Independence 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 Independence County, Arkansas recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 40 hail reports with hail up to 2.5", among 53 severe weather events logged here in the last 180 days, together with 13 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 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 Independence 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 0.88"
“At 526 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Concord, or 14 miles northeast of Heber Springs. This storm was nearly stationary. 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... Pleasant Plains... Concord...”
- Hail 0.88" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 314 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Oil Trough, or 13 miles west of Newport, moving east 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... Newport... Diaz... Newark... Oil Trough...”
- Hail 0.25" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 11, 2026
5 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 310 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Grubbs to Oil Trough. Movement was southeast 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... Newport... Tuckerman... Diaz... Newark... Grubbs... Oil Trough... Jacksonport... Magness... Algoa...”
- Wind 55 mph Independence County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Independence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 338 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Mount Pleasant, or 9 miles southeast of Melbourne, moving east 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... Melbourne... Cave City... Cushman...”
- Hail 0.25" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 206 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Steprock, or 14 miles north of Searcy, 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... Augusta... Bald Knob... Pleasant Plains... Russell...”
“At 828 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tuckerman, or 10 miles north of Newport, moving 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... Newport... Tuckerman... Diaz... Swifton... Grubbs...”
- Hail 0.5" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1255 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Salado, or 8 miles southeast of Batesville, moving 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. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Newark... Oil Trough... Jacksonport... Magness...”
“At 1055 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Croker, or 11 miles east of Mountain View, 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... Cushman... Croker... Bethesda... Pleasant Grove...”
- Hail 0.5" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 413 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles west of Concord, or 11 miles north of Heber Springs, moving northeast at 30 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... Batesville... Cushman...”
- Hail 0.75" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 21, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1227 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles north of Newark, or 12 miles east of Batesville, 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... Newark... Strawberry... Lynn...”
“At 1152 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles south of Mountain View, moving northeast 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... Cushman... Croker... Bethesda... Ben... Prim...”
- Hail 0.25" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 13, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 2.5"
“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 2.5" 1 N Cord SPC verified report
- Hail 2" Cord SPC verified report
- Hail 0.25" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 1, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 705 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Gid, or 9 miles south of Melbourne, moving east at 15 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... Cushman... Mount Pleasant... Sidney... Gid... Croker...”
“At 619 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pleasant Plains, or 15 miles south of Batesville, moving south at 25 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... Pleasant Plains... Steprock... Bradford...”
- Hail 0.88" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Salado SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Balch Addition SPC verified report
Sunday, May 31, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1.25"
- Hail 1.25" 3E Batesville SPC verified report
Thursday, May 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 429 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tuckerman, or 10 miles north of Newport, moving northwest 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... Batesville... Newport... Tuckerman... Diaz...”
- Hail 0.25" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 109 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Strawberry, or 13 miles southwest of Lake Charles State Park, moving north 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... Black Rock...”
- Hail 0.5" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 139 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pleasant Plains, or 17 miles south of Batesville, moving east at 35 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... Batesville... Newport... Bald Knob...”
“At 1233 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Old Lexington, or 9 miles north 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... Mountain View... Clinton...”
- Hail 0.5" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1026 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Magness, or 9 miles southeast of Batesville, 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... Newark... Strawberry... Lynn... Oil Trough...”
- Hail 0.5" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 735 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Southside in Independence County, or 8 miles south of Batesville, 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... Batesville... Newark...”
- Hail 0.5" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“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 0.5" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, April 26, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1.75"
- Hail 1.75" 2 W Hickory Valley SPC verified report
Friday, April 24, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 735 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Steprock, or 13 miles north of Searcy, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Augusta... Bald Knob... Pangburn... Pleasant Plains... Russell... Steprock... Bradford... Letona... Olyphant...”
- Wind 50 mph Independence County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1158 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Rocky Hill to near Clinton. Movement was northeast 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... Batesville... Mountain View... Clinton... Fairfield Bay... Melbourne... Oxford... Cushman...”
- Wind 50 mph Independence 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 Independence County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Independence County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Independence County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 541 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Batesville to near Southside in Independence County to 8 miles south of Concord. 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... Batesville... Newport... Tuckerman... Diaz...”
“At 419 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Rocky Hill to near Claude to near Happy Bend. Movement was east at 60 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... Heber Springs...”
- Wind 50 mph Independence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Independence County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Independence County, AR?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 53 severe weather events in Independence 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 Independence County recently?
Yes — 40 hail reports in the last 180 days, with hail up to 2.5" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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