319
Recorded events
4
Direct deaths
10
Direct injuries
$1.5M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Jefferson County, Arkansas: 319 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 83. That places the county #387 nationally and #12 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Jefferson County, Arkansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Jefferson County is the 2000s, when 93 of the county's 319 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 Jefferson County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 48.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #387 for this hazard and #12 within Arkansas, putting it in the 87.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Jefferson County with 70 recorded events, while Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2020 | WHITE HALL | 61 | 1 | 0 | $30K |
| Jun 23, 2017 | HARDIN | 52 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 26, 1988 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 | |
| Sep 11, 1984 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 | |
| Apr 15, 2001 | SAMPLES | 70 | 0 | 3 | $0 |
| Apr 4, 1989 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $0 | |
| Oct 3, 2014 | ALTHEIMER | 52 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 4, 2011 | PINE BLUFF | 56 | 0 | 1 | $125K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2025 | BREWSTER | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | (PBF)PINE BLUFF ARPT | 51 | $0 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | HOOKER | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | (PBF)PINE BLUFF ARPT | 56 | $0 |
| May 25, 2024 | PINE BLUFF | 56 | $0 |
| Feb 23, 2024 | ELLISON | 52 | $0 |
| Jan 12, 2024 | (PBF)PINE BLUFF ARPT | 64 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2023 | REDFIELD | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | TUCKER | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2023 | HOOKER | 56 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Jefferson County
- Hail 198
- Flash Flood 61
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A carport was torn off a house, another house had a small front porch blown off and some roof damage, and a few other houses had shingles taken off. Falling trees destroyed one car and damaged two others and also crushed a camping trailer. All of the aforementioned damage was near the intersection of Arkansas 365 and 104 in the Samples community. On the grounds of the Pine Bluff Arsenal, a number of trees were blown down or snapped off.
Trees and limbs were blown down throughout town. One tree fell into a house. Some power poles were broken. An employee of the Arkansas Department of Correction was injured at a corrections facility 2.5 miles north-northwest of Watson Chapel when a pine tree limb fell on him.
National Weather Service storm survey revealed straight-line microburst winds caused damage near West 13th Avenue, just west of Pine Bluff. Damage consisted of large tree branches broken, small trees uprooted, concrete-supported posts pulled out of the ground, snapped tree trunks, and a large metal roof canopy being ripped off a barn structure. This roof structure then blew into a home, damaging the home and a garage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Jefferson County, Arkansas?
319 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Jefferson County between 1955 and 2025, causing 4 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Jefferson County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Jefferson County measured 83.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, Arkansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arkansas/jefferson-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.