Pope 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 Pope County, Arkansas recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 34 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 46 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 12 high-wind reports with gusts up to 62 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 Pope 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
4 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 816 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rosetta, or 19 miles south of Jasper, 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... Dover... Dillen... Broomfield... Moore... Solo...”
- Hail 0.5" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 929 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Jasper to near Walnut. Movement was southeast 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... Marshall... Jasper... Hector...”
“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 0.5" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“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...”
- Hail 0.5" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 400 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hector, or 17 miles northeast of Russellville, 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... Hector... Broomfield... Jerusalem...”
- Hail 0.5" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 215 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hector, or 19 miles northeast of Russellville, moving southeast at 15 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... Russellville... Clarksville... Lamar...”
“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 0.88" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Reports of multiple power lines down in Russellville. (LZK)”
- Wind Unknown 2 NNW Russellville Regi SPC verified report
Thursday, June 18, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 733 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Devils Knob, or 17 miles north of Clarksville, 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... Bertha... Dillen... Devils Knob... Rosetta...”
“At 653 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lake Dardanelle State Park, or near Russellville, 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... Russellville... Dardanelle... Atkins...”
- Hail 0.5" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 1, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 718 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Dillen, or 22 miles south of Jasper, moving south 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... Lamar... Dover... Knoxville... Dillen... Broomfield...”
“At 643 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Smyrna, or 22 miles southwest of Marshall, moving south 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... Atkins... Hector... Lanty... Jerusalem...”
- Hail 0.88" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 31, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Multiple trees down across Russellville in addition to London and north of London. (LZK)”
- Wind Unknown 2 SE Mill Creek SPC verified report
Saturday, May 30, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“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 0.5" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1200 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pottsville, or near Russellville, moving east 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... Russellville... Morrilton... Atkins... Pottsville...”
“At 1057 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Point Peter to near Moore to near Holman. 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. Locations impacted include... Clinton...”
- Hail 0.5" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 452 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Bohannon to Smyrna to near Broomfield. Movement was southeast at 40 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... Mountain View...”
“At 524 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Thola to Clinton to near Pottsville. Movement was east 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... Conway... Russellville...”
- Hail 0.75" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 125 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Jerusalem, or 21 miles north of Morrilton, moving east at 35 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... Clinton... Fairfield Bay... Dover... Hector...”
“This is a delayed report. Pictures via social media shows some trees down along Hwy 7. (LZK)”
- Hail 0.75" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 S Sand Gap SPC verified report
Friday, April 24, 2026
3 NWS warnings — 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...”
“At 637 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mount Magazine, or 11 miles northwest of Danville, moving east 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... Russellville... Danville... Dardanelle...”
- Hail 0.75" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 130 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near London, or 11 miles northwest of Russellville, moving northeast at 55 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... Lamar... Dover... Knoxville... Hector...”
- Hail 0.5" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 62 mph
“Home weather station measured 62mph gust. (LZK)”
- Wind 62 mph 2 SW Hector 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 Pope County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Pope County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Pope County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
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 Pope County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Pope County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
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 Pope County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“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.”
- Hail 0.25" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, February 26, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 306 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Dabney, or 22 miles west of Clinton, moving southeast 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... Jerusalem... Appleton... Beverage Town...”
- Hail 0.5" Pope County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Pope County, AR?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 46 severe weather events in Pope 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 Pope County recently?
Yes — 34 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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