175
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$2.4M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Poinsett County, Arkansas: 175 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 100. That places the county #1,268 nationally and #47 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Poinsett County, Arkansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Poinsett County is the 2020s, when 41 of the county's 175 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 Poinsett County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 44.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,268 for this hazard and #47 within Arkansas, putting it in the 59.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Poinsett County with 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 1988 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0 | |
| Mar 4, 1989 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2025 | FISHER | 50 | $10K |
| Jun 19, 2025 | LEPANTO | 50 | $1K |
| Jun 19, 2025 | MC DANIEL | 50 | $2K |
| May 20, 2025 | ALTO | 52 | $10K |
| May 2, 2025 | MARKED TREE | 52 | $5K |
| May 2, 2025 | LEPANTO | 52 | $5K |
| Apr 5, 2025 | FISHER | 61 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | FISHER | 78 | $25K |
| Apr 2, 2025 | BUFFALO LICK | 65 | $3K |
| Apr 2, 2025 | MIDDLEBROOK | 82 | $5K |
Other hazards here
More from Poinsett County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Straight line winds snapped power poles northwest and southeast of Waldenburg. In the town of Waldenburg, one power line plus several billboard and business signs were knocked down. The roof off of several buildings (warehouse style) at the Farmer's Supply fertilizer plant were ripped off.
A few power lines were knocked down just south of Tyronza between Interstate 555 and Highway 322. One house south of town lost some siding and had some windows knocked out by a picnic table. Two center pivots irrigation systems were damaged.
Straight line winds knocked down five power poles in Trumann. A pivot irrigation unit and buildings at a farm store storage compound near the Craighead County border were damaged from the wind. In addtion, a house was hit with a tree in Lepanto.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Poinsett County, Arkansas?
175 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Poinsett County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Poinsett County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Poinsett County measured 100.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Poinsett 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 Poinsett County, Arkansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arkansas/poinsett-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.