216
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$2.6M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Sevier County, Arkansas: 216 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #909 nationally and #30 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Sevier County, Arkansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Sevier County is the 2010s, when 65 of the county's 216 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 Sevier County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 46.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #909 for this hazard and #30 within Arkansas, putting it in the 71.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Sevier County with 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2000 | BEN LOMOND | 68 | 0 | 1 | $15K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | ROCK HILL | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2026 | CENTRAL | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2026 | AVON | 52 | $0 |
| Sep 6, 2025 | GILLHAM | 52 | $0 |
| Sep 6, 2025 | DE QUEEN | 61 | $0 |
| Sep 6, 2025 | DE QUEEN | 61 | $0 |
| Sep 6, 2025 | GILLHAM | 78 | $0 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | BEACON HILL | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2025 | LOCKESBURG | 52 | $0 |
| May 25, 2025 | NEAL SPGS | 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
Widespread wind damage was reported in Sevier County, Arkansas as well as in the city of DeQueen, Arkansas. Some damage was reported to homes, mainly from fallen trees. Numerous other trees were snapped and uprooted across the county as well.
An NWS survey team confirmed that a microburst produced a narrow swath of wind damage in the town of Gillham just south of the Kansas City Southern Railway to just east of Highway 71. The damage consisted almost entirely of uprooted hardwood and softwood trees, although a few softwood trees were also snapped. The damage was particularly concentrated just north of and down a hill from Gillham Baptist Church. The damage pattern was almost entirely unidirectional, pointing to the northeast, and even diverged slightly in a couple of places, which strongly indicated straight-line wind damage with estimated winds near 90 mph.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Sevier County, Arkansas?
216 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Sevier County between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Sevier County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Sevier County measured 80.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Sevier 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 Sevier County, Arkansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arkansas/sevier-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.