Cold Wave Risk in Arkansas

All Arkansas counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index cold wave score

Cold Wave risk — prolonged spells of dangerously low temperatures — is rated for 75 of 75 Arkansas counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Craighead County carries the state's highest cold wave score at 93.6, with $8M in expected annual cold wave losses.

1 Arkansas county is rated High or Very High for cold wave, and expected annual losses from cold wave total roughly $76M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Cold Wave

#CountyCold Wave ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Craighead County
93.6
High 2.26 / yr $8M
2 Boone County
87.9
Medium 2.37 / yr $6M
3 Sebastian County
86.5
Medium 0.79 / yr $5M
4 Pulaski County
84.9
Medium 1.00 / yr $4M
5 Randolph County
84.8
Medium 2.53 / yr $4M
6 Washington County
83.3
Medium 1.79 / yr $5M
7 Clay County
81.1
Medium 2.47 / yr $3M
8 Benton County
81.0
Medium 1.84 / yr $5M
9 Crittenden County
75.8
Medium 1.63 / yr $2M
10 Carroll County
75.0
Medium 1.79 / yr $2M
11 Baxter County
72.6
Medium 2.37 / yr $2M
12 Independence County
72.4
Medium 1.74 / yr $2M
13 Sharp County
71.8
Medium 2.11 / yr $1M
14 Marion County
69.2
Medium 2.37 / yr $1M
15 Poinsett County
68.6
Medium 2.11 / yr $2M
16 Mississippi County
68.0
Medium 2.37 / yr $1M
17 Crawford County
64.1
Low 1.05 / yr $2M
18 Lawrence County
63.4
Low 2.42 / yr $1M
19 Fulton County
62.9
Low 2.32 / yr $901K
20 Izard County
60.6
Low 2.32 / yr $832K
21 Jackson County
59.4
Low 1.42 / yr $881K
22 St. Francis County
52.9
Low 1.63 / yr $599K
23 Faulkner County
51.4
Low 1.05 / yr $1M
24 Pope County
51.1
Low 1.16 / yr $1M
25 Phillips County
49.7
Low 1.21 / yr $568K
26 Saline County
48.7
Low 1.00 / yr $973K
27 White County
48.0
Low 1.16 / yr $767K
28 Stone County
46.5
Low 2.26 / yr $525K
29 Chicot County
46.3
Low 1.16 / yr $526K
30 Franklin County
45.8
Low 1.05 / yr $490K
31 Garland County
45.6
Low 0.95 / yr $575K
32 Greene County
45.4
Low 2.47 / yr $636K
33 Lonoke County
44.5
Low 1.00 / yr $932K
34 Johnson County
43.6
Low 1.16 / yr $537K
35 Newton County
43.0
Low 2.32 / yr $432K
36 Jefferson County
42.8
Low 0.84 / yr $483K
37 Logan County
42.0
Low 1.11 / yr $568K
38 Madison County
41.7
Low 1.79 / yr $574K
39 Arkansas County
39.3
Low 0.84 / yr $448K
40 Miller County
38.5
Low 0.95 / yr $430K
41 Yell County
38.5
Low 1.11 / yr $453K
42 Ashley County
38.3
Low 1.05 / yr $409K
43 Conway County
37.2
Low 1.11 / yr $414K
44 Cross County
36.3
Low 1.68 / yr $452K
45 Searcy County
36.3
Low 2.32 / yr $390K
46 Cleburne County
32.3
Low 1.37 / yr $344K
47 Sevier County
31.8
Low 1.00 / yr $259K
48 Van Buren County
31.3
Low 1.37 / yr $271K
49 Lee County
30.0
Low 1.47 / yr $238K
50 Polk County
28.5
Low 1.11 / yr $259K
51 Scott County
27.3
Low 1.11 / yr $324K
52 Drew County
25.8
Low 0.53 / yr $217K
53 Desha County
25.2
Low 0.58 / yr $205K
54 Howard County
24.8
Low 1.00 / yr $202K
55 Prairie County
22.4
Very Low 1.05 / yr $183K
56 Union County
21.2
Very Low 0.63 / yr $176K
57 Monroe County
20.9
Very Low 1.05 / yr $159K
58 Montgomery County
18.2
Very Low 1.11 / yr $110K
59 Lincoln County
18.0
Very Low 0.58 / yr $134K
60 Columbia County
17.5
Very Low 0.74 / yr $120K
61 Woodruff County
14.9
Very Low 1.16 / yr $97K
62 Hot Spring County
14.7
Very Low 0.79 / yr $110K
63 Perry County
14.6
Very Low 1.00 / yr $117K
64 Grant County
12.7
Very Low 0.84 / yr $116K
65 Hempstead County
12.4
Very Low 0.89 / yr $76K
66 Clark County
12.4
Very Low 0.74 / yr $88K
67 Pike County
12.3
Very Low 0.84 / yr $83K
68 Bradley County
11.6
Very Low 0.47 / yr $59K
69 Lafayette County
10.8
Very Low 0.79 / yr $55K
70 Little River County
9.9
Very Low 0.95 / yr $48K
71 Ouachita County
9.2
Very Low 0.47 / yr $40K
72 Nevada County
7.7
Very Low 0.89 / yr $28K
73 Cleveland County
7.2
Very Low 0.53 / yr $26K
74 Dallas County
4.8
Very Low 0.68 / yr $9K
75 Calhoun County
4.8
Very Low 0.47 / yr $17K

75 Arkansas counties with measurable cold wave risk. See the national cold wave ranking or all Arkansas counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Arkansas county has the highest cold wave risk?

Craighead County has the highest FEMA cold wave risk score in Arkansas at 93.6 (High), with $8M in expected annual losses and about 2.26 events per year.

How many Arkansas counties face significant cold wave risk?

75 Arkansas counties record measurable cold wave risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 1 of them are rated High or Very High.

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