Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Has it hailed in Jefferson County, Arkansas recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 63 hail reports with hail up to 1", among 86 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 23 high-wind reports with gusts up to 58 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.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Jefferson County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
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.
See the specifics — free →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.
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.”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 831 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Gunnison to near Yancopin to near Omega. Movement was southeast at 30 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... Pea Ridge... Dumas...”
“At 743 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near White River National Wildlife Refuge to near Gould. Movement was south 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...”
6 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 422 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Douglas, or 11 miles north of Dumas, moving east 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... Pea Ridge... Gould... Gillett... Douglas... Merrisach Lake... Arkansas Post... Morgan Point Recreation Area... Pendleton...”
“At 811 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Madding to Feenyville to near Herbine. Movement was southeast 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... Pine Bluff...”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Picture on social media of a tree down on 27th Ave and Poplar Street in Pine Bluff. Time estimated from radar. (LZK)”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 644 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Cottondale, or 8 miles south of Pine Bluff, moving 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... Pine Bluff... Star City... Nebo...”
6 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 209 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lamont, or 11 miles southeast of Sheridan, moving east 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... Pine Bluff... Sheridan... White Hall... Lamont...”
“At 110 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pine Bluff, 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... Pine Bluff... Linwood... Cottondale... Madding... Ladd... Glenlake... Tamo...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 519 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of White River National Wildlife Refuge, moving west 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... Almyra... St. Charles... De Witt... Ethel...”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“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...”
“At 945 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Pea Ridge to near Mills to 6 miles north of Herbine. Movement was northwest 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...”
3 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 58 mph
“ASOS recorded a measured wind gust of 58 mph at Pine Bluff Airport/Grider Field. (LZK)”
“A branch was broken out of a tree approximately 1 mile into Jefferson County along Highway 425. (LZK)”
1 SPC verified storm report · 5 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 829 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Pryor to near Fredonia to 7 miles north of Langford. Movement was east at 35 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... Stuttgart...”
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 646 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over White Hall, or near Pine Bluff, moving east 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... Pine Bluff... White Hall... Altheimer... Warbritton...”
“At 636 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over England, or 18 miles south of Lonoke, moving northeast at 30 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... England... Humnoke... Keo... Brummitt...”
6 NWS warnings — 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...”
“At 458 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Humnoke, or 9 miles west of Stuttgart, moving northeast 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... Stuttgart... Humphrey... Humnoke...”
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...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 108 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Feenyville to near Snyder. Movement was east 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... Monticello... Warren... Dumas...”
“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...”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 438 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Cottondale, or near Pine Bluff, moving north 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... Pine Bluff... Altheimer... Humphrey... Cottondale...”
“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...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 541 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Humnoke, or 17 miles south of Lonoke, 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... Stuttgart... England... Humphrey... Humnoke... Ulm...”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 426 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Stuttgart to near Almyra to 7 miles northwest of Gillett to near Little Bayou Meto Park. 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... Stuttgart... Gillett... Holly Grove...”
“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...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 254 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Kedron, or 7 miles southwest of Pine Bluff, moving east 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... Pine Bluff... Grady... Cottondale... Whitefield...”
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...”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 955 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pine Bluff Arsenal, or 9 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... Altheimer... Warbritton... Cottondale... Linwood... Richardson...”
“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...”
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...”
1 NWS warning — 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...”
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.”
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.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 814 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Douglas, or 13 miles north of Dumas, moving northeast at 55 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... Gould... Gillett... St. Charles... Yancopin... Langford... Douglas... Little Bayou Meto Park...”
“At 716 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near England, or 20 miles north of Pine Bluff, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Stuttgart... Hazen... England... Humphrey... Humnoke... Keo... Brummitt... Parkers Corner...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 1"
“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 least quarter size hail reported near White Hall. (LZK)”
3 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 933 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from New Salem to near Holly Grove to 6 miles northeast of De Witt to near Richardson. 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.”
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 86 severe weather events in Jefferson County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 63 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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