Faulkner 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 Faulkner County, Arkansas recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 54 hail reports with hail up to 1", among 80 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 26 high-wind reports with gusts up to 60 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 Faulkner 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.
Thursday, August 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1159 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hill Creek to Petit Jean State Park to near Mosley. Movement was southeast 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 125 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Vilonia, or 7 miles north of Little Rock AFB. This storm was nearly stationary. 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... Cabot... Little Rock AFB... Vilonia...”
- Hail 0.25" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 11, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 427 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Heber Springs to near Quitman to Whipple. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Searcy... Heber Springs... Clinton... Greenbrier... Bald Knob... Judsonia...”
“At 520 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Parnell to Mayflower. Movement was south 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... Little Rock... North Little Rock... Conway... Sherwood... Jacksonville... Cabot... West Little Rock...”
- Wind 55 mph Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 711 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Springhill, or 9 miles northeast of Conway, moving south at 5 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... Conway... Greenbrier... Vilonia... Enola...”
“At 649 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mount Vernon, or 16 miles south of Heber Springs, moving southeast 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... Rose Bud... Enola... Mount Vernon...”
- Hail 0.5" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
6 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 400 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Vilonia, or 11 miles east of Conway, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... North Little Rock... Conway... Sherwood... Cabot... Little Rock AFB... Beebe... Greenbrier... Ward... Vilonia...”
“At 435 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Oppelo, or near Morrilton, moving southeast at 10 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... Conway... Morrilton... Perryville... Oppelo... Menifee...”
- Wind 50 mph Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 1149 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Mayflower, or near Maumelle, moving east at 15 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... Mayflower... Morgan... Marche... Palarm...”
“At 301 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Solgohachia, or near Morrilton, moving south 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... Conway... Morrilton... Perryville... Oppelo... Menifee...”
- Hail 0.88" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 126 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Roland in Pulaski County, or 7 miles northwest of Maumelle, moving northeast 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... Conway... Mayflower... Little Italy... Roland in Pulaski County... Saltillo...”
“At 114 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Greenbrier, or 12 miles north of Conway, moving northeast 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... Greenbrier... Wooster... Guy... Damascus... Twin Groves... Mallet Town... Whipple... Woolly Hollow State Park...”
- Wind 50 mph Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 655 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles southwest of Adona to near Hot Springs Village to near Rockport to near Caddo Valley. 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... Little Rock... North Little Rock...”
“At 757 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Enola, or 13 miles northeast of Conway, moving east at 30 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... Conway... Cabot... Searcy... Little Rock AFB... Beebe...”
- Wind 50 mph Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 939 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Marche to near Chenal Valley to 6 miles south of Williams Junction. Movement was southeast at 25 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 917 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Williams Junction, or 9 miles southeast of Perryville, moving east at 25 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... Little Rock... North Little Rock...”
- Hail 0.5" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 549 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Fairbanks, or 12 miles south of Fairfield Bay, moving east at 25 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... Searcy... Heber Springs... Judsonia... Kensett...”
- Hail 0.25" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 407 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Olmstead, or near Little Rock AFB, moving north at 30 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... Sherwood... Jacksonville... Cabot... Little Rock AFB...”
- Hail 0.25" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 30, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 60 mph
“CO-OP observer estimated winds at 60 mph. (LZK)”
“At 341 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Quitman, or 16 miles southwest of Heber Springs, moving southeast at 35 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... Searcy... Greenbrier... Quitman...”
- Wind 60 mph Damascus SPC verified report
- Hail 0.75" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1200 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pottsville, or near Russellville, moving east at 30 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... Russellville... Morrilton... Atkins... Pottsville...”
“At 1243 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bethlehem, or 11 miles northeast of Morrilton, moving east at 35 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... Heber Springs... Clinton... Fairfield Bay...”
- Hail 0.5" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 10, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 329 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Guy, or 15 miles northeast of Conway. This storm was nearly stationary. 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... Greenbrier... Guy... Enola... Twin Groves...”
“At 314 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Catholic Point, or 14 miles southwest of Clinton, moving southeast 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... Damascus... Twin Groves... Bethlehem...”
- Hail 0.5" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 444 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles south of Wye Mountain to 8 miles south of Williams Junction. Movement was east at 55 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Little Rock... North Little Rock... Sherwood... Jacksonville... Cabot... West Little Rock...”
- Hail 0.5" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 452 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Bohannon to Smyrna to near Broomfield. Movement was southeast at 40 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 View...”
“At 524 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Thola to Clinton to near Pottsville. Movement was east at 40 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... Conway... Russellville...”
- Hail 0.75" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 132 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Vilonia, or 8 miles east of Conway, moving 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... Conway... Cabot... Beebe... Ward... Vilonia...”
“At 125 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Jerusalem, or 21 miles north of Morrilton, moving east at 35 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... Clinton... Fairfield Bay... Dover... Hector...”
- Hail 0.88" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, April 24, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 803 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Morgan, or near Maumelle, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Little Rock... North Little Rock... Sherwood... Jacksonville... West Little Rock... Maumelle... Downtown Little Rock...”
- Wind 50 mph Faulkner 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 Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 1", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 528 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Gravel Hill to near Cabot. Movement was northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Jacksonville... Cabot... Searcy... Little Rock AFB... Beebe... Ward... Vilonia...”
“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.”
- Wind 55 mph Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 1" 3 W Gold Creek SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 SW Enola SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 N Pickles Gap SPC verified report
Saturday, March 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 747 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Austin in Lonoke County to near McAlmont to Mabelvale. Movement was east at 60 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Little Rock... North Little Rock... Sherwood... Jacksonville... Cabot...”
“At 649 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Lanty to near Adona to 8 miles southeast of Plainview in Yell County. Movement was east at 40 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.”
- Wind 50 mph Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, February 26, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 604 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Vilonia, or 10 miles northwest of Little Rock AFB, moving 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. Locations impacted include... Conway... Jacksonville... Cabot...”
“At 427 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Woolly Hollow State Park, or 18 miles southwest of Heber Springs, 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Quitman... Guy...”
- Hail 0.5" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 648 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Middleton, or 14 miles northeast of Morrilton, moving southeast at 40 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... Conway... Greenbrier... Wooster...”
- Hail 0.5" Faulkner County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Faulkner County, AR?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 80 severe weather events in Faulkner 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 Faulkner County recently?
Yes — 54 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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