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Spring is tornado season in Arkansas and much of the South, in particular, and over the decades â heck, centuries perhaps â those who live within the borders of the Natural State have known that the shifting of the seasons spawns many tornado-producing storms. Last year, Vilonia took the brunt of damage.
More about the power of tornadoes: 1  Tornado Alley encompasses the eastern section of South Dakota, eastern Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and northern Texas. 2  One of the deadliest tornadoes in recorded history was the Tri-State Tornado of 18 March 1925. The tornado traveled a total of 219 miles, killing 695 people in Illinois, Missouri and Indiana. Although Oklahoma City holds the record for the most tornadoes, tiny Codell, Kansas, holds the distinction of being struck on the same date for three consecutive years, with tornadoes occurring on 20 May of 1916, 1917 and 1918.