134
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$1.8M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Cleveland County, Arkansas: 134 recorded events between 1978 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #1,746 nationally and #62 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Cleveland County, Arkansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Cleveland County is the 2000s, when 45 of the county's 134 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 Cleveland County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 49.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,746 for this hazard and #62 within Arkansas, putting it in the 44.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Cleveland County with 29 recorded events, while Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2000 | RYE | 50 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | SALINE | 56 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | KINGSLAND | 56 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | HERBINE | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | KEDRON | 56 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | KEDRON | 56 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | RISON | 56 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | RISON | 56 | $0 |
| May 11, 2023 | STAVES | 55 | $0 |
| Mar 2, 2023 | RISON | 74 | $0 |
| Mar 2, 2023 | RISON | 61 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Cleveland County
- Hail 80
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Cleveland County judge indicated that virtually every road south of a line from New Edinburg to Rye was blocked by fallen trees. This included U.S. Highway 63, and Arkansas Highways 35 and 189. Recent wet weather kept loggers from working, so they used their equipment to help clear some of the roads. Power outages were widespread.
Trees and power lines were blown down, a barn and some sheds were destroyed, tin was blown off barns, shingles were blown off a house, and a TV antenna was blown off a house. One tree at a residence fell on a truck and a car, and destroyed a shed.
On U.S. 79, much of the tin roof was torn off the waste transfer station. On Niven Road, about three dozen large trees were blown down. Four mobile homes were damaged by the falling trees. One trailer, which was vacant, had a tree slice all the way through it. Two of the trailers were occupied, but there were no injuries. Power lines were knocked down by the falling trees. On Adams Road, a porch roof was blown off and a pine tree about 20 inches in diameter fell, taking down a power line.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Cleveland County, Arkansas?
134 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Cleveland County between 1978 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Cleveland County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Cleveland County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Cleveland 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 Cleveland County, Arkansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arkansas/cleveland-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.