145
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
$1.5M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Fulton County, Arkansas: 145 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #1,594 nationally and #56 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Fulton County, Arkansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Fulton County is the 2000s, when 55 of the county's 145 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 Fulton County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 47.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,594 for this hazard and #56 within Arkansas, putting it in the 49.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Fulton County with 37 recorded events, while Feb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 1986 | 0 | 0 | 4 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2026 | VIDETTE | 56 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | SALEM | 52 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | SALEM AIRPORT | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | WHEELING | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2022 | MAMMOTH SPG | 61 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2022 | CAMP | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2022 | GEPP | 61 | $40K |
| Oct 25, 2021 | PICKREN HALL | 61 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2021 | MAMMOTH SPG | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2021 | MAMMOTH SPG | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
One duplex lost its entire roof, several mobile homes were damaged, several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed, and highway signs were blown down. The area affected was so small that only about 100 electric customers lost service.
Damage occurred in the vicinity of the Jim Hinkle Fish Hatchery on the Spring River. A roof was blown off a storage building, there was roof damage to a house, an 80-foot section of a fence was damaged, a feed bin was overturned, and some trees were blown down.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Fulton County, Arkansas?
145 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Fulton County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Fulton County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Fulton County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Fulton 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 Fulton County, Arkansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arkansas/fulton-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.