Cleveland County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 180 days · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Has it hailed in Cleveland County, Arkansas recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 43 hail reports with hail up to 1.75", among 51 severe weather events logged here in the last 180 days, together with 8 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 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 Cleveland 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.
Monday, August 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 446 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mt Elba, or 11 miles south of Rison, moving north at 5 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 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... Kingsland... Hebron... Mt Elba... Herbine... Orlando...”
- Hail 0.25" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, August 7, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 540 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hebron, or 10 miles east of Fordyce, moving east 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... Warren... Fordyce... Kingsland... Thornton...”
“At 456 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southeast of Carthage, or 10 miles north of Fordyce, moving south 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... Fordyce... Kingsland... Thornton...”
- Hail 0.88" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 831 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Gunnison to near Yancopin to near Omega. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 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... Pea Ridge... Dumas...”
- Hail 0.25" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
8 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 911 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Omega to near Monticello to 6 miles southwest of Warren to near Highland Industrial Park. Movement was southeast at 20 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.”
“At 828 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Thornton, or 7 miles west of Fordyce, moving southeast at 20 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... Fordyce... Bearden... Thornton...”
- Hail 0.5" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 633 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Dogwood, or 8 miles southwest of Sheridan, moving southeast at 10 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... Leola... Dogwood... Jenkins Ferry State Park...”
“At 644 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Cottondale, or 8 miles south of Pine Bluff, moving south at 20 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... Pine Bluff... Star City... Nebo...”
- Hail 0.88" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
6 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 131 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lanark, or 9 miles southeast of Hampton, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Warren... Hermitage... Harrell... Weeks...”
“At 209 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lamont, or 11 miles southeast of Sheridan, moving east at 20 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... Pine Bluff... Sheridan... White Hall... Lamont...”
- Hail 0.75" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 945 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Pea Ridge to near Mills to 6 miles north of Herbine. Movement was northwest at 15 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 714 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Poyen to 7 miles west of Sparkman. Movement was 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... Fordyce... Leola... Kingsland... Sparkman... Thornton... Carthage... Ellisville... Lamont...”
“At 825 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Grady to near Weeks to near Hampton Municipal Airport. Movement was east 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... Monticello...”
- Wind 50 mph Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 638 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Thornton, or near Fordyce, moving northeast at 25 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... Fordyce... Rison... Kingsland... Thornton... Hebron...”
“At 557 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Bearden, or 15 miles west of Fordyce, moving northeast at 55 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... Fordyce... Bearden... Kingsland...”
- Hail 0.5" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 30, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 706 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lamont, or 11 miles south of Sheridan, moving south at 35 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... Fordyce... Rison... Kingsland... Ellisville... Lamont...”
“At 623 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Sheridan, moving southeast at 30 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... Pine Bluff... White Hall... Lamont... Kedron... Sulphur Springs...”
- Hail 0.5" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 108 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Feenyville to near Snyder. Movement was east at 20 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... Monticello... Warren... Dumas...”
“At 1219 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Rison to Hermitage. Movement was east at 20 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... Monticello... Warren... Star City...”
- Hail 0.88" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 256 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Thornton, or near Fordyce, moving southeast at 20 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... Fordyce... Thornton... Weeks... Ellisville... Tinsman...”
- Hail 0.5" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 8, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 933 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Thornton to 7 miles northeast of Louann. Movement was east at 45 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... Monticello...”
- Hail 0.75" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, April 24, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1029 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Fordyce to Highland Industrial Park to near Louann to Mount Holly. Movement was southeast at 40 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.”
“At 1016 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Bearden, or 15 miles west of Fordyce, moving east at 45 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... Fordyce... Hampton... Bearden...”
- Hail 0.5" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1020 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lamont, or 12 miles northwest of Rison, moving east at 45 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... Pine Bluff... White Hall... Warbritton... Lamont...”
- Hail 0.5" Cleveland 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 Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Cleveland County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1.75"
- Hail 1.75" Rye SPC verified report
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Cleveland County, AR?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 51 severe weather events in Cleveland County over the last 180 days. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Cleveland County recently?
Yes — 43 hail reports in the last 180 days, with hail up to 1.75" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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