142
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
$2.0M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Nevada County, Arkansas: 142 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,633 nationally and #60 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Nevada County, Arkansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Nevada County is the 1990s, when 38 of the county's 142 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 Nevada County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 41.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,633 for this hazard and #60 within Arkansas, putting it in the 48.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Nevada County with 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 1988 | 70 | 0 | 4 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2026 | LANEBURG | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | YOUNG | 61 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | BLUFF CITY | 52 | $0 |
| May 25, 2024 | BLUFF CITY | 52 | $0 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | REGISTER | 52 | $0 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | DIAN | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2023 | ROSSTON | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2023 | PRESCOTT | 52 | $0 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | MT MORIAH | 61 | $0 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | LANEBURG | 61 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Nevada County
- Hail 127
- Flash Flood 43
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A mobile home was nearly destroyed due to damaging wind gusts. The home was located near Nevada County Road 246 just west of the Redland Community. Four individuals were in the home at the time but none sustained any injuries.
Trees and powerlines were downed in Prescott, Arkansas. There were approximately 5 structures with roof damage in town. One structure that received damage was the County Jail when a one-ton air conditioning unit was almost blown off the roof, peeling back several sheets of tin.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Nevada County, Arkansas?
142 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Nevada County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Nevada County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Nevada County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Nevada 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 Nevada County, Arkansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arkansas/nevada-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.