144
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.3M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Scott County, Arkansas: 144 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,608 nationally and #58 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Scott County, Arkansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Scott County is the 1990s, when 42 of the county's 144 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 Scott County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 41.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,608 for this hazard and #58 within Arkansas, putting it in the 48.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Scott County with 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2025 | CARDIFF | 56 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2025 | WALDRON | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | WALDRON | 56 | $0 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | NELLA | 61 | $0 |
| Apr 16, 2022 | WALDRON | 61 | $0 |
| Apr 16, 2022 | WALDRON | 61 | $0 |
| Aug 31, 2020 | Y CITY | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 30, 2020 | HON | 61 | $0 |
| Aug 14, 2020 | CARDIFF | 52 | $0 |
| May 23, 2020 | Y CITY | 61 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Scott County
- Hail 117
- Flash Flood 65
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A 2-mile wide swath of damage occurred across Waldron. Dozens of trees and power lines were blown down, as were some street lights. Several houses were damaged, primarily due to trees falling on them. Shingles were blown off some roofs and awnings were damaged. Two barns had their roofs blown off. Downtown, some business suffered roof damage and the wall of a concrete block building was blown in.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Scott County, Arkansas?
144 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Scott County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Scott County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Scott County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Scott 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 Scott County, Arkansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arkansas/scott-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.