Hot Spring County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Hot Spring County, Arkansas has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 1 tornado report among 74 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 56 hail reports with hail up to 2.5" and 17 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 Hot Spring 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.
Friday, August 7, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 241 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Glenwood, or 16 miles southeast of Mount Ida, 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... Glenwood... Amity... Alpine...”
“At 300 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Hot Springs. 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... Hot Springs... Malvern... Rockport... Perla...”
- Hail 0.88" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
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Wednesday, July 8, 2026
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 640 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over DeGray Lake State Park, or 10 miles northwest of Arkadelphia, 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... Arkadelphia... Caddo Valley...”
“At 545 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles south of Perla, or 8 miles south of Malvern, moving southeast at 15 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... Leola... Jenkins Ferry State Park...”
- Hail 0.5" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
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Tuesday, July 7, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 520 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Piney in Garland County, or near Hot Springs, moving east 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... Hot Springs... Hot Springs Memorial Field...”
“At 534 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Glenwood, or 18 miles southeast of Mount Ida, moving south at 10 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... Glenwood... Amity... Alpine... Welsh... Rosboro...”
- Hail 0.5" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
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- Hail 0.25" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
6 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 317 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near DeGray Lake State Park, or 7 miles northwest of Arkadelphia, 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... Arkadelphia... Caddo Valley...”
“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...”
- Hail 0.88" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
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Wednesday, July 1, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1056 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lonsdale, or 7 miles north of Malvern, 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... Hot Springs... Hot Springs Village... Lonsdale...”
“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...”
- Hail 0.25" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
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Monday, June 22, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 624 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Narrows Dam, or near Murfreesboro, moving east at 30 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... Arkadelphia... Murfreesboro... Gurdon... Caddo Valley... Okolona... Whelen Springs... Beirne...”
“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...”
- Wind 55 mph Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 306 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Amity, or 16 miles northwest of Arkadelphia, moving northeast 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... Lofton...”
“At 328 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Amity, or 16 miles northwest of Arkadelphia, moving northeast 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... Lofton... DeGray Lake State Park...”
- Hail 0.5" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 1, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 926 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles west of Mountain Pine to Mount Ida. Movement was 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... Mount Ida... Glenwood...”
“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" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 30, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 345 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northwest of Salem in Saline County, or 11 miles northwest of Benton, moving south 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... Benton... Bryant...”
- Hail 0.5" Hot Spring 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" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
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Wednesday, May 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 220 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles southwest of Gravelly to near Mauldin to near Norman to near Daisy. Movement was east at 50 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.”
- Hail 0.88" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 639 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northwest of Okolona, or 11 miles east of Murfreesboro, moving east at 45 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...”
“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...”
- Hail 0.75" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Hot Spring 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" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, April 26, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1223 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mauldin, or 7 miles north of Mount Ida, moving southeast at 25 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... Mount Ida... Mountain Pine... Oden... Meyers...”
- Hail 0.75" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 1103 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near DeGray Lake State Park, or 8 miles north of Arkadelphia, moving southeast at 10 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... Arkadelphia... Caddo Valley...”
- Hail 0.88" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, April 24, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 2.5"
“Broadcast media shared a picture of at least tennis ball sized hail near Point Cedar. Time estimated from radar. (LZK)”
“At 800 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles northwest of Lake Ouachita State Park to 8 miles northwest of Meyers to near Norman. Movement was east at 35 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.”
- Hail 2.5" Point Cedar SPC verified report
- Hail 0.75" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 16, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 729 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Beirne, or 8 miles northeast of Prescott, moving northeast 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... Arkadelphia... Gurdon... Okolona... Beirne...”
“At 538 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Prescott, moving northeast at 50 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... Arkadelphia... Gurdon... Whelen Springs... Beirne...”
- Hail 0.5" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
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- Hail 0.25" Hot Spring 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 Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 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 Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 SSE Malvern SPC verified report
Monday, March 9, 2026
3 NWS warnings — 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...”
“At 957 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Mimosa to 6 miles southwest of Okolona. Movement was northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Hot Springs... Arkadelphia... Murfreesboro... Mount Ida... Glenwood... Mountain Pine... Amity... Caddo Valley...”
- Hail 0.88" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Hot Spring 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" Hot Spring 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" Hot Spring County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, October 18, 2025
1 SPC verified storm report — 1 tornado report
“Tree damage was reported along Sycamore Road and around the Lucky Pine area. (LZK)”
- Tornado Tornado 3 ENE Degray Lake State SPC verified report
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Hot Spring County, AR?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 74 severe weather events in Hot Spring 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 Hot Spring County recently?
Yes — 56 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 2.5" recorded.
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