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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)