Clay County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Clay County, Arkansas has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 2 tornado reports among 44 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 31 hail reports with hail up to 1.75" and 11 high-wind reports with gusts up to 80 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 Clay County
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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.
Saturday, August 1, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 104 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rector, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1239 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Peach Orchard, or 10 miles southwest of Corning, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Clay County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 130 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Piggott, moving west at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 458 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Malden, 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... Kennett, Malden, Portageville, Campbell, Chalk Bluff Natural Area, Clarkton, Holcomb, Wardell, St.”
- Wind 50 mph Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 9, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 545 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Maynard, or 11 miles south of Doniphan, moving east 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 928 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Holcomb, or near Piggott, moving 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Kennett, Piggott, Holcomb, Wardell, St.”
- Hail 0.25" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 656 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Senath, moving south at 15 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 503 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Oak Grove Heights, or near Marmaduke, moving northeast 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 654 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over St. Francis, or near Campbell, moving north at 25 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 30 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.88" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 31, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 439 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles east of Bernie to Glennonville to Doniphan. 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.75", 1 tornado report
“A brief EF0 tornado touched down near the intersection of CR 339 and CR 321 northwest of Pollard. When the tornado touched down... a large tree was uprooted... damaging (MEG)”
“Numerous trees and powerlines down in the city of Saint Francis. (MEG)”
- Tornado Tornado 2 NNW Pollard SPC verified report
- Hail 1.75" Corning SPC verified report
- Hail 1.5" Piggott SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Saint Francis SPC verified report
Monday, April 27, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 547 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Senath, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 522 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over St. Francis, or near Chalk Bluff Natural Area, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.88" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, April 26, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“Thunderstorm wind gust reported near Rector. Estimated at 60 mph. (MEG)”
- Wind 60 mph Rector SPC verified report
Friday, April 24, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 720 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Gatewood to near Swifton. Movement was east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 16, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 1.75"
“Report of approximately golf ball size hail near Success (2 miles north). (MEG)”
“At 723 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Deering, or 8 miles east of Kennett, moving east at 25 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 1.75" Success SPC verified report
- Hail 0.88" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 1" 1 SW Piggott SPC verified report
- Hail 1" Saint Francis SPC verified report
- Hail 0.75" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 80 mph, 1 tornado report
“An EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 90 mph touched down 4 miles WNW Rector... AR. This tornado produced tree damage... minor roof damage to a home... and roof uplift of (MEG)”
“One outbuilding destroyed and another heavily damaged near the intersection of South Dodd St and West 13th St. Several trees downed. (MEG)”
- Tornado Tornado 4 WNW Rector SPC verified report
- Wind 80 mph 1 S Rector SPC verified report
- Wind 67 mph 4 W Corning SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 NW Rector SPC verified report
Saturday, March 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 843 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Marmaduke to near Brookland. Movement was east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 757 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Corning, moving 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 543 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Maynard, or 11 miles north of Pocahontas, moving east at 30 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.88" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, December 28, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 548 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Pollard to near Cash. Movement was east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 318 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lafe, or 7 miles west of Marmaduke, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 308 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Chalk Bluff Natural Area, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.75" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Clay County, AR?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 44 severe weather events in Clay 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 Clay County recently?
Yes — 31 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.75" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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