220
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$5.4M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Conway County, Arkansas: 220 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 75. That places the county #876 nationally and #28 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Conway County, Arkansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Conway County is the 2010s, when 69 of the county's 220 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 Conway County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 40.2% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #876 for this hazard and #28 within Arkansas, putting it in the 72.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Conway County with 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2012 | LEWISBURG | 70 | 0 | 1 | $400K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2025 | CENTER RIDGE | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | CENTER RIDGE | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | OPPELO | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2024 | MORRILTON | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | OPPELO | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | MORRILTON | 55 | $0 |
| Jun 5, 2023 | JERUSALEM | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 5, 2023 | CLEVELAND | 55 | $0 |
| Apr 20, 2023 | LANTY | 61 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | GOBBLERS PT | 70 | $20K |
Other hazards here
More from Conway County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
At least five houses had roof damage and at least fifteen homes had some form of minor damage. Much of a chicken house that was under construction was blown down. This particular chicken house was being rebuilt after having been blown down by a tornado on May 2nd. Two additional chicken houses were missing roofs. Trees and power lines were down, with one tree through a house. Arkansas Highway 9 was closed for a time due to a gas leak. The leak was caused when part of a pump house blew down onto a gas pipeline.
A severe thunderstorm moved through the east side of Morrilton. The roof of a packaging company was badly damaged. At the Conway County Fairgrounds, the concession stand was destroyed, one end of an exhibition building was blown in, and the restroom building and some of the sports fields were damaged. There was some damage at the Morrilton High School football field. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. About 50 homes suffered damage, primarily from shingles being blown off. However, several homes were damaged more severely when trees fell into them. One person was injured in a house when a tree fell into it.
There was heavy damage to the roofs of the rectory and youth building at the Catholic church. There was minor damage to a pavilion, and trees were blown down in the church cemetery. The same church property had been damaged by a tornado on May 2nd.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Conway County, Arkansas?
220 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Conway County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Conway County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Conway County measured 75.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Conway 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 Conway County, Arkansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arkansas/conway-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.