | 2 | 33°38'N / 95°13'W | 33°41'N / 95°07'W | 5.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Red River |
| 39.4 | 1954-08-29 | 2 | 33°50'N / 94°07'W | 33°57'N / 94°09'W | 8.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Sevier |
| 39.8 | 1982-04-02 | 3 | 33°38'N / 94°28'W | 33°42'N / 94°12'W | 13.00 Miles | 233 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Little River |
| 39.8 | 1969-04-27 | 3 | 33°43'N / 95°16'W | 2.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Red River | |
| 41.3 | 1982-04-02 | 2 | 34°03'N / 95°29'W | 0.50 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Bryan | |
| 42.4 | 1983-11-22 | 3 | 34°39'N / 95°07'W | 34°41'N / 95°05'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Pushmataha |
| 42.5 | 1961-05-05 | 3 | 34°01'N / 95°30'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Choctaw | |||
| 42.5 | 1982-04-02 | 4 | 33°40'N / 95°20'W | 33°41'N / 95°14'W | 6.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Red River |
| 42.8 | 2010-04-30 | 2 | 34°06'N / 94°02'W | 34°07'N / 94°00'W | 2.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 200K | 0K | Howard |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: An EF2 tornado touched down in Dierks, Arkansas destroying a laundrymat and damaging numerous homes and businesses. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted along the track which started on the southwest side of town where a storage building was destroyed. The tornado crossed the town downing trees and powerlines. Shingles were torn off of numerous homes within the town. The tornado continued northeast and ripped a 100 ft section of roof off of a chicken house. The tornado lifted northeast of the chicken house. Maximum winds are estimated at 105-115 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A very unstable airmass developed across much of the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley during the afternoon and evening hours of April 30th. A strong upper level trough moved into the Southern Plains during the afternoon and sparked strong to severe thunderstorms across much of southeast Oklahoma into northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas. Strong deep layer shear and low level directional shear was present during the evening and this resulted in storms developing supercellular characteristics. Large hail and isolated tornadoes developed with this activity across the region. | |||||||||||
| 43.0 | 1999-05-04 | 3 | 33°24'N / 94°44'W | 33°37'N / 94°29'W | 19.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 22 | 125.0M | 0 | Bowie |
| Brief Description: This tornado moved directly through the downtown district of De Kalb and across a high school. Numerous homes and businesses were severely damaged or destroyed. The high school suffered severe damage. Sirens sounded 15 minutes prior to arrival of the storm. The damage resulted in a Presidential Disaster Declaration. This tornado moved from Red River county, TX across Bowie county, TX into Little River county, AR. | |||||||||||
| 43.1 | 1952-11-17 | 2 | 34°34'N / 94°24'W | 34°42'N / 94°17'W | 11.40 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Polk |
| 43.4 | 2009-04-09 | 3 | 34°08'N / 94°06'W | 34°12'N / 93°55'W | 11.00 Miles | 850 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.5M | 0K | Howard |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado continued into Howard County from Sevier County Arkansas. The Dierks Lake area received significant damage near the Sevier, Howard County line. The Army Corps of Engineers office had significant roof damage to their office building with roofing material found in the trees adjacent to the building. The tornado was strongest in Howard County where the entire second story of a reinforced concrete building was decimated and strewn across the road. This was consistent with EF3 tornado damage with wind speeds of 140 mph. The tornado then moved into Pike County, Arkansas about 3.5 miles southwest of New Hope, Arkansas. The Arkansas governor declared Howard County a disaster area because of the tornado damage. 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. | |||||||||||
| 43.5 | 1975-04-29 | 2 | 33°30'N / 94°37'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Bowie | |||
| 43.7 | 1954-04-30 | 3 | 34°00'N / 95°31'W | 1.00 Mile | 150 Yards | 0 | 12 | 250K | 0 | Choctaw | |
| 44.0 | 1983-03-04 | 2 | 33°30'N / 94°37'W | 33°30'N / 94°32'W | 5.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Bowie |
| 44.0 | 1991-04-26 | 2 | 33°38'N / 95°16'W | 0.20 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Red River | |
| 44.1 | 1962-05-28 | 2 | 34°39'N / 95°06'W | 34°46'N / 95°01'W | 9.30 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Pushmataha |
| 44.1 | 1960-05-04 | 4 | 34°09'N / 95°37'W | 34°23'N / 95°25'W | 19.80 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Pushmataha |
| 44.3 | 1952-03-21 | 4 | 34°01'N / 94°01'W | 34°13'N / 93°58'W | 13.00 Miles | 833 Yards | 7 | 9 | 25K | 0 | Howard |
| 44.5 | 1954-04-30 | 3 | 33°35'N / 94°23'W | 33°48'N / 93°59'W | 27.50 Miles | 1760 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Little River |
| 45.2 | 2009-04-09 | 3 | 34°32'N / 94°19'W | 34°37'N / 94°05'W | 15.00 Miles | 1075 Yards | 3 | 30 | 130.0M | 0K | Polk |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado began to the west-southwest of Mena, then tracked through the northwest side of Mena. According to the Polk County Judge, 165 houses were destroyed, 701 houses had major damage, and more than 11,000 trees were blown down. The Polk County Courthouse, county jail, Mena City Hall, and the police and fire departments were damaged in downtown Mena, as were several businesses. Mena Middle School, also located downtown, was structurally damaged beyond repair. A nursing home was also damaged. Most of the city lost electricity. The tornado then tracked to the northeast, badly damaging several industrial buildings. There was considerable roof damage at Rich Mountain Community College, and lesser damage to the hospital. As the tornado continued to the northeast, a tractor dealership was destroyed. A number of rural residences and farms were damaged as the tornado moved out into rural Polk County. North of Ink, damage was noted along Polk 74 and Polk 71; these same areas had been damaged by a tornado on October 6, 2008. Three fatalities occurred on the northwest side of Mena. One was a woman at a Masonic Lodge, and the others were a man and woman at separate residences. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Low pressure aloft approached from the west and collided with moisture and instability. Thunderstorms developed in eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon, then became more numerous as they entered western Arkansas during the evening. The storms brought a few tornadoes and numerous hailstorms to Arkansas during the evening hours. | |||||||||||
| 45.6 | 1954-04-30 | 3 | 33°24'N / 94°38'W | 33°35'N / 94°23'W | 19.20 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Bowie |
| 46.4 | 1971-05-23 | 2 | 34°37'N / 94°26'W | 34°35'N / 93°58'W | 26.70 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Polk |
| 46.4 | 1982-04-25 | 2 | 33°33'N / 95°20'W | 33°34'N / 95°06'W | 12.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Red River |
| 46.4 | 1970-06-11 | 2 | 34°36'N / 95°20'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Pushmataha | |||
| 46.6 | 1956-03-27 | 2 | 34°45'N / 95°03'W | 1.00 Mile | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Le Flore | |
| 47.0 | 1971-03-12 | 4 | 33°29'N / 94°29'W | 33°30'N / 94°24'W | 5.10 Miles | 880 Yards | 1 | 5 | 0K | 0 | Bowie |
| 47.1 | 1974-04-21 | 2 | 33°40'N / 95°23'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 6 | 25K | 0 | Lamar | |
| 47.1 | 1974-05-03 | 2 | 33°40'N / 95°23'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lamar | |||
| 47.2 | 1951-07-15 | 2 | 34°48'N / 94°48'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Kingfisher | |||
| 47.4 | 1982-04-02 | 3 | 33°42'N / 94°12'W | 33°38'N / 94°05'W | 10.00 Miles | 233 Yards | 1 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Little River |
| 47.6 | 2009-04-09 | 2 | 34°00'N / 93°57'W | 34°03'N / 93°56'W | 3.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 1 | 500K | 0K | Howard |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado initially touched down near an open field, approximately 1.5 mile south of Centerpoint, along Coonridge Road. Travelling slightly east of due north, the tornado snapped and uprooted numerous pine and oak trees. The most significant damage occurred at a single-family residence 0.75 mile north of the touchdown, where the house suffered a considerable amount of damage. The garage, roof, and many supporting walls were removed from the foundation. All windows not completely blown out by the storm were still shattered. A barn adjacent to the house had a considerable loss of roofing material but, although shifted off its foundation, remained largely intact. Trees and powerlines were snapped or uprooted as the storm moved through the community of Centerpoint before lifting along Billings Road, about 0.25 mile east of SR-4. There was one injury at the residence but the injury was not life threatening. The Arkansas governor declared Howard County a disaster area because of the tornado damage in the county. 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. | |||||||||||
| 47.6 | 1961-09-12 | 3 | 33°34'N / 95°16'W | 0.50 Mile | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Red River | |
| 47.8 | 1955-04-12 | 2 | 34°14'N / 95°37'W | 34°18'N / 95°33'W | 6.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Pushmataha |
| 47.9 | 2003-05-14 | 2 | 33°41'N / 94°42'W | 33°15'N / 94°15'W | 40.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 200K | 0 | Bowie |
| Brief Description: A violent thunderstorm moved rapidly southeast across McCurtain County, OK into Bowie County, TX and Cass County, TX. This thunderstorm also produced a strong microburst in McCurtain County southwest of Idabel, OK and again southeast of Maud, TX, located in Bowie County. Numerous trees and limbs were snapped or pushed over along the entire track. Several homes, mobile homes, barns, garages, and outbuildings were either damaged or destroyed. The primary damage from this event occurred southeast of Maud, TX and was also associated with a microburst with wind speeds approaching 100 mph. The microburst occurred along the east side of the tornado track. | |||||||||||
| 48.4 | 2000-04-23 | 2 | 34°20'N / 95°39'W | 34°19'N / 95°30'W | 9.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Pushmataha |
| Brief Description: A F2 tornado touched down northeast of Moyers and traveled 9 miles east southeast before lifting 1 mile south of Finley. A mobile home and several outbuilding were destroyed. Some roof damage was reported to several buildings. | |||||||||||
| 48.4 | 1999-05-04 | 3 | 33°23'N / 94°52'W | 33°27'N / 94°44'W | 7.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 5K | 0 | Red River |
| Brief Description: Numerous trees were blown over or broken. A few out buildings were severely damaged. This tornado moved from Titus county, TX into Red River county, TX and exited into Bowie county TX. | |||||||||||
| 48.5 | 1957-05-13 | 2 | 33°40'N / 94°07'W | 1.00 Mile | 77 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Little River | |
| 48.5 | 1982-05-28 | 2 | 34°13'N / 95°38'W | 34°17'N / 95°34'W | 6.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Pushmataha |
| 48.7 | 1976-03-26 | 4 | 34°46'N / 95°05'W | 34°47'N / 95°04'W | 1.90 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Latimer |
| 49.5 | 1974-05-14 | 2 | 34°50'N / 94°45'W | 1.00 Mile | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Le Flore | |
| 49.6 | 1982-04-02 | 4 | 33°55'N / 94°04'W | 33°50'N / 93°50'W | 15.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 3 | 23 | 2.5M | 0 | Howard |
| 50.0 | 1999-03-05 | 2 | 34°16'N / 93°55'W | 34°15'N / 93°54'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pike |
| Brief Description: A strong tornado moved out of Howard County (Shreveport County Warning Area) into western Pike County. The tornado was weakening, but still heavily damaged a trailer and knocked down a few trees. The tornado tracked only half a mile into Pike County before dissipating. | |||||||||||
* 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.