BLOOMFIELD, MISSOURI — On March 14, 2025, a prolific and violent regional tornado outbreak tore across southeast Missouri and northeast Arkansas, leaving behind one of the most concentrated corridors of strong and violent tornadoes seen in years.
By the end of 2025, an extraordinary statistic emerged: within a 75-mile radius spanning portions of southeast Missouri and northeast Arkansas, a total of 32 tornadoes had been documented.
That total included:
- Six EF2 tornadoes
- Ten EF3 tornadoes
- Two EF4 tornadoes
The sheer density of significant tornadoes within such a compact area stunned forecasters.
Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas Hit Hardest
The epicenter of the outbreak centered near the Missouri–Arkansas border, including communities around:
- Bloomfield, Missouri
- Poplar Bluff, Missouri
- Jonesboro, Arkansas
- Paragould, Arkansas
Several of the strongest tornadoes carved long tracks through forested areas, flattening large swaths of timber and leaving behind scarred landscapes visible even months later…