Sevier County, AR Environment & Hazard Risk

• Ice stormVery High$6.68M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• HailRelatively Moderate$579K/yr expected annual loss, about 4.8 events a year
• LightningRelatively Moderate$272K/yr expected annual loss, about 65 events a year
• Heat waveRelatively Low$438K/yr expected annual loss, about 18 events a year
• TornadoRelatively Low$1.14M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 3 years
• EarthquakeRelatively Low$284K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 541 years
• LandslideVery Low$1,655/yr expected annual loss, about once every 3 years
• WildfireVery Low$42.23K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 681 years
• Strong windRelatively Moderate$381K/yr expected annual loss, about 3.7 events a year
• HurricaneVery Low$62.65K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 99 years
• Winter weatherRelatively Low$38.94K/yr expected annual loss, about 4.6 events a year
• DroughtRelatively Low$65.87K/yr expected annual loss, about 26 events a year
• Cold waveRelatively Low$259K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.0 events a year

Bars show the national percentile score (0 to 100) for each hazard. Dollar figures are expected annual losses to buildings, people and crops. Not rated here: avalanche, coastal flooding, riverine flooding, tsunami, volcanic activity.

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Homes with flood insurance

20 of 7,133 (0.3%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

0

Flood claims since 1978

19

Claims paid since 1978

$774K

• Thunderstorm Wind141
• Hail95
• Heat59
• Drought54
• Flash Flood31
• Winter Weather26 · 1 death
• Excessive Heat19
• Tornado13
• Winter Storm12 · 1 death
• Cold/Wind Chill7

• Ice Storm12/25/2000

  Sevier

  $165M damage

  What happened

  After trying to recover from an ice storm two week earlier in the month, another even more devastating ice storm struck all of southwest Arkansas. Freezing rain resulted in ice accumulations ranging from 1/4 inch to as much as 6 inches. After taking a tour of the state, the Governor of Arkansas used words such as apocalyptic and cataclysmic to describe the damage. Power was knocked out across all of southwest Arkansas with nearly 300,000 homes and business without power due to thousands of trees and 2500 power poles either broken or toppled. Utility crews from 23 different states were summoned to help repair lines. Some residents were without power as late as the middle of January 2001.

• Ice Storm12/13/2000

  Sevier

  $40M damage

  What happened

  An arctic air mass spilled southward out of the central plains and into the lower Mississippi Valley. This cold, surface air mass was overrun by a warm humid air mass which combined with a strong upper level storm system across west Texas. the result was widespread freezing rain across all of southwest Arkansas. The precipitation was a mixture of freezing rain, sleet and some light snow northwest of a Texarkana to Prescott Arkansas line while further east the precipitation was all freezing rain. Ice accumulations of two to four inches were common. An estimated 235,000 residents lost electrical power due to ice covered power lines snapping or ice covered trees splitting and falling across the lines. The was the worst storm in the history of the power companies suppling the power as far as damage but not total ice accumulations. A total of 29 transmission lines atop "H" shaped steel towers were snapped due to the weight of the ice. Numerous traffic accidents were also reported and many homes suffered damage from fallen trees and tree limbs. As a result, the Governor of Arkansas declared a State of Emergency for all of southwest Arkansas. Cleanup costs along reached...

• Winter Weather12/23/2008

  Sevier

  1 death, 1 injured

  What happened

  Patchy light freezing rain and freezing drizzle accumulated on area bridges and overpasses across Sevier County during the early morning hours of December 23rd. A few vehicle accidents were reported including one in which a motorists slid off an ice covered bridge near Lockesburg, Arkansas. His vehicle rolled and he was killed.

• Winter Storm02/04/2011

  Sevier

  1 death, 1 injured

  What happened

  A head on collision between 2 vehicles occurred approximately 5 miles north of Dequeen, Arkansas on a snow covered roadway. The collision resulted in one indirect fatality and one indirect injury.

• TornadoEF3, 23.5 mi path, 850 yd wide04/10/2009

  West Line, Sevier County

  7 injured, $3.5M damage

  What happened

  Tornado destroyed at least 10 to 12 mobile homes along US-71 just north of De Queen, AR. Numerous trees and powerlines were also uprooted or snapped. There were 7 reported injuries, all in the mobile home park north of Dequeen, Arkansas but none were life threatening. The Arkansas governor declared Sevier County a disaster area because of the tornado damage in the county.

• Thunderstorm Wind80 kt wind09/02/2000

  De Queen, Sevier County

  $2M damage

  What happened

  Numerous trees and power lines down. Twenty eight (28) homes damaged. A chicken house was destroyed and 30 thousand chickens were contaminated resulting in their destruction.

• Heat07/26/2026

  Sevier

• Excessive Heat07/21/2026

  Sevier

• Heat07/20/2026

  Sevier

• Drought07/01/2026

  Sevier

• Thunderstorm Wind50 kt wind06/12/2026

  Lockesburg, Sevier County

• Thunderstorm Wind50 kt wind06/12/2026

  De Queen/Sevier Co a, Sevier County

• Drought06/01/2026

  Sevier

• Drought05/01/2026

  Sevier

• Dequeen Water WorkServes 6,105 · Surface water · Local governmentNo health violations
• Sevier Co Water AssociationServes 5,365 · Surface water · PrivateNo health violations
• Horatio WaterworksServes 1,278 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• Lockesburg WaterworksServes 739 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations
• Gillham WaterworksServes 255 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• Ben Lomond WaterworksServes 210 · Purchased surface water · Local government1 health violation+1 monitoring or reporting