Pike 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 Pike County, Arkansas recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 30 hail reports with hail up to 2.75", among 39 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 9 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.
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Last 30 days in Pike 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.
Friday, August 7, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 313 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Glenwood, or 16 miles south of Mount Ida, moving southeast at 30 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... Glenwood... Bear Creek Public Use Area...”
“At 241 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Glenwood, or 16 miles southeast of Mount Ida, moving southeast at 10 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... Glenwood... Amity... Alpine...”
- Hail 0.88" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 12, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 222 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Albert Pike Recreation Area, or 8 miles northeast of Umpire, moving east at 5 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... Albert Pike Recreation Area...”
“At 257 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Albert Pike Recreation Area, or 9 miles east of Umpire, moving southeast at 5 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... Daisy... Lodi...”
- Hail 0.75" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 607 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Norman, or 8 miles southwest of Mount Ida, moving 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. Locations impacted include... Glenwood... Norman... Mimosa...”
“At 538 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Glenwood, or 10 miles southeast of Mount Ida, moving 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. Locations impacted include... Glenwood... Amity... Bonnerdale... Welsh...”
- Hail 0.5" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 721 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Narrows Dam, or near Murfreesboro. 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... Murfreesboro... Narrows Dam...”
“At 638 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles west of Halfway, or 12 miles east of Murfreesboro, moving 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. Locations impacted include... Murfreesboro... Okolona...”
- Hail 0.5" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 856 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Narrows Dam, or near Murfreesboro, moving south at 20 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... Murfreesboro... Daisy... Narrows Dam... Daisy State Park...”
“At 833 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Little Missouri Falls Recreation Area, or 14 miles northeast of Umpire, moving 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... Mount Ida...”
- Hail 0.75" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 247 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Amity, or 16 miles northeast of Murfreesboro, moving southeast 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... Amity... Caddo Valley... Okolona...”
- Hail 0.75" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Pike County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 21, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Nearly the entire town of Delight is out of power due to powerlines and trees damaged in the area. (LZK)”
- Wind Unknown Delight SPC verified report
Sunday, June 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 214 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Opal to near Caney Creek Wilderness. Movement was east at 40 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... Mount Ida... Glenwood... Amity... Norman... Oden... Opal... Mimosa...”
- Wind 55 mph Pike County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 926 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles west of Mountain Pine to Mount Ida. Movement was 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... Mount Ida... Glenwood...”
- Hail 0.5" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 903 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles southwest of Athens to near Nashville. Movement was northeast at 30 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... Murfreesboro...”
- Hail 0.5" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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.”
- Hail 0.88" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 639 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northwest of Okolona, or 11 miles east of Murfreesboro, moving east at 45 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... Arkadelphia... Caddo Valley...”
“At 250 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Amity, or 18 miles northeast of Murfreesboro, moving east at 35 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... Arkadelphia... Amity... DeGray Lake State Park...”
- Hail 0.75" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, April 26, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 1222 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Crater Of Diamonds State Park, or near Murfreesboro, moving southeast at 30 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... Murfreesboro... Okolona...”
- Hail 0.88" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 1147 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Albert Pike Recreation Area, or 9 miles east of Umpire, moving east 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... Murfreesboro... Glenwood... Daisy...”
- Hail 0.88" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, April 24, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 2.75"
“HAM radio operator reports between golf ball to baseball sized hail in Glenwood. Time estimated from radar. (LZK)”
“At 844 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hot Springs National Park to Murfreesboro. Movement was southeast at 45 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... Hot Springs...”
- Hail 2.75" Glenwood SPC verified report
- Hail 1.25" 1 SW Antoine SPC verified report
- Hail 0.5" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 N Rosboro 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 Pike County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Pike County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Pike 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 Pike County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Pike 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" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 939 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Shady, or 12 miles north of Umpire, moving east 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... Bard Springs Recreation Area... Shady...”
- Hail 0.75" Pike County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Pike County, AR?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 39 severe weather events in Pike 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 Pike County recently?
Yes — 30 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 2.75" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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