Lawrence County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Lawrence County, Arkansas has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 1 tornado report among 43 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 28 hail reports with hail up to 1" and 14 high-wind reports with gusts up to 50 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 Lawrence 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.
Saturday, August 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 101 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fontaine, or near Walnut Ridge, moving east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Walnut Ridge... Hoxie... College City... Sedgwick... Dicus... Whiskerville... Giles Spur...”
- Wind 50 mph Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 147 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near College City, or near Walnut Ridge, moving southeast 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... Pocahontas... Walnut Ridge... Hoxie... Black Rock...”
- Hail 0.25" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 754 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hoxie, moving 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... Walnut Ridge... Hoxie... Lake Charles State Park... College City... Portia... Lynn... Alicia... Minturn... Sedgwick... Powhatan... Strangers Home...”
- Wind 50 mph Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 11, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 149 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northeast of Sidney, or 9 miles south of Ash Flat, moving east at 25 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... Evening Shade... Smithville...”
“At 109 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Strawberry, or 14 miles southwest of Lake Charles State Park, moving 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... Strawberry... Lynn...”
- Hail 0.88" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Black Rock SPC verified report
Friday, July 10, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 437 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Cave City, or 15 miles southeast of Ash Flat, 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... Lake Charles State Park... Cave City...”
“At 409 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ravenden, or 14 miles northwest of Black Rock, 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... Pocahontas... Walnut Ridge... Hoxie...”
- Hail 0.5" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Lawrence 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 657 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Alicia, or 8 miles south of Lake Charles State Park, 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... Lake Charles State Park...”
- Hail 0.88" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 31, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 714 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ravenden Springs, or 14 miles northwest of Black Rock, moving southeast 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... Pocahontas... Black Rock...”
- Hail 0.25" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
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" Lawrence 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" Lawrence 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" Lawrence 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 Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph, 1 tornado report
“This is a delayed report. NWS Storm Survey crew found damage consistent with an EF-1 tornado with peak winds estimated at 105 mph. Damage surveyed discovered primarily (LZK)”
“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...”
- Tornado Tornado Minturn SPC verified report
- Wind 50 mph Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Minturn SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 NE Strawberry SPC verified report
Saturday, March 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 751 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lynn to near Pleasant Plains. Movement was east at 50 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... Walnut Ridge... Hoxie...”
“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" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
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" Lawrence County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Lawrence County, AR?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 43 severe weather events in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County recently?
Yes — 28 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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