Bowman is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 75.
At 3:08 p.m. CDT on April 27, 2011, a tornado hit Bowman as part of the 2011 Super Outbreak. The tornado was rated EF1 with winds at , a width of , that traveled a path of . The tornado caused roof damage to five homes and a business garage, and destroyed a storage shed.