Sherwood, AR Tornado History — 187 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Sherwood, AR had?
Sherwood has had 187 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 23 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Sherwood?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Sherwood was an EF0 on June 12, 2025.
When is tornado season in Sherwood?
April is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Sherwood, with 56 on record. Spring through early summer (April–June) generally sees the highest activity across most of the central and southern United States.
At a Glance
Recent Tornado Activity Near Sherwood
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 54 total, averaging 2.7 per year over this window.
Preliminary tornado reports near Sherwood since December 29, 2025
These is a preliminary report, not confirmed tornadoes. It has not yet been through an NWS damage survey, and is not counted in the confirmed totals above.
Preliminary reports are revised, merged, and sometimes withdrawn — historically about 23% are consolidated downward once surveys complete. Ratings are omitted until a survey assigns one.
Confirmed records above are complete through December 29, 2025. NOAA publishes the confirmed archive annually, so tornadoes after that date appear here first and move into the totals above once finalized.
Within 25 miles of Sherwood. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary storm reports, updated daily.
Tornadoes by Decade
Tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita Rating
F0–F5 ratings (pre-2007) are grouped with their EF equivalents. The Enhanced Fujita scale replaced the original Fujita scale in February 2007.
Tornadoes by Month
Casualties on Record Near Sherwood
75 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Sherwood since 1950, across 20 events. 1,270 injuries have been reported across all events. 2014 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was an EF4 on April 27, 2014, which caused 16 fatalities along a 41.1-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Sherwood
About Tornadoes in Sherwood
This overview was written July 28, 2026. The tornado counts and notable-event figures elsewhere on this page reflect the latest data and may differ from this summary.
An EF4 tornado tore a 41.1-mile path across central Arkansas on April 28, 2014, killing 16 people, injuring 193, and causing $223,450,000 in property damage — the kind of April day that shapes how Sherwood and its Pulaski County neighbors regard severe weather. The area felt that pattern again when an EF2 touched down on November 5, 2022, and once more on March 31, 2023, when an EF3 injured 54 people along a 34.23-mile track through the Little Rock metro.
Older storms cut just as deep. An F4 on April 11, 1965 killed 6 people and injured 200, and on March 1, 1997 an F4 killed 10 along a 14-mile track while another F4 the same day injured 180.
Nor is the danger confined to spring on the north side of the Arkansas River valley. An F3 on December 2, 1982 killed 2 people and injured 53, and an F3 on January 22, 1999 killed 3 and injured 72 along a 39-mile path — cool-season strikes that bookend the region's long warm-season threat. Activity has continued in recent years, with an EF1 on April 20, 2025 and an EF0 on June 12, 2025.