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Arkansas, 1982

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

395events recorded101 in 1981

19deaths recorded218 injuries

$177Mproperty damage (estimates)

2disaster declarations361 NFIP claims, $2.2M paid

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.

Events by hazard

Wind199

Tornado102

Hail94

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1982 was 395 against 101 in 1981.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1982
Pulaski County	42
Lonoke County	18
Hempstead County	15
Faulkner County	15
Saline County	15
Little River County	13
Benton County	13
Hot Spring County	10
Ashley County	9
Sebastian County	9
Columbia County	9
Jefferson County	8
Garland County	8
Miller County	8
White County	8
Johnson County	7
Howard County	7
Sevier County	7
Nevada County	7
Craighead County	7
Pope County	6
Dallas County	6
Independence County	6
Boone County	6
Baxter County	6

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
2 Apr 1982	Hempstead	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	5	4
2 Apr 1982	Howard	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	3	23
2 Apr 1982	Faulkner	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	2	37
2 Apr 1982	Fulton	Tornado	F3	$250,000	2	2
2 Dec 1982	Saline	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	1	28
2 Dec 1982	Pulaski	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	1	25
2 Apr 1982	St. Francis	Tornado	F2	$250,000	1	13
24 Dec 1982	Faulkner	Tornado	F3	$250,000	1	7
2 Apr 1982	Little River	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	1	2
24 Dec 1982	Woodruff	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	1	—
28 May 1982	Conway	Tornado	F2	$250,000	1	—
23 Dec 1982	Hot Spring	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	—	29
3 Dec 1982	Ouachita	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	7
2 Dec 1982	White	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	7
2 Dec 1982	Sharp	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	—	3
2 Apr 1982	Boone	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	5
23 Dec 1982	White	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	5
24 Dec 1982	Fulton	Tornado	F4	$250,000	—	5
2 Apr 1982	Lonoke	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	2
23 Dec 1982	Faulkner	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	2
2 Dec 1982	White	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	2
2 Apr 1982	Columbia	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	2
25 Apr 1982	Pulaski	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	1
22 Jan 1982	Garland	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	1
23 Dec 1982	Hempstead	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	1
23 Dec 1982	Nevada	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	1
2 Dec 1982	Faulkner	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	1
2 Dec 1982	Hot Spring	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	1
24 Dec 1982	Craighead	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	1
3 Dec 1982	Randolph	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
2 Apr 1982	Monroe	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
2 Apr 1982	Little River	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	—
2 Apr 1982	Sevier	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	—	—
2 Apr 1982	Hempstead	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	—
2 Apr 1982	Hempstead	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	—	—
2 Apr 1982	Ashley	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
23 Dec 1982	Miller	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
23 Dec 1982	Miller	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
23 Dec 1982	Miller	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
2 Apr 1982	Hempstead	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	—

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1982

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
13 Dec 1982	DR-673	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding	38
23 Apr 1982	EM-3085	Emergency	Tornado	Severe Storms & Tornadoes	12

Flood insurance claims with a 1982 date of loss

361 NFIP claims, 282 of them paid, for $2,235,718.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.