Perry County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Has it hailed in Perry County, Arkansas recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 39 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 56 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 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 Perry 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
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 926 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Galla Creek WMA, or near Russellville, 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... Russellville... Morrilton... Perryville...”
“At 407 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles northwest of Lake Ouachita State Park, or 19 miles south of Danville, 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1159 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hill Creek to Petit Jean State Park to near Mosley. Movement was 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 151 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hot Springs Village, moving southwest 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... Hot Springs Village... Jessieville... Lena Landing Rec Area... Reform... Mountain Valley... Hamilton...”
“At 416 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Galla Creek WMA, or 8 miles southeast of Russellville, moving south 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... Russellville... Dardanelle... Atkins...”
- Wind 50 mph Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 11, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 421 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Houston, or near Perryville. This storm was nearly stationary. 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... Morrilton... Perryville... Oppelo... Menifee... Perry...”
“At 456 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Perryville, moving southeast at 10 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... Conway... Perryville... Perry... Adona... Houston... Little Italy...”
- Hail 0.5" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 620 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles northwest of Jessieville, or 16 miles northwest of Hot Springs Village, 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... Hollis...”
- Hail 0.25" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 643 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southeast of Muddy Creek WMA, or 13 miles northeast of Mount Ida, moving southeast 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... Hot Springs...”
“At 435 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Oppelo, or near Morrilton, moving southeast 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... Conway... Morrilton... Perryville... Oppelo... Menifee...”
- Hail 0.75" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 301 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Solgohachia, or near Morrilton, moving south 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... Conway... Morrilton... Perryville... Oppelo... Menifee...”
“At 244 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Happy Bend to Russellville to near Knoxville. Movement was south 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... Russellville...”
- Hail 0.75" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Perryville SPC verified report
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1129 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hot Springs Village, moving north 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 Village... Jessieville... Long Mountain... Owensville...”
“At 1045 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Jessieville, or near Hot Springs Village, moving northwest 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... Hot Springs Village... Jessieville... Aplin...”
- Hail 0.25" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 655 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles southwest of Adona to near Hot Springs Village to near Rockport to near Caddo Valley. 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... Little Rock... North Little Rock...”
- Wind 50 mph Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 21, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Trees down across roadways and a tree on a home. (LZK)”
- Wind Unknown 3 SSE Deberrie SPC verified report
Thursday, June 18, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 939 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Marche to near Chenal Valley to 6 miles south of Williams Junction. Movement was southeast 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.”
“At 917 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Williams Junction, or 9 miles southeast of Perryville, moving 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... Little Rock... North Little Rock...”
- Hail 0.5" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 7, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 300 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Muddy Creek WMA, or 11 miles north of Mount Ida, 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... Plainview in Yell County...”
“At 418 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Williams Junction, or near Perryville, 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... Perryville... Perry... Houston... Wye Mountain...”
- Hail 0.5" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 800 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Jessieville to 8 miles northwest of Lake Ouachita State Park. Movement was southeast 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.”
- Hail 0.5" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 30, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 316 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fourche Valley, or 13 miles southwest of Danville, 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... Ola... Plainview in Yell County...”
“At 441 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Atkins, or 9 miles west of Morrilton, moving northeast 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... Morrilton... Atkins... Pottsville... Oppelo...”
- Hail 0.88" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 205 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Williams Junction, or 12 miles south of Perryville, 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... Wye Mountain... Little Italy...”
- Hail 0.25" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 442 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wye Mountain, or near Perryville, 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... Wye Mountain... Little Italy... Williams Junction... Roland in Pulaski County... Antioch in Perry County... Wye... Thornburg...”
- Wind 50 mph Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — 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.”
“At 444 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles south of Wye Mountain to 8 miles south of Williams Junction. Movement was east at 55 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Little Rock... North Little Rock... Sherwood... Jacksonville... Cabot... West Little Rock...”
- Hail 0.88" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 728 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles northwest of Lake Ouachita State Park, or 19 miles northeast of Mount Ida, 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... Hot Springs Village... Jessieville... Lake Ouachita State Park...”
- Wind 55 mph Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, April 24, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 709 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Petit Jean River WMA, or near Danville, 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... Russellville... Danville... Dardanelle... Atkins...”
- Hail 0.75" Perry 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 Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Perry 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 Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Houston SPC verified report
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 213 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Gravelly, or 18 miles east of Waldron, moving 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... Russellville... Danville... Dardanelle... Ola... London... Stonehouse Recreation Area...”
- Wind 50 mph Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“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 0.75" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 625 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Gravelly to 6 miles southwest of Muddy Creek WMA to near Oden. Movement was southeast 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... Mount Ida... Mountain Pine... Norman... Oden... Mimosa...”
“At 649 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Lanty to near Adona to 8 miles southeast of Plainview in Yell County. Movement was east at 40 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.”
- Wind 50 mph Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Perry County, AR?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 56 severe weather events in Perry 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 Perry County recently?
Yes — 39 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded.
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