195
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
6
Direct injuries
$1.0M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Polk County, Arkansas: 195 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 83. That places the county #1,081 nationally and #37 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Polk County, Arkansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Polk County is the 2010s, when 62 of the county's 195 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 Polk County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 36.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,081 for this hazard and #37 within Arkansas, putting it in the 65.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Polk County with 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 1991 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0 | |
| Nov 1, 1984 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0 | |
| Jul 14, 2016 | MENA | 52 | 0 | 1 | $5K |
| Apr 25, 2007 | BIG FORK | 50 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2025 | GRANNIS | 56 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | GRANNIS | 50 | $0 |
| Nov 5, 2022 | CHERRY HILL | 52 | $0 |
| Nov 5, 2022 | WICKES | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2022 | MENA | 61 | $0 |
| Mar 30, 2022 | ACORN | 61 | $0 |
| Mar 30, 2022 | ACORN | 61 | $10K |
| May 18, 2021 | MENA | 61 | $0 |
| Nov 25, 2020 | ROCKY | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 30, 2020 | MENA | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Polk County
- Hail 210
- Flash Flood 64
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Roofs were partially torn off two chicken houses and there was minor damage to a couple of other chicken house roofs; two old, unused chicken houses were badly damaged; and many trees and some power lines were blown down.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Polk County, Arkansas?
195 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Polk County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Polk County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Polk County measured 83.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Polk 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 Polk County, Arkansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arkansas/polk-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.