321
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
6
Direct injuries
$2.5M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Crawford County, Arkansas: 321 recorded events between 1965 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 74. That places the county #381 nationally and #11 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Crawford County, Arkansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Crawford County is the 2000s, when 88 of the county's 321 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 Crawford County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 40.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #381 for this hazard and #11 within Arkansas, putting it in the 87.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Crawford County with 65 recorded events, while Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 1997 | VAN BUREN | 0 | 0 | 3 | $170K |
| Oct 16, 1993 | Kibler | 0 | 0 | 1 | $50K |
| Nov 30, 1991 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 | |
| Feb 23, 1985 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | RUDY | 61 | $0 |
| Apr 4, 2026 | VAN BUREN | 61 | $10K |
| Apr 4, 2026 | FIGURE FIVE | 61 | $0 |
| Apr 4, 2026 | VAN BUREN | 61 | $25K |
| Mar 11, 2026 | MOUNTAINBURG | 61 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | MOUNTAINBURG | 65 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | FIGURE FIVE | 65 | $5K |
| Sep 23, 2025 | MULBERRY | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2025 | MOUNTAINBURG | 65 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | VAN BUREN | 65 | $2K |
Other hazards here
More from Crawford County
- Hail 310
- Flash Flood 79
- Tornado 42
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Thunderstorm winds damaged the Boston Mountain Riding Stables along US Hwy 71 just north of Artist Point. The roof of a house on Boston Mountain Road was also torn off and the old zoo building was destroyed. There was also some damage in and near Chester.
Thunderstorm winds completely destroyed a mobile home. A woman and two small children were in the house at the time of the storm. The woman sustained very minor injuries. The occupants ended up approximately 200 feet from the original mobile home site.
Several large tree limbs were blown onto a road in Van Buren. The branches even caused a traffic accident. (Damage value from accident not included in this entry since the winds were the indirect cause of the accident.)
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Crawford County, Arkansas?
321 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Crawford County between 1965 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Crawford County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Crawford County measured 74.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Crawford 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 Crawford County, Arkansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arkansas/crawford-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.