Ouachita County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Has it hailed in Ouachita County, Arkansas recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 40 hail reports with hail up to 2", among 55 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 15 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.
Ouachita County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Ouachita County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Ouachita County
Recent storms — full detail available in the app
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 →Storm log — the official record, day by day
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.
Sunday, August 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 350 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bluff City, or 17 miles east of Prescott. This storm was nearly stationary. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Chidester... White Oak Lake State Park... Reader...”
- Wind 50 mph Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, August 7, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 706 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Camden, 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... Camden... Chidester... Louann... Poison Springs State Park... Cullendale...”
“At 623 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bearden, or 14 miles northeast of Camden, moving south at 30 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... Camden... Hampton... Bearden... Calion...”
- Hail 0.75" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 911 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Omega to near Monticello to 6 miles southwest of Warren to near Highland Industrial Park. Movement was 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.”
“At 828 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Thornton, or 7 miles west of Fordyce, 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... Fordyce... Bearden... Thornton...”
- Hail 0.5" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 801 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Highland Industrial Park, or 11 miles northeast of Camden, moving east 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... Bearden... Harlow...”
“At 737 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Poison Springs State Park, or 8 miles northwest of Camden, moving east 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... Camden... Chidester...”
- Hail 0.75" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 329 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Beirne, or 12 miles northeast of Prescott, moving southeast at 15 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... Gurdon... Whelen Springs... Beirne... Reader...”
“At 144 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Poison Springs State Park, or 9 miles west of Camden, 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... Camden... Chidester...”
- Hail 0.88" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 835 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 7 miles northwest of Claiborne to near Huttig, moving northwest at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 451 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sparkman, or 19 miles southeast of Arkadelphia, moving east 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... Bearden... Sparkman... Thornton... Harlow...”
- Hail 0.75" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", 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 Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 557 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Bearden, or 15 miles west of Fordyce, moving northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Bearden... Kingsland...”
“At 641 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Highland Industrial Park, or 8 miles northeast of Camden, moving east at 25 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... Camden... Bearden...”
- Hail 0.5" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 30, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 747 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Harlow, or 9 miles west of Fordyce, moving southeast 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... Fordyce... Hampton... Bearden... Hermitage...”
- Hail 0.5" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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...”
- Hail 0.75" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 8, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 911 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Poison Springs State Park, or 8 miles southwest of Camden, moving 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near...”
“At 933 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Thornton to 7 miles northeast of Louann. Movement was east at 45 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... Monticello...”
- Hail 0.88" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1212 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Prescott, moving northeast 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... Gurdon... Whelen Springs... Beirne... Burtsell... Reader... Curtis...”
- Hail 0.5" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1244 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 6 miles east of Wesson to 10 miles northwest of Claiborne, or extending from 7 miles northeast of Junction City to 10 miles northwest of Claiborne, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail.”
- Hail 0.5" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, April 27, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 2"
- Hail 2" Amy SPC verified report
Sunday, April 26, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 309 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 10 miles southeast of Huttig to 6 miles east of Homer, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 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...”
“At 1238 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Camden, moving southeast at 15 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... Camden... Stephens... Chidester... Poison Springs State Park... Cullendale...”
- Hail 0.88" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 25, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“The metal roof of a business was almost entirely removed. (LZK)”
- Wind Unknown 2 NNE Camden SPC verified report
Friday, April 24, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1029 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Fordyce to Highland Industrial Park to near Louann to Mount Holly. Movement was southeast 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.”
“At 1016 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Bearden, or 15 miles west of Fordyce, 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... Fordyce... Hampton... Bearden...”
- Hail 0.5" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, April 3, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 1"
“Quarter-sized hail reported in the city of Camden via the 911 call center. (LZK)”
“At 618 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northwest of Bearden, or 15 miles north of Camden, moving north at 30 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... Amy... Manning... Holly Springs...”
- Hail 1" 2 NNE Camden SPC verified report
- Hail 0.88" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 NNW Warner SPC verified report
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 Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
2 NWS warnings — 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 Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 558 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over White Oak Lake State Park, or 14 miles northwest of Camden, moving northeast at 50 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... Camden... Fordyce... Bearden... Sparkman... Thornton... Carthage... Chidester...”
- Wind 55 mph Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 909 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Carthage to near Prescott. Movement was south 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... Camden... Gurdon... Bearden...”
- Hail 0.25" Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, November 20, 2025
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1154 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Camden, moving northeast 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... Camden... Bearden... Thornton... Poison Springs State Park... Cullendale... Highland Industrial Park... Ellisville... Harlow... East Camden...”
“At 1116 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Waldo, moving northeast 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... Camden... Stephens... Chidester... Louann... Poison Springs State Park... Cullendale... White Oak Lake State Park... Kirkland...”
- Wind 50 mph Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Ouachita County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Ouachita County, AR?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 55 severe weather events in Ouachita County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Did it hail in Ouachita County recently?
Yes — 40 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 2" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
How do I see hail history for a specific address in Ouachita County?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property, including the most recent 30 days — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.