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Wind in Phillips County, Arkansas
101 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.
Phillips County, Arkansas, has 101 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 40 different years.
May is the busiest month, with 29 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 52 events against 33 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.6% of the 17,054 wind events recorded in Arkansas; its 14.6 per 100 square miles compares with 32.8 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
19 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 6 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 | Phillips County | Arkansas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 101 | 17,054 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 14.6 | 32.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 63.5 | 56.4 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 47 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | May | May | June |
By year
Seasonality
6Feb
7Mar
10Apr
14May
29Jun
16Jul
4Aug
6Sep
1Oct
2Nov
4Dec
2
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
All 101 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Oct 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 115 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jan 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 110 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Nov 1999 | High Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Apr 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 1997 | High Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Feb 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 2 | County |
| 3 Apr 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Feb 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Dec 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Dec 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1961 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Phillips County had?
101 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 Phillips County?
7 Jun 2025 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Phillips County?
The thunderstorm wind of 18 May 1993, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K.
How does Phillips County compare with Arkansas for wind?
14.6 events per 100 square miles against 32.8 statewide; the county holds 101 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.