Fulton 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 Fulton County, Arkansas recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 29 hail reports with hail up to 1.5", among 39 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 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 Fulton 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
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 814 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Fawn Park, or near Mountain Home, moving east at 20 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 Home... Gassville... Lakeview in Baxter County...”
- Hail 0.25" Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 325 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Gamaliel Landing, or 15 miles east of Mountain Home. This storm was nearly stationary. 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... Viola... Gamaliel Landing...”
“At 741 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Colfax, or near Mountain Home, moving 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... Mountain Home... Gassville... Norfork... Salesville...”
- Hail 0.75" Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 352 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Mammoth Spring State Park, or 8 miles southeast of Mammoth Spring, moving south at 10 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Fulton 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" Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“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...”
“At 746 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Ott to near Sturkie to Mammoth Spring State Park. Movement was south 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. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 25, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 643 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hardy, or 8 miles east of Cherokee Village, 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... Cherokee Village... Highland in Sharp County...”
“At 602 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ballard, or over Ash Flat, 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... Cherokee Village... Ash Flat... Horseshoe Bend...”
- Hail 0.5" Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 518 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Cherokee Village, moving north 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... Cherokee Village... Highland in Sharp County... Mammoth Spring...”
- Hail 0.88" Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 1, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 414 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hardy, or 7 miles east of Cherokee Village, moving southeast 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... Cherokee Village...”
“At 444 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sturkie, or 9 miles northwest of Salem in Fulton County, moving southeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 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... Salem in Fulton County...”
- Hail 0.88" Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Fulton 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" Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, April 26, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
“Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LZK)”
- Hail 1" 1 SE Kittle SPC verified report
Thursday, April 16, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 1.5"
“Ping Pong ball sized hail reported north of Salem. Hail size verified on social media post. (LZK)”
“Hail size verified from social media picture. (LZK)”
- Hail 1.5" 2 W Camp SPC verified report
- Hail 1.25" Mammoth Spring SPC verified report
- Hail 0.25" Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Fulton 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 Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“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.”
“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 50 mph Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Vidette SPC verified report
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" Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 1"
“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...”
“Dispatch reports quarter size hail at office in Salem. (LZK)”
- Hail 0.88" Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 1" 1 S Salem SPC verified report
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 526 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm capable of producing a landspout near Cherokee Village, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Landspouts, wind gusts up to 50 mph, and penny size hail. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Cherokee Village...”
- Hail 0.75" Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
1 NWS warning — 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Fulton County, AR?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 39 severe weather events in Fulton 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 Fulton County recently?
Yes — 29 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.5" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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