256
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.8M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Yell County, Arkansas: 256 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #655 nationally and #20 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Yell County, Arkansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Yell County is the 2010s, when 70 of the county's 256 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 Yell County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 42.8% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #655 for this hazard and #20 within Arkansas, putting it in the 79.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Yell 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | MARVINVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | GILKEY | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | WING | 52 | $0 |
| May 20, 2025 | DANVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | DANVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | MARVINVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | BRIGGSVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | DANVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | DANVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | PROSPERITY | 56 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Yell County
- Hail 156
- Flood 85
- Flash Flood 47
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Trees were blown down in Ola. One tree caused minor damage to a house while another destroyed a mobile home. No one was injured. Elsewhere in Yell County, fallen trees blocked many county roads and knocked down power lines.
Numerous trees and some power lines were blown down from the Danville area east to Mount George, and then on to Dale Bend and north of New Hope. The damage then continued farther east to Pullen Pond and on to near the intersection of the Yell County line with the Perry and Conway County lines.
Multiple trees were blown down between Danville and Belleville, one of which fell on Arkansas 10. In the Danville area, one home had roof damage and another had windows blown out, half the roof was blown off a shop, and a pavilion and shed lost their roofs. In Belleville, one home had roof damage. On Belleville Ridge Rd., an older barn and a cattle corral were blown down.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Yell County, Arkansas?
256 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Yell County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Yell County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Yell County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Yell 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 Yell County, Arkansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arkansas/yell-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.