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Arkansas as a whole has seen 20% fewer tornadoes in the last 10 years. Sebastian and Crawford counties are the opposite with tornado increases for both.
While the tornadoes have not grown in strength for Sebastian County, they have grown in occurrence. Crawford County, however, has seen a 600% increase in tornadoes over the past decade. And they have grown stronger.
According to a study done by QuoteWizard.com, Arkansas had 413 tornadoes from 2000 to 2009. From 2010 to 2019 that number decreased to 330.
Overall, the state may have seen a lower number of tornadoes throughout the last decade, but the statistics for Sebastian and Crawford Counties tell a different story.