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Arkansas, 2014

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

1,259events recorded1,341 in 2013
35deaths recorded239 injuries
$266Mproperty damage (estimates)$14M crop damage
2disaster declarations160 NFIP claims, $2.1M paid
← 20132015 →

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

Wind473
Winter356
Hail198
Flood102
Cold51
Tornado25
Other25
Wildfire15
Lightning14

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2014 was 1,259 against 1,341 in 2013.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2014
Pulaski County56
Woodruff County38
Yell County31
Baxter County31
Benton County30
Polk County30
Pope County29
Franklin County27
White County26
Garland County26
Sebastian County26
Lonoke County25
Newton County23
Montgomery County23
Sevier County22
Conway County22
Independence County22
Hot Spring County22
Jackson County22
Crawford County22
Howard County21
Faulkner County21
Union County21
Johnson County20
Searcy County20

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
27 Apr 2014FaulknerTornadoEF4$210,000,00012167
27 Apr 2014PulaskiTornadoEF3$13,000,000325
3 Apr 2014DallasThunderstorm Wind81 mph$175,00021
13 Oct 2014Little RiverTornadoEF2$200,00014
8 Jan 2014GrantWinter Weather——14
5 Jun 2014LawrenceThunderstorm Wind81 mph—13
2 Mar 2014CleburneWinter Storm—$50,00012
8 Jan 2014WhiteWinter Weather——12
27 Apr 2014WhiteTornadoEF2$450,00011
4 Feb 2014MarionWinter Weather—$50,00011
2 Oct 2014Hot SpringThunderstorm Wind40 mph$50,00011
2 Mar 2014PoinsettWinter Storm——11
4 Feb 2014LonokeIce Storm—$200,0001—
8 Jan 2014ConwayWinter Weather——1—
7 Feb 2014ScottWinter Weather——1—
2 Feb 2014MarionWinter Storm——1—
28 Oct 2014YellLightning——1—
13 Nov 2014PulaskiWinter Weather——1—
1 Jul 2014MississippiLightning——1—
6 Jun 2014FaulknerThunderstorm Wind64 mph—1—
5 Jun 2014CraigheadThunderstorm Wind81 mph—1—
24 Apr 2014FaulknerLightning———6
2 Mar 2014CrittendenWinter Storm———3
6 Jun 2014IndependenceTornadoEF1$250,000—2
10 Oct 2014CrawfordFlash Flood—$100,000—2
11 Jan 2014Van BurenFlood—$40,000—2
6 Jun 2014BentonLightning———2
27 Apr 2014WhiteTornadoEF2$1,400,000—1
13 Oct 2014MississippiThunderstorm Wind78 mph$150,000—1
29 Jun 2014PulaskiThunderstorm Wind64 mph$25,000—1
27 May 2014PulaskiThunderstorm Wind40 mph$25,000—1
29 May 2014PulaskiHeavy Rain—$25,000—1
23 Jul 2014BentonThunderstorm Wind64 mph$20,000—1
29 Aug 2014SebastianLightning———1
16 Mar 2014NewtonWinter Weather———1
2 Oct 2014JeffersonThunderstorm Wind60 mph——1
9 Oct 2014BentonLightning———1
3 Apr 2014OuachitaThunderstorm Wind85 mph$2,500,000——
29 Jun 2014WoodruffFlash Flood—$1,820,000——
27 Apr 2014RandolphFlash Flood—$1,650,000——

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 2014

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
29 Apr 2014DR-4174Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms,Tornadoes, And Flooding12
6 Jan 2014DR-4160Major disasterSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storm14

Flood insurance claims with a 2014 date of loss

160 NFIP claims, 104 of them paid, for $2,149,744.

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.