Tornado History

Van Buren Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Van Buren, Arkansas as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 8 matching records from 1996 through 2025. The strongest matching rating is F3 (Severe damage), the latest matching tornado is June 6, 2025, and minimum reported property damage totals $168.1M.

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8recorded tornadoes

F3 (Severe damage)highest rating

$168.1Mminimum property damage

June 6, 2025latest tornado

17.5 milongest listed path

2200 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

F3 (Severe damage)1
EF2 (Considerable damage)1
EF1 (Moderate damage)4
EF0 (Light damage)2

Most Active Years

20112
20212
20252
19961
20181

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Injuries	Min. property damage
April 21, 1996	F3	Crawford, Arkansas	6 mi	1050 yd	49	$150.0M
November 30, 2018	EF2	Crawford, Arkansas	5.6 mi	600 yd	2	$2.5M
May 3, 2021	EF1	Crawford, Arkansas	17.5 mi	2200 yd	1	$15.0M
June 6, 2025	EF1	Crawford, Arkansas	0.8 mi	120 yd	1	$500K
May 24, 2011	EF1	Crawford, Arkansas	4 mi	800 yd	0	$50K
May 3, 2021	EF1	Crawford, Arkansas	0.8 mi	1300 yd	0	N/A
June 6, 2025	EF0	Crawford, Arkansas	0.4 mi	250 yd	0	$15K
April 26, 2011	EF0	Crawford, Arkansas	0.2 mi	75 yd	0	N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.