The Town Files

25 Small Towns in Arkansas With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950

Ranked by tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950 among 82 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Arkansas. #1 is Waldron, AR (7 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950).

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Numbers match the ranking.
  1. 25De Queen, Arkansas

    20 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    6,105 people · Sevier County · median home $109,600 · income $52,522 · Jan low 30°F · 3 in snow

  2. 24Tontitown, Arkansas

    19 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    4,301 people · Washington County · median home $430,500 · income $85,603 · Jan low 27°F · 9 in snow

  3. 23Mountain View, Arkansas

    18 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    2,877 people · Stone County · median home $203,900 · income $29,172 · Jan low 28°F · 5 in snow

  4. 22Prescott, Arkansas

    18 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    3,101 people · Nevada County · median home $82,400 · income $48,307 · Jan low 30°F · 3 in snow

  5. 21Corning, Arkansas

    18 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    3,227 people · Clay County · median home $89,500 · income $50,408 · Jan low 28°F · 5 in snow

  6. 20McGehee, Arkansas

    18 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    3,849 people · Desha County · median home $98,800 · income $36,875 · Jan low 34°F · 2 in snow

  7. 19Ashdown, Arkansas

    18 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    4,261 people · Little River County · median home $139,800 · income $55,625 · Jan low 32°F · 2 in snow

  8. 18Southside, Arkansas

    18 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    4,279 people · Independence County · median home $151,300 · income $65,655 · Jan low 28°F · 2 in snow

  9. 17Cherokee Village, Arkansas

    17 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    4,780 people · Sharp County · median home $94,600 · income $37,326 · Jan low 26°F · 7 in snow

  10. 16White Hall, Arkansas

    17 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    5,581 people · Jefferson County · median home $212,700 · income $78,092 · Jan low 33°F · 3 in snow

  11. 15Berryville, Arkansas

    17 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    5,682 people · Carroll County · median home $165,400 · income $42,283 · Jan low 30°F · 7 in snow

  12. 14Pocahontas, Arkansas

    16 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    7,371 people · Randolph County · median home $120,000 · income $44,216 · Jan low 26°F · 6 in snow

  13. 13Wynne, Arkansas

    16 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    8,314 people · Cross County · median home $141,100 · income $43,250 · Jan low 32°F · 2 in snow

  14. 12Warren, Arkansas

    15 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    5,453 people · Bradley County · median home $76,700 · income $36,788 · Jan low 32°F · 2 in snow

  15. 11Booneville, Arkansas

    13 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    3,809 people · Logan County · median home $112,200 · income $50,459 · Jan low 28°F · 3 in snow

  16. 10Sheridan, Arkansas

    13 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    4,920 people · Grant County · median home $187,700 · income $62,453 · Jan low 29°F · 3 in snow

  17. 9Helena-West Helena, Arkansas

    13 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    9,519 people · Phillips County · median home $73,200 · income $36,019 · Jan low 32°F · 0 in snow

  18. 8Fordyce, Arkansas

    12 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    3,396 people · Dallas County · median home $92,600 · income $38,079 · Jan low 31°F · 1 in snow

  19. 7Piggott, Arkansas

    12 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    3,622 people · Clay County · median home $115,500 · income $44,468 · Jan low 27°F · 3 in snow

  20. 6Holiday Island, Arkansas

    11 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    2,533 people · Carroll County · median home $227,100 · income $53,391 · Jan low 23°F

  21. 5Green Forest, Arkansas

    11 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    2,972 people · Carroll County · median home $143,200 · income $49,918 · Jan low 27°F · 8 in snow

  22. 4Monticello, Arkansas

    11 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    8,442 people · Drew County · median home $137,500 · income $27,238 · Jan low 34°F · 1 in snow

  23. 3Huntsville, Arkansas

    10 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    2,879 people · Madison County · median home $163,600 · income $57,813 · Jan low 30°F · 6 in snow

  24. 2Marianna, Arkansas

    10 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    3,575 people · Lee County · median home $81,700 · income $20,138 · Jan low 32°F · 1 in snow

  25. 1Waldron, Arkansas

    7 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950

    3,386 people · Scott County · median home $105,300 · income $33,839 · Jan low 28°F · 3 in snow

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Methodology. We ranked 82 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Arkansas (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: