Baxter County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Has it hailed in Baxter County, Arkansas recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 35 hail reports with hail up to 1", among 45 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 10 high-wind reports with gusts up to 50 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Baxter County
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Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
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Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
Friday, August 7, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 735 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Ozark Isle to near Yellville. Movement was east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Mountain Home...”
“At 719 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Crawford to near Upper Buffalo Wilderness Area. Movement was east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Jasper...”
- Hail 0.75" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
7 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 723 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rush, or 8 miles southeast of Yellville, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Cartney... Rush... Lion Hill...”
“At 640 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Ozark Isle to Lakeway. Movement was east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Mountain Home...”
- Hail 0.88" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“This is a delayed report. Numerous tree limbs were reported down at the RV Park on Denton Ferry Road. (LZK)”
- Wind Unknown 1 N Cotter SPC verified report
Friday, July 31, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1012 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bull Shoals, moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Mountain Home... Bull Shoals... Yellville... Gassville... Flippin...”
- Hail 0.5" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 156 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Ozark Regional Airport to near Culp to near Blanchard Springs Campground to 6 miles northeast of Old Lexington. Movement was east at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
- Hail 0.5" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 11, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 102 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rush, or 13 miles northeast of Marshall, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Norfork... Advance... Cartney... Herron... Rush...”
“At 256 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Culp to near Maumee to near Walnut. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Mountain View...”
- Hail 0.75" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 858 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Diamond Bay, or 10 miles east of Mountain Home, moving southwest at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Mountain Home... Gassville... Norfork...”
“At 829 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Gamaliel Landing to Bexar to Salem in Fulton County. Movement was south at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 25, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 340 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Colfax, or near Mountain Home, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Mountain Home... Gassville... Norfork... Salesville...”
“At 335 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Arkawana, or 8 miles north of Mountain Home, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Mountain Home... Arkawana... Fawn Park...”
- Hail 0.5" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 13, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 312 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Maumee, or 11 miles south of Yellville, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Norfork... Salesville... Norfork Dam... Duff...”
“At 1234 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ozark Isle, or near Bull Shoals, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Mountain Home... Bull Shoals... Yellville... Gassville...”
- Hail 0.88" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 449 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Advance, or 15 miles northeast of Marshall, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Culp... Big Flat... Barkshed Campground...”
- Hail 0.88" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 824 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Culp, or 15 miles southeast of Mountain Home, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Calico Rock... Oxford... Norfork...”
- Hail 0.5" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 227 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rocky Hill, or 10 miles southeast of Marshall, moving northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Mountain View... Calico Rock... Thola...”
- Hail 0.25" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. For the first Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 15 expected. For the second Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 19 expected. WHERE...Portions of central, eastern, north central, southeast, southwest, and western Arkansas. WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, until 7 AM CDT this morning.”
“WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. For the first Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 15 expected. For the second Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 19 expected. WHERE...Portions of central, eastern, north central, southeast, southwest, and western Arkansas. WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, until 7 AM CDT this morning.”
- Wind 50 mph Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 1", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“Heavy accumulation of hail noted in this area... easily covering roadways and much of the ground. One depth measurement of the accumulated hail was between 2-3 inches d (LZK)”
“WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, southwest winds becoming northwest of 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures expected, with hard freezing conditions possible over northern Arkansas. WHERE...Portions of central, eastern, north central, southeast, southwest, and western Arkansas. WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, until 7 AM CDT Monday.”
- Hail 1" Henderson SPC verified report
- Wind 50 mph Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 1" Midway SPC verified report
- Hail 0.5" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 635 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Sturkie to near Wideman to Elberta. Movement was east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Batesville...”
- Hail 0.25" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 309 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Gamaliel Landing to Diamond Bay to Shipp. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Mountain Home...”
“At 240 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Bull Shoals to Flippin to near Yellville. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Mountain Home...”
- Hail 0.88" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 249 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Diamond Bay, or 7 miles east of Mountain Home, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Mountain Home... Salem in Fulton County... Horseshoe Bend... Calico Rock... Oxford... Norfork... Salesville...”
“At 151 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lakeway, or near Yellville, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Mountain Home... Bull Shoals... Yellville... Gassville... Flippin... Lakeview in Baxter County... Norfork... Salesville...”
- Wind 50 mph Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Baxter County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Baxter County, AR?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 45 severe weather events in Baxter County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Baxter County recently?
Yes — 35 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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