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Wind in Craighead County, Arkansas
318 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 318 wind events in Craighead County, Arkansas, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 64 years.
May is the busiest month, with 57 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 167 events against 88 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.9% of the 17,054 wind events recorded in Arkansas; its 45.0 per 100 square miles compares with 32.8 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
101 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 17 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Arkansas
| Measure | Craighead County | Arkansas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 318 | 17,054 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 45.0 | 32.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 28.3 | 56.4 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 47 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | May | May | June |
By year
Seasonality
10Feb
14Mar
47Apr
51May
57Jun
52Jul
35Aug
26Sep
6Oct
7Nov
6Dec
7
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
The 164 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 318. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 98 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 110 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2024 | Strong Wind | 56 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Strong Wind | 51 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Feb 2019 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Feb 2019 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2017 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2017 | Strong Wind | 51 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Dec 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | 1 | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $18K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $13K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 9 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jan 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $125K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2002 | High Wind | 40 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jan 2002 | High Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $125K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jan 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jan 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Craighead County had?
318 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Craighead County?
24 Apr 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 64 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Craighead County?
The thunderstorm wind of 6 Aug 2019, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $250K.
How does Craighead County compare with Arkansas for wind?
45.0 events per 100 square miles against 32.8 statewide; the county holds 318 of the state's 17,054 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.