266
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
22
Direct injuries
$2.0M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Baxter County, Arkansas: 266 recorded events between 1963 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #601 nationally and #18 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Baxter County, Arkansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Baxter County is the 2000s, when 103 of the county's 266 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Baxter County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 47.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #601 for this hazard and #18 within Arkansas, putting it in the 80.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Baxter County with 55 recorded events, while Feb is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2017 | ELLIS | 52 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 26, 1986 | 0 | 0 | 8 | $0 | |
| Jul 26, 1986 | 0 | 0 | 5 | $0 | |
| Aug 6, 2002 | LAKEVIEW | 68 | 0 | 3 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 1986 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0 | |
| Jul 21, 2006 | HENDERSON | 50 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2006 | BRIARCLIFF | 50 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Jan 3, 2000 | NORFORK | 50 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2025 | WHITEVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | MOUNTAIN HOME | 52 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | NORFORK LAKE NORTH | 55 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | BRIARCLIFF | 61 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | MOUNTAIN HOME | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | GASSVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | MOUNTAIN HOME | 61 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | MOUNTAIN HOME | 59 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | MOUNTAIN HOME | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | CLARKRIDGE | 56 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
At a mobile home park, four mobile homes were severely damaged and eight other suffered lesser amounts of damage. Several people were briefly trapped inside the mobile homes, but there were no injuries. The laundromat building had its roof taken off and some of the walls removed.
A hangar door was blown off at the Ozark Regional Airport northwest of Mountain Home. A roof was blown off a home in Mountain Home. Trees and power lines were down across the area. Fencing was knocked down at a sports complex.
Utility poles were blown down. Several businesses sustained heavy damage. A nursing home lost part of its roof and had to be evacuated. The survey team found damage consistent with straight line or microburst winds, with sustained wind speeds estimated at 85-90 mph.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Baxter County, Arkansas?
266 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Baxter County between 1963 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Baxter County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Baxter County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Baxter County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Baxter County, Arkansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arkansas/baxter-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.