107 ARKANSAS STORMS IN 1999 

1. 4 miles south-southeast of Oil Trough to 2 miles west-southwest of Jacksonport (Independence and Jackson Cos.), January 17^th, 2:51 PM – A strong (F2) tornado had a path length of 7 miles.

In the picture: A remodeled home near the town of Macks (between Oil Trough and Jacksonport) was damaged by an F2 tornado with the roof removed, some windows knocked out and siding torn from the structure.

2. 0.5 mile northeast of Jacksonport to Diaz (Jackson Co.), January 17^th, 3:06 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 2 miles.

3. Diaz (Jackson Co.), January 17^th, 3:08 PM – A weak (F0) tornado had a path length of 0.2 mile.

4. 2.7 miles south-southwest of Tuckerman to 3.5 miles southeast of Swifton (Jackson Co.), January 17^th, 3:23 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 9.2 miles. One person was injured.

5. 3.5 miles northeast of Tuckerman to 4 miles northeast of Tuckerman (Jackson Co.), January 17^th, 3:28 PM – A weak (F0) tornado had a path length of 0.5 mile.

6. 3 miles southwest of Grubbs to 3 miles northeast of Grubbs (Jackson Co.), January 17^th, 3:28 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 5.7 miles.

7. 3.5 miles north of Grubbs (Jackson Co.), January 17^th, 3:38 PM – A weak (F0) tornado had a path length of 0.2 mile.

8. 1 mile south of Risher to 2 miles southeast of Bono (Craighead Co.), January 17^th, 3:45 PM – A weak (F0) tornado had a path length of 16 miles.

9. 3 miles east of Lafe to 5 miles northeast of Marmaduke (Greene Co.), January 17^th, 4:30 PM – A weak (F0) tornado had a path length of 8 miles.

10. 1 mile south of Bethel to Schug (Greene Co.), January 17^th, 4:35 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 5.5 miles.

11. 5 miles southwest of Lake City to 5 miles north of Lake City (Craighead Co.), January 17^th, 4:45 PM – A strong (F2) tornado had a path length of 11 miles.

12. 1 mile west of Weiner to 7 miles northeast of Weiner (Poinsett Co.), January 17^th, 4:45 PM – A weak (F0) tornado had a path length of 7.8 miles.

13. 6.2 miles north-northeast of Bradley to 2.8 miles northeast of Lerch (Lafayette and Columbia Cos., then back into Lafayette Co.), January 21^st, 3:10 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 11.1 miles.

14. 4 miles southwest of Genoa to 1.1 miles south-southeast of Genoa (Miller Co.), January 21^st, 3:45 PM – A weak (F0) tornado had a path length of 4 miles.

15. 3 miles southeast of Naylor to 3 miles east of Romance (Faulkner and White Cos.), January 21^st, 3:57 PM – A strong (F2) tornado had a path length of 10 miles. Seven people were injured.

In the picture: A hay barn between Naylor and Romance (3.5 miles north of El Paso on Highway 5) was heavily damaged by an F2 tornado.

16. 8 miles northeast of Holly Springs to 5 miles southeast of Princeton (Dallas Co.), January 21^st, 4:29 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 7 miles.

17. 5 miles south of Princeton to 1 mile east of Bunn (Dallas Co.), January 21^st, 4:29 PM – A strong (F3) tornado had a path length of 11 miles.

18. 1 mile south of Evening Star to 1 mile north of Beech Grove (Greene Co.), January 21^st, 4:30 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 4 miles.

19. Hickory Ridge (Cross Co.), January 21^st, 4:33 PM – A weak (F0) tornado touched down briefly.

20. 2 miles southwest of Sunnydale to 3 miles southeast of Rosie (White and Independence Cos.), January 21^st, 4:38 PM – A strong (F3) tornado had a path length of 19 miles. Two people were injured.

In the picture: A newly constructed house was destroyed (as seen from an aerial view) between Sunnydale and Rosie (4 miles south of Pleasant Plains) by an F3 tornado.

21. 1 mile east of Knobel to 2 miles south of McDougal (Clay Co.), January 21^st, 4:45 PM – A weak (F0) tornado had a path length of 12 miles.

22. 1 mile northeast of Floyd to 1 mile northeast of Center Hill (White Co.), January 21^st, 4:46 PM – A strong (F2) tornado had a path length of 8 miles. Two people were killed at Center Hill. One was in a mobile home and the other was in a pick-up truck thrown across a field. There were two other injuries.

In the picture: These are actually the same tractor parts. One was affected by an F2 tornado at Center Hill, the other was not.

23. 5 miles north of Macon to 5 miles southeast of El Paso (Pulaski, Faulkner, Lonoke, and White Cos.), January 21^st, 4:49 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 8 miles.

24. 7 miles southwest of Oil Trough to 2 miles southeast of Cord (Independence Co.), January 21^st, 4:55 PM – A strong (F2) tornado had a path length of 20 miles. Three people were injured.

25. 2 miles east of Clarendon to 4 miles west of Hawkins (Monroe and St. Francis Cos.), January 21^st, 5:02 PM – A strong (F3) tornado had a path length of 36 miles. Nine people were injured.

In the picture: A couple of transmission towers were mangled by an F3 tornado 3 miles east of Brinkley.

26. 4 miles southeast of Knobel to 3 miles southeast of McDougal (Clay Co.), January 21^st, 5:05 PM – A violent (F4) tornado had a path length of 16 miles.

27. 1 mile northwest of White Hall to 1 mile southwest of Tucker (Jefferson Co.), January 21^st, 5:11 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 14 miles. Four people were injured.

In the picture: Steam pipes were badly bent by an F1 tornado off of 34G (road) at the Pine Bluff Arsenal (just northeast of White Hall).

28. Garret Grove (Lee Co.), January 21^st, 5:25 PM – A weak (F0) tornado touched down briefly.

29. Goodwin (St. Francis Co.), January 21^st, 5:25 PM – A weak (F0) tornado touched down briefly.

30. 1 mile southeast of Tucker to 2 miles northwest of Seaton (Jefferson and Lonoke Cos.), January 21^st, 5:30 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 16 miles.

31. 2 miles south of Donaldson to 3 miles southeast of Donaldson (Hot Spring Co.), January 21^st, 5:34 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 2 miles.

32. 4 miles southeast of Donaldson to 6 miles east of Donaldson (Hot Spring Co.), January 21^st, 5:37 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 4 miles.

33. 2 miles south of Romance to 2 miles southeast of Romance (White Co.), January 21^st, 5:38 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 1 mile.

34. 3 miles southwest of Joy to 1 mile west of Pickens (White Co.), January 21^st, 5:47 PM – A strong (F2) tornado had a path length of 10 miles.

35. 1 mile west of Hoxie (Lawrence Co.), January 21^st, 6:00 PM – A weak (F0) tornado touched down briefly.

36. 2 miles northeast of Oil Trough to 1 mile southwest of Clover Bend (Independence, Jackson, and Lawrence Cos.), January 21^st, 6:05 PM – A strong (F3) tornado had a path length of 31 miles.

37. 4 miles southwest of Hazen to 3 miles northwest of Hazen (Prairie Co.), January 21^st, 6:13 PM – A strong (F2) tornado had a path length of 7 miles.

In the picture: A trailer was flipped over by an F2 tornado at Pleasant Plains (behind a hardware store).

41. 12 miles southwest of Des Arc to 5 miles north of Des Arc (Prairie Co.), January 21^st, 6:21 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 17 miles.

42. 4 miles south of Vimy Ridge to Sherwood (Saline and Pulaski Cos.), January 21^st, 6:24 PM – A strong (F3) tornado had a path length of 22 miles. Three people were killed. The deaths occurred when a car was crushed by a falling tree in Little Rock, when a supermarket was destroyed in Little Rock, and when a mobile home was struck by a falling tree in North Little Rock. There were 72 other injuries.

In the picture: A house was destroyed by an F3 tornado in Little Rock (in the 2100 block of Arch Street).

43. 1 mile south of Romance to 1 mile southeast of Romance (White Co.), January 21^st, 6:38 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 1 mile.

44. 7 miles southeast of Little Rock to 7 miles south of Cabot (Pulaski and Lonoke Cos.), January 21^st, 6:42 PM – A strong (F2) tornado had a path length of 15 miles. Six people were injured.

45. 1 mile east of Palatka to 2 miles east of Palatka (Clay Co.), January 21^st, 6:50 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 1 mile.

46. 2 miles east of Sidon to 3 miles northeast of Pangburn (White and Cleburne Cos., then back into White Co.), January 21^st, 6:54 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 10 miles.

In the picture: A cabinet store was damaged by an F1 tornado near Pangburn, with tin from a shed (or outbuilding) in a tree and on the ground.

47. 2 miles west of Patterson to 4 miles northwest of McCrory (Woodruff Co.), January 21^st, 7:02 PM – A weak (F0) tornado had a path length of 4 miles.

48. 1 mile northwest of Walnut Ridge (Lawrence Co.), January 21^st, 7:05 PM – A weak (F0) tornado touched down briefly.

49. 2 miles west of Bloomer (Sebastian Co.), January 21^st, 7:11 PM – A weak (F0) tornado had a path length of 0.5 mile.

50. 1 mile southeast of Ward to 1 mile northeast of Ward (Lonoke Co.), January 21^st, 7:18 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 2 miles. One person was injured.

51. 4 miles southwest of Wilmot to 2 miles north of Lake Village (Ashley and Chicot Cos.), January 21^st, 7:24 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 30 miles.

52. 1 mile southwest of Beebe to 1 mile northeast of McRae (White Co.), January 21^st, 7:25 PM – A strong (F3) tornado had a path length of 8 miles. Two people were killed in Beebe, in separate houses. There were 29 other injuries.

In the picture: Widespread damage (caused by an F3 tornado) was seen along Center Street in Beebe.

53. 4 miles east of Datto to 3 miles southwest of Moark (Clay Co.), January 21^st, 7:25 PM – A strong (F2) tornado had a path length of 7 miles.

54. 5 miles southwest of Newark to 2 miles northeast of Newark (Independence Co.), January 21^st, 7:33 PM – A strong (F2) tornado had a path length of 7 miles.

In the picture: The side of a home (damaged by an F2 tornado) was covered in Newark on the corner of 5th and Morgan .

55. 4 miles south of Jacksonville to 3 miles southeast of Jacksonville (Pulaski Co.), January 21^st, 7:59 PM – A weak (F0) tornado had a path length of 1 mile.

56. 2 miles south of Lanieve to 2 miles northeast of Lanieve (Craighead Co.), January 21^st, 8:10 PM – A weak (F0) tornado had a path length of 5 miles.

57. 5.2 miles southwest of Washington to 6.9 miles northeast of Blevins (Hempstead Co.), January 21^st, 8:13 PM – A strong (F2) tornado had a path length of 21.1 miles.

58. 1 mile southwest of Olyphant to 1 mile west of Newport (Jackson and Independence Cos., then back into Jackson Co.), January 21^st, 8:20 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 9 miles. Three people were injured.

59. Marmaduke (Greene Co.), January 21^st, 8:50 PM – A weak (F0) tornado touched down briefly.

60. 4 miles southwest of Egypt to 5 miles southwest of Sedgwick (Craighead and Lawrence Cos.), January 21^st, 8:55 PM – A weak (F0) tornado had a path length of 7 miles. There was one injury.

61. 1 mile north of Jonesboro to 4 miles north of Jonesboro (Craighead Co.), January 21^st, 9:20 PM – A weak (F0) tornado had a path length of 3 miles.

62. 3.5 miles north of Lake View to 3 miles northeast of Schug (Craighead and Greene Cos.), January 21^st, 9:40 PM – A weak (F0) tornado had a path length of 5.5 miles.

63. Wilson (Mississippi Co.), January 21^st, 9:55 PM – A weak (F0) tornado touched down briefly.

64. 2 miles southwest of Bay to 1 mile north of Bay (Craighead Co.), January 21^st, 10:00 PM – A weak (F0) tornado had a path length of 3 miles.

65. 1 mile west of Poyen to 3 miles north of Poyen (Grant Co.), January 22^nd, 2:25 AM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 3 miles.

66. 3.2 miles southwest of Huttig to 1.1 miles northeast of Felsenthal (Union Co.), January 22^nd, 2:25 AM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 7 miles.

67. 8 miles south of Eudora (Chicot Co.), January 22^nd, 8:23 AM – A weak (F0) tornado had a path length of 1.5 miles.

68. 0.7 mile northwest of Kiblah to 1.7 miles east of Smithville (Miller Co.), January 22^nd, 7:35 PM – A weak (F0) tornado had a path length of 3.6 miles.

69. 1 mile southwest of Pottsville to 5 miles north of Atkins (Pope Co.), February 6^th, 9:39 PM – A strong (F2) tornado had a path length of 8 miles.

70. 1 mile north of Beebe to 1 mile northeast of Beebe (White Co.),

February 6^th, 11:05 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 1 mile.

In the picture: The truck used to be housed in a garage...which was destroyed by an F1 tornado on the north side of Beebe (along Highway 367 between Lemon Street and Highway 31).

71. 2 miles west of Alma (Crawford Co.), March 5^th, 4:36 PM – A weak (F0) tornado had a path length of 0.5 mile.

72. 1 mile northeast of Hartman to 1 mile southwest of Clarksville (Johnson Co.), March 5^th, 5:30 PM – A strong (F2) tornado had a path length of 7 miles.

73. 1 mile southeast of Acorn to 6 miles north of Cherry Hill (Polk Co.), March 5^th, 5:42 PM – A strong (F2) tornado had a path length of 12 miles.

74. 2 miles southeast of Clarksville to 3 miles east of Lamar (Johnson Co.), March 5^th, 5:46 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 7 miles.

75. 5 miles north of Dover to 2 miles north of Hector (Pope Co.), March 5^th, 6:15 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 10 miles.

76. 3 miles southwest of Grannis to 2 miles northwest of Newhope (Polk, Howard, and Pike Cos.), March 5^th, 6:18 PM – A strong (F2) tornado had a path length of 27.2 miles.

In the picture: Is there snow on the ground? Actually, an F2 tornado destroyed a couple of chicken houses just southwest of Grannis... with 7,500 chickens lost and lots of feathers left behind.

77. 6 miles southwest of Scotland to 0.5 mile southwest of Scotland (Van Buren Co.), March 5^th, 6:55 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 5.5 miles.

78. 3 miles southwest of Newhope to 1 mile southwest of Daisy (Pike Co.), March 5^th, 6:56 PM – A strong (F2) tornado had a path length of 10 miles.

79. 2 miles south of Scotland to Choctaw (Van Buren Co.), March 5^th, 7:02 PM – A strong (F3) tornado had a path length of 10 miles.

80. 2 miles southwest of Kirby to 5 miles east of Alpine (Pike and Clark Cos.), March 5^th, 7:16 PM – A strong (F3) tornado had a path length of 23 miles.

81. 1 mile southeast of Alpine to 2 miles southeast of Friendship (Clark and Hot Spring Cos.), March 5^th, 7:43 PM – A strong (F2) tornado had a path length of 23 miles.

In the picture: A tree (downed by an F2 tornado) fell through a house about a mile southeast of Alpine.

82. 3 miles northwest of Lono to 6 miles south of Prattsville (Hot Spring and Grant Cos.), March 5^th, 8:34 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 12 miles.

83. 0.7 mile southwest of Ben to 0.3 mile northeast of Ben (Stone Co.), April 3^rd, 4:35 PM – A weak (F0) tornado had a path length of 1 mile. Two people were injured.

84. 3 miles southwest of Mammoth Spring to 1.7 miles east-northeast of Mammoth Spring (Fulton Co.), April 3^rd, 4:50 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 4.5 miles in Arkansas, then crossed into Missouri and traveled another 6 miles. Two people were injured in Arkansas.

85. 1.5 miles northwest of Gethsemane to 5 miles southeast of Coy (Jefferson and Lonoke Cos.), April 3^rd, 5:25 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 6.5 miles.

86. 7 miles east-southeast of Cave City to 1 mile west of Strawberry (Sharp and Lawrence Cos.), April 5^th, 4:05 PM – A strong (F2) tornado had a path length of 7 miles. One person was injured.

In the picture: A truck was blown off of Highway 230 and destroyed by an F2 tornado around 8 miles east of Cave City. The driver was injured.

87. Pocahontas (Randolph Co.), April 5^th, 5:08 PM – A strong (F2) tornado had a path length of 2 miles.

88. 2.5 miles west-southwest of Pine Grove to 4.5 miles northeast of Pine Grove (Dallas Co.), April 14^th, 5:03 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 7 miles.

89. 11 miles southwest of the Texarkana airport to 7.8 miles east of the Texarkana airport (Miller Co.), April 26^th, 10:12 AM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 12 miles.

90. Russellville to 5 miles northeast of Russellville (Pope Co.), April 26^th, 12:01 PM – A strong (F2) tornado had a path length of 6.5 miles. Two people were injured.

In the picture: A concrete block building was heavily damaged by an F2 tornado at a local trucking company in Russellville (near the junction of Interstate 40 and Highway 124). Two people inside the building were injured.

91. 6 miles northwest of Natural Dam to 7 miles southwest of Fayetteville (Crawford and Washington Cos.), May 4^th, 11:16 AM – A strong (F3) tornado had a path length of 25 miles in Arkansas. The tornado had already been on the ground for 13.5 miles in Oklahoma before reaching the Arkansas border.

92. 8.2 miles southwest of Wallace to 1.8 miles south-southwest of Falls Chapel (Little River and Sevier Cos.), May 4^th, 1:25 PM – A strong (F3) tornado had a path length of 23.2 miles in Arkansas. The tornado had already been on the ground for 48.3 miles in Texas before reaching the Arkansas border.

93. 3.2 miles east of Patmos to 3.1 miles west of Bodcaw (Hempstead and Nevada Cos.), May 4^th, 3:04 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 4.8 miles.

94. 7 miles south of Hagarville (Johnson Co.), May 4^th, 3:15 PM – A weak (F0) tornado touched down briefly.

95. 2 miles southeast of Arkadelphia (Clark Co.), May 4^th, 4:13 PM – A weak (F0) tornado touched down briefly.

96. 3.5 miles east of Taylor to 1.8 miles southwest of Macedonia (Columbia Co.), May 4^th, 4:15 PM – A strong (F2) tornado had a path length of 6.5 miles.

97. 1.3 miles southeast of Magnolia to 1 mile west of Village (Columbia Co.), May 4^th, 4:43 PM – A strong (F3) tornado had a path length of 9 miles.

98. 3 miles southwest of Farmington (Washington Co.), May 17^th, 8:59 AM – A weak (F0) tornado had a path length of 0.5 mile.

99. Almyra (Arkansas Co.), May 30^th, 11:54 AM – A weak (F0) tornado touched down briefly.

100. Rector (Clay Co.), June 3^rd, 4:55 PM – A weak (F0) tornado had a path length of 1 mile.

101. 1.9 miles south of Amagon to 1.9 miles northeast of Amagon (Jackson Co.), June 23^rd, 4:15 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 3.5 miles.

102. 4.6 miles north of Lead Hill to 3.9 miles north of Lead Hill (Boone Co.), July 24^th, 4:30 PM – A waterspout formed over Bull Shoals Lake and moved onshore, thus becoming a tornado. The tornado intensity was weak (F1). The path length of the waterspout and tornado combined was 1 mile. Twenty-six people were injured when the tornado overturned camping trailers and small recreational vehicles at Lead Hill Park.

In the picture: A boat dock was destroyed by a waterspout (which eventually became an F1 tornado) on Bull Shoals Lake at Lead Hill Park.

103. Ft. Smith Airport (Sebastian Co.), December 3^rd, 1:22 AM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 0.2 mile.

104. Mena (Polk Co.), December 4^th, 2:50 PM – A weak (F0) tornado had a path length of 0.5 mile.

105. 2.1 miles southeast of Friendship to 2.1 miles northwest of Donaldson (Hot Spring Co.), December 4^th, 4:49 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 4.3 miles.

106. 5 miles northwest of Clarksville to 6.8 miles north-northwest of Clarksville (Johnson Co.), December 4^th, 5:10 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 2.8 miles.

107. 0.8 mile northwest of Ola to 2 miles northeast of Centerville (Yell Co.), December 4^th, 5:30 PM – A weak (F1) tornado had a path length of 8.7 miles.