269
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.8M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Johnson County, Arkansas: 269 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #582 nationally and #17 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Johnson County, Arkansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Johnson County is the 2000s, when 84 of the county's 269 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 Johnson County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 49.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #582 for this hazard and #17 within Arkansas, putting it in the 81.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Johnson County with 47 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | CLARKSVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | COAL HILL | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | CLARKSVILLE MUNI ARP | 56 | $0 |
| May 18, 2025 | SHADY GROVE | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | UNION CITY | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | CLARKSVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | CLARKSVILLE | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | LONE PINE | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | CENTER PT | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | HARTMAN | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Johnson County
- Hail 176
- Flash Flood 53
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous trees were blown down, some of which fell on houses. Numerous power lines were blown down, and some power poles were snapped. Business signs were blown down. The roof was blown off a business, and some lumber sheds were damaged at a lumber yard. Shingles were blown off houses.
Strong straight line wind damage was surveyed beginning near the intersection of Strawberry Loop Road and Minnow Creek Road and was scattered along a west to east oriented line ending just north of Hagarville at an Adventure Farm just north of town. There were a few outbuildings destroyed within this swath of damage, some of which were well constructed. A wallaby and her baby were killed when a nursery barn was destroyed at the Adventure Farm north of Hagarville. The damage was consistent with thunderstorm winds of 80 to 90 mph. Several trees were also uprooted in between the start and end points of damage.
A storm survey revealed a narrow swath of straight-line wind damage in an area about 5 miles north of Clarksville, mainly just north of Ludwig Lake. Some small outbuildings were damaged or destroyed with several trees either snapped or uprooted. This damage was consistent with winds around 70 to 75 mph.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Johnson County, Arkansas?
269 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Johnson County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Johnson County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Johnson County measured 90.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Johnson 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 Johnson County, Arkansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arkansas/johnson-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.