258
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$2.2M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Mississippi County, Arkansas: 258 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 91. That places the county #646 nationally and #19 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Mississippi County, Arkansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Mississippi County is the 2020s, when 62 of the county's 258 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 Mississippi County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 50.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #646 for this hazard and #19 within Arkansas, putting it in the 79.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Mississippi County with 48 recorded events, while Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2014 | OSCEOLA HARWELL ARPT | 68 | 0 | 1 | $150K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2026 | MANILA | 61 | $15K |
| Mar 7, 2026 | MANILA | 50 | $2K |
| Aug 19, 2025 | BLYTHEVILLE | 50 | $2K |
| Jun 19, 2025 | OSCEOLA | 50 | $2K |
| May 24, 2025 | WILSON | 52 | $5K |
| May 20, 2025 | PILGRIMS REST | 52 | $15K |
| May 16, 2025 | BLYTHEVILLE APRT | 52 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | BLYTHEVILLE APRT | 70 | $30K |
| May 16, 2025 | BLYTHEVILLE APRT | 70 | $15K |
| May 16, 2025 | MANILA | 52 | $1K |
Other hazards here
More from Mississippi County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Powerful straight-line winds destroyed a mobile home on Cottonwood Corner Road west of Osceola. Several power lines were knocked down in Osceola. Trucks were overturned west of Osceola and a truck was blown off I-55. Power lines were knocked down in Luxora.
Straight line winds produced minor damage to homes in a residential neighborhood and to several businesses mainly from shingle damage or from falling trees. The most significant damage was to a convenience store which had the roof shifted off which then caused a load bearing wall to collapse. One minor injury occurred as a result.
A hotel had its metal roof torn off and had its doors blown off. Several cars were damaged near the hotel. One business had its plate glass window demolished. Another business had two buildings damaged. Several power lines and power poles were blown down.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Mississippi County, Arkansas?
258 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Mississippi County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Mississippi County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Mississippi County measured 91.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Mississippi 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 Mississippi County, Arkansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arkansas/mississippi-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.