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Texarkana TX, Texarkana Metro Area Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes

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The chance of earthquake damage in Texarkana TX, Texarkana Area is lower than Arkansas average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Texarkana TX, Texarkana Area is about the same as Arkansas average and is much higher than the national average.

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Earthquake Index, #644

Texarkana TX, Texarkana Area	0.01
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

Texarkana TX, Texarkana 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, #84

Texarkana TX, Texarkana Area	277.80
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 15,071 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Texarkana TX, Texarkana 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:	3	Cold:	15	Dense Fog:	11	Drought:	54
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	1,263	Hail:	6,515	Heat:	32	Heavy Snow:	54
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	5	Ice Storm:	33	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	39
Thunderstorm Winds:	6,562	Tropical Storm:	8	Wildfire:	2	Winter Storm:	55	Winter Weather:	47
Other:	373

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Texarkana TX, Texarkana Area.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Texarkana TX, Texarkana Area.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Texarkana TX, Texarkana Area.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 115 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Texarkana TX, Texarkana Area.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
4.0	2008-04-10	2	33°25'N / 94°14'W	33°29'N / 94°11'W	6.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	1	1.0M	0K	Bowie
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Most of the tornado damage was north of interstate 30 with some structures showing EF2 damage. In particular, the cinderblock and brick lawnmower business just north of Hwy 82 was completely destroyed with roofing debris and lawnmower parts thrown to the west and north of the building location. A brick home several hundred yards from the lawnmower business sustained significant damage to its roof and exterior walls. A metal shop building built with large metal I-beams was completely destroyed. I-beams were twisted and thrown in a northerly and westerly direction up to 200 yards from the building location with concrete still attached. The trees between the large metal building and the interstate were uprooted or snapped in a convergent pattern...indicative of tornadic winds. In total...12 structures were damaged or destroyed between Hwy 82 and the interstate and numerous trees were downed. Three tractor trailers were flipped on interstate 30 which resulted in the interstate being shut down and there was one injury. Further south of Hwy 82 on the Lonestar Army Ammunition Depot, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted and damage to parts of the Depot were reported...although it was not surveyed. North of interstate 30 along the service road...an outbuilding sales business lost several buildings and had many others damaged. Along Farm to Market 2253, numerous trees were snapped and uprooted on either side of the road and several sheds and barns were damaged or destroyed. A greenhouse was severely damaged near the end of the track. Some homes were also damaged from fallen trees. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A strong pressure gradient initially across northeast Texas and northwest Louisiana during the pre dawn hours of April 10th produced non-thunderstorm wind gusts responsible for downing trees and power lines. Later that morning...a squall line entered northeast Texas and southeast Oklahoma producing mostly wind damage along with some large hail and an isolated tornado in Bowie County Texas.
6.0	1975-01-10	2	33°28'N / 94°16'W		4.00 Miles	107 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Bowie
6.5	1973-04-24	2	33°24'N / 94°06'W		2.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	8	2.5M	0	Bowie
7.7	1990-05-16	2	33°25'N / 94°05'W		0.20 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Bowie
8.2	1977-11-01	3	33°28'N / 94°15'W	33°33'N / 94°14'W	5.90 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Bowie
8.9	1990-05-16	2	33°20'N / 94°21'W		0.20 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Bowie
9.5	1973-04-24	2	33°25'N / 94°03'W				0	3	250K	0	Miller
9.8	1979-05-27	2	33°28'N / 94°25'W	33°20'N / 94°21'W	10.10 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Bowie
10.5	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
11.8	1950-02-12	2	33°20'N / 94°25'W	33°27'N / 94°25'W	8.00 Miles	833 Yards	1	8	25K	0	Bowie
12.4	1953-04-24	2	33°25'N / 94°00'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Miller
13.1	1990-05-16	2	33°16'N / 94°23'W		0.20 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Cass
13.2	1982-12-23	2	33°09'N / 94°08'W	33°18'N / 94°04'W	10.00 Miles	123 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Cass
13.3	1980-10-17	2	33°28'N / 94°00'W		0.50 Mile	27 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Miller
13.4	1973-11-24	2	33°18'N / 94°25'W				0	0	3K	0	Cass
14.7	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
14.9	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
14.9	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
14.9	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
15.0	2000-04-23	2	33°12'N / 94°26'W	33°12'N / 94°14'W	14.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Cass
		Brief Description: Tornado developed in a high precipitation supercell as it moved east across the county. This tornado was one of several that occurred. Tornado tracked eastward along Hwy 77 and crossed through downtown Douglassville at Hwy 8 then continued east into the woods before lifting. Several homes, mobile homes, and businesses were damaged including the Post Office.
15.7	1973-11-24	2	33°35'N / 94°04'W				0	0	3K	0	Little River
16.0	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.
17.4	1980-10-17	2	33°35'N / 94°01'W		0.50 Mile	440 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Little River
17.8	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
18.4	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
19.4	1958-05-28	2	33°07'N / 94°09'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Cass
19.4	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
19.6	1971-11-18	2	33°07'N / 94°08'W		1.30 Miles	333 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Cass
19.7	1957-05-13	2	33°40'N / 94°07'W		1.00 Mile	77 Yards	0	1	0K	0	Little River
20.2	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
20.8	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
21.4	1968-12-27	2	33°05'N / 94°11'W		1.00 Mile	23 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Cass
22.2	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
22.7	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.
23.1	2000-04-23	3	33°03'N / 94°23'W	33°04'N / 94°04'W	16.00 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	165K	0	Cass
		Brief Description: This tornado developed in a high precipitation supercell as it moved eastward across the county. This was one of several tornadoes that occured. The tornado tracked eastward across wooded territory and farmland. Several barns and 2 cross country electrical towers were toppled.
23.2	1987-11-15	3	33°04'N / 94°32'W	33°14'N / 94°27'W	12.20 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Cass
24.2	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.
24.2	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
24.4	1975-04-29	2	33°30'N / 94°37'W				0	0	250K	0	Bowie
24.8	2009-04-09	2	33°03'N / 94°29'W	33°03'N / 94°12'W	17.00 Miles	190 Yards	0	0	750K	0K	Cass
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This storm developed about 5 miles northwest of Linden in central Cass County near CR 1459 around 8:05 pm. Numerous trees were downed, with a tree crushing a truck, and another tree falling through the roof of a house. This tornado intensified along CR 1399, where a two-story home was nearly destroyed. The storm continued east across Highway 8 about 2 miles north of Linden, where the roof of a two story house was torn off, and a portable building behind the home was blown nearly 400 yards east across Highway 8 into some nearby woods. The tornado lifted around 8:31 pm near the intersection of CR 2328 and Highway 43 about a mile and a half north of Bivins. This tornado was rated an EF2, with winds around 125 mph. The path length was nearly 16 miles long, with a path width of 190 yards. 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.
25.1	1954-04-30	3	32°56'N / 94°40'W	33°10'N / 94°03'W	39.20 Miles	50 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Cass
25.3	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
26.0	1974-05-04	2	33°20'N / 93°46'W		0.30 Mile	300 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Miller
27.6	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.
27.9	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
27.9	2000-04-23	2	33°04'N / 94°36'W	33°04'N / 94°24'W	11.80 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	0	0	Cass
		Brief Description: Numerous large pines and oaks were snapped and broken. No structures were in the path of this tornado which was one of several that occurred in this county this day.
28.3	1990-05-30	2	32°59'N / 94°15'W		0.20 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Cass
28.7	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.
29.2	1958-05-03	2	33°00'N / 94°39'W	33°00'N / 94°09'W	29.00 Miles	133 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Cass
30.0	1970-04-25	2	33°05'N / 94°36'W	32°58'N / 94°23'W	14.90 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Morris
30.5	2000-04-23	2	33°05'N / 94°38'W	33°05'N / 94°33'W	2.80 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	0	0	Cass
		Brief Description: This tornado was one of several which formed over Cass County, TX. Numerous pine and oak trees snapped and broken. No structures were in the path of this tornado. This tornado entered Cass County, TX from Morris County, TX.
30.8	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
31.0	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
31.3	2000-04-23	2	33°14'N / 94°48'W	33°15'N / 94°39'W	9.80 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	28K	0	Morris
		Brief Description: This tornado developed in a high precipitation supercell as it moved eastward across the county. Numerous large pine and oak trees were snapped and broken. Several barns were damaged but the tornado stayed mostly across rural farmland and forests. This tornado is a continuation of the Titus County, TX tornado.
33.9	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.
34.0	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
34.1	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
34.3	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
34.8	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
35.4	1991-04-13	2	33°35'N / 94°47'W		2.50 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Red River
35.8	1990-05-16	2	33°08'N / 94°45'W		0.20 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Morris
36.1	2000-04-23	2	33°05'N / 94°45'W	33°05'N / 94°41'W	4.20 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	12K	0	Morris
		Brief Description: Numerous large pine and oak trees snapped and broken. A roof was partially removed from a brick house and a chain link fence wrapped in a pine tree about 50 feet up. This was one of several tornadoes which occurred. This tornado continued into Cass County, TX.
36.6	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
36.8	1973-11-24	2	33°04'N / 94°43'W		1.00 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Morris
36.9	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
37.4	1954-04-30	3	33°48'N / 93°59'W	33°56'N / 93°49'W	13.30 Miles	1760 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Howard
37.4	1990-05-30	2	32°54'N / 94°29'W		0.20 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Cass
37.4	1970-03-03	2	32°51'N / 94°13'W		0.20 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Marion
37.5	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
37.8	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
37.9	1957-05-13	2	33°53'N / 93°55'W		2.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Howard
37.9	1967-04-13	2	33°53'N / 93°55'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	4	25K	0	Howard
37.9	1979-04-08	2	33°53'N / 93°55'W		0.80 Mile	400 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Howard
38.1	1950-02-11	2	32°59'N / 94°38'W	33°00'N / 94°42'W	4.50 Miles	67 Yards	0	6	250K	0	Cass
38.7	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
38.8	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
39.0	1975-01-10	2	33°02'N / 94°44'W		0.30 Mile	213 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Morris
39.3	1984-10-18	2	33°16'N / 94°55'W	33°19'N / 94°51'W	5.00 Miles	50 Yards	1	2	250K	0	Titus
39.4	1970-04-24	2	33°54'N / 93°54'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Howard
40.0	1967-12-21	2	33°40'N / 93°36'W		2.00 Miles	417 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hempstead
40.3	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
40.6	2000-04-23	2	33°10'N / 94°56'W	33°13'N / 94°49'W	7.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	145K	0	Titus
		Brief Description: This tornado developed in a high precipitation supercell as it moved eastward across the county. Small to moderate pine and oak trees were snapped and broken. A mobile home dealership in Cookville, TX was moderately damaged and several homes suffered shingle loss. This tornado continued into Morris County, TX. The F2 rating is from the Morris County, TX segment of this tornado.
41.0	1958-02-26	2	32°52'N / 93°53'W		0.30 Mile	50 Yards	0	2	3K	0	Caddo
41.8	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
42.5	1954-04-30	3	32°55'N / 94°43'W	32°56'N / 94°40'W	3.30 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Morris
42.6	1961-03-26	3	33°10'N / 94°54'W		0.20 Mile	33 Yards	0	2	3K	0	Titus
42.7	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
43.9	1999-05-04	3	33°12'N / 95°08'W	33°20'N / 94°47'W	19.20 Miles	100 Yards	1	0	330K	0	Titus
		Brief Description: Seven homes were destroyed. Two of the homes were swept from their slabs. F79PH
43.9	1961-03-26	3	33°14'N / 94°57'W				0	9	250K	0	Titus
44.0	1990-05-30	2	32°46'N / 94°04'W		0.20 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Marion
44.4	1990-05-30	2	32°45'N / 94°11'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Marion
44.4	1990-05-30	2	32°45'N / 94°11'W		0.20 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Marion
44.4	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.
44.5	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.
44.6	1982-04-02	4	33°50'N / 93°50'W	33°52'N / 93°30'W	17.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Hempstead
45.1	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.
45.1	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
45.4	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
45.5	1970-03-03	2	33°12'N / 94°58'W		1.00 Mile	27 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Titus
45.6	1957-04-03	2	32°53'N / 94°43'W				0	0	0K	0	Morris
45.8	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.
46.4	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
46.4	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.
46.8	1979-03-19	2	33°11'N / 94°59'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Titus
46.8	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.
46.8	1979-04-01	2	32°43'N / 94°32'W	32°48'N / 94°28'W	7.10 Miles	440 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Marion
48.4	1961-04-27	2	32°45'N / 94°33'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Marion
48.5	1972-10-22	2	33°53'N / 94°49'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Mccurtain
48.6	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
48.7	1953-04-23	2	34°02'N / 94°34'W		0.80 Mile	17 Yards	1	14	0K	0	Mccurtain
49.0	1954-02-15	2	34°06'N / 94°09'W				0	0	0K	0	Sevier
49.2	1959-03-04	2	33°53'N / 94°50'W		0.80 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Mccurtain
49.2	1962-04-30	2	33°53'N / 94°50'W				0	0	3K	0	Mccurtain
49.7	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
49.7	1989-06-07	2	33°22'N / 95°06'W	33°13'N / 95°02'W	12.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Titus

* 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.