Grant 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 Grant County, Arkansas recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 49 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 69 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 20 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 Grant 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.
Monday, August 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 617 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Redfield, or 9 miles northeast of Sheridan, moving north at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Redfield... Orion... Cane Creek... Ico... Jefferson... Center Grove... Clear Lake... Kearney... F.B.”
- Wind 50 mph Grant County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, August 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 331 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Benton, moving southeast at 20 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... Benton... Bryant... Southwest Little Rock... Haskell... Shannon Hills... Wrightsville... Tull... Otter Creek... East End...”
“At 346 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near East End, or 13 miles southeast of Southwest Little Rock, moving northwest 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... Little Rock...”
- Wind 50 mph Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 711 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mabelvale, or near Southwest Little Rock, moving south 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... Little Rock... Southwest Little Rock...”
- Hail 0.5" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 645 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Cane Creek, or near Sheridan, moving east 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... Sheridan... White Hall... Redfield... Pine Bluff Arsenal...”
“At 612 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bryant, moving southeast 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... Benton... Bryant... Shannon Hills... East End... Cane Creek... Orion... Alexander...”
- Hail 0.5" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Grant 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 536 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Orion, or 12 miles northeast of Sheridan, 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... Orion... Cane Creek... East End... Ico...”
- Hail 0.88" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
7 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 257 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Poyen, or 7 miles east of Malvern, 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... Sheridan... Haskell... Traskwood... Leola... Tull...”
“At 225 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Benton, moving southeast 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... Benton... Bryant... Haskell... Traskwood... Tull... Prattsville... Poyen...”
- Hail 0.88" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1044 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Jenkins Ferry State Park, or 10 miles west of Sheridan, moving northwest 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... Malvern... Traskwood... Leola...”
“At 1042 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Redfield, or 17 miles southeast of Southwest Little Rock, moving northwest 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... Little Rock... Shannon Hills...”
- Hail 0.25" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
4 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 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 619 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near White Hall, or 11 miles west of Pine Bluff, moving east at 40 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Pine Bluff... White Hall... Altheimer...”
“At 539 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sheridan, moving northeast at 40 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Little Rock... North Little Rock... Bryant... Sheridan...”
- Hail 0.25" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 845 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lonsdale to Hot Springs to 6 miles north of Meyers. Movement was south 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 31, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 743 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sheridan, moving west 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... Pine Bluff... Sheridan... White Hall... Warbritton... Pine Bluff Arsenal...”
- Hail 0.75" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 30, 2026
3 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" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1047 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lofton to 7 miles southwest of Sparkman. Movement was northeast at 25 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... Hot Springs...”
“At 1129 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Hot Springs to near Carthage. Movement was 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... Hot Springs... Benton...”
- Hail 0.75" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 406 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sheridan, moving northeast 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... Sheridan... Redfield... Prattsville... Cane Creek... East End... Orion...”
- Hail 0.5" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 330 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tull, or 9 miles northwest of Sheridan, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Pine Bluff... Bryant... Sheridan... White Hall... England... Wrightsville... Redfield... Altheimer... Keo... Cane Creek... Pine Bluff Arsenal... Estes...”
“At 234 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Keo to near Shannon Hills. Movement was east at 50 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" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 546 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Okolona, or 15 miles southwest of Arkadelphia, moving east at 50 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... Arkadelphia... Caddo Valley... Leola...”
“At 334 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Malvern, moving east 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... Benton... Malvern... Sheridan... Haskell... Rockport... Traskwood... Tull...”
- Hail 0.75" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 127 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles southwest of Lofton to near Prattsville. Movement was northeast 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, April 24, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 936 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hensley Island, or 17 miles north of Pine Bluff, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Pine Bluff... White Hall... Redfield... Altheimer... Warbritton... Pine Bluff Arsenal... Hensley Island...”
“At 933 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Thiel to 7 miles southeast of Richwoods to near Bluff City. Movement was southeast 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.”
- Wind 50 mph Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Grant 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" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 16, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 524 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Sheridan, moving east at 45 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... Pine Bluff... White Hall... Altheimer... Humphrey...”
“At 334 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near DeGray Lake State Park, or 10 miles north of Arkadelphia, moving east at 40 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... Hot Springs... Benton... Bryant...”
- Hail 0.25" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Grant 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 Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Grant County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", 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 Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 SSE Fenter SPC verified report
Monday, March 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 1145 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Malvern, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 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... Little Rock... Pine Bluff... Benton... Bryant... Malvern... Sheridan...”
- Hail 0.88" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 839 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Parkers Corner to near Humnoke to near Hensley Island to Leola. Movement was southeast 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.”
- Hail 0.25" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, November 24, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 927 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Richwoods, or near Arkadelphia, moving northeast at 50 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... Arkadelphia... Malvern... Gurdon... Rockport...”
- Hail 0.25" Grant County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Grant County, AR?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 69 severe weather events in Grant 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 Grant County recently?
Yes — 49 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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