Saline 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 Saline County, Arkansas recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 54 hail reports with hail up to 1", among 76 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 22 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 Saline 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
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 331 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Benton, moving southeast at 20 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... Benton... Bryant... Southwest Little Rock... Haskell... Shannon Hills... Wrightsville... Tull... Otter Creek... East End...”
“At 346 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near East End, or 13 miles southeast of Southwest Little Rock, moving northwest 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... Little Rock...”
- Wind 50 mph Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Saline 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 150 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over West Little Rock, 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... Little Rock... North Little Rock... Benton... West Little Rock... Maumelle... Bryant... Downtown Little Rock... Southwest Little Rock...”
- Wind 50 mph Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 711 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mabelvale, or near Southwest Little Rock, moving south at 10 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... Southwest Little Rock...”
- Hail 0.5" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 612 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bryant, moving southeast 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... Benton... Bryant... Shannon Hills... East End... Cane Creek... Orion... Alexander...”
“At 535 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wye Mountain, or 12 miles west of Maumelle, 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... Little Rock... Maumelle...”
- Hail 0.5" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 351 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lonsdale, or 8 miles southeast of Hot Springs Village, moving south at 5 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... Lonsdale... Magnet Cove... Crows...”
- Hail 0.25" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 536 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Orion, or 12 miles northeast of Sheridan, 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... Orion... Cane Creek... East End... Ico...”
“At 416 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Chenal Valley, or near West Little Rock, moving southeast 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... Little Rock... North Little Rock... Sherwood...”
- Hail 0.5" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 257 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Poyen, or 7 miles east of Malvern, moving east 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... Sheridan... Haskell... Traskwood... Leola... Tull...”
“At 225 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Benton, 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... Benton... Bryant... Haskell... Traskwood... Tull... Prattsville... Poyen...”
- Hail 0.88" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
6 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 1056 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lonsdale, or 7 miles north of Malvern, moving northwest 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... Hot Springs Village... Lonsdale...”
- Hail 0.25" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 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...”
“Multiple power outages reported in the vicinity of Tyndall Park area of Benton. (LZK)”
- Wind 50 mph Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Benton SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 SSE Haskell 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" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 7, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 539 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sheridan, moving northeast at 40 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... Little Rock... North Little Rock... Bryant... Sheridan...”
“At 343 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Jessieville, or near Hot Springs Village, 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... Hot Springs Village... Reform... Long Mountain...”
- Hail 0.25" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 1, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 845 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lonsdale to Hot Springs to 6 miles north of Meyers. Movement was south 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...”
“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" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 30, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 345 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northwest of Salem in Saline County, or 11 miles northwest of Benton, moving south 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... Benton... Bryant...”
- Hail 0.5" Saline 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" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1129 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Hot Springs to near Carthage. Movement was 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... Hot Springs... Benton...”
- Hail 0.5" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 406 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sheridan, 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... Sheridan... Redfield... Prattsville... Cane Creek... East End... Orion...”
- Hail 0.5" Saline 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 Saline County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
4 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" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 334 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Malvern, moving east 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... Benton... Malvern... Sheridan... Haskell... Rockport... Traskwood... Tull...”
- Hail 0.75" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", 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...”
“At 127 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles southwest of Lofton to near Prattsville. Movement was northeast 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, April 24, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 800 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles northwest of Lake Ouachita State Park to 8 miles northwest of Meyers to near Norman. Movement was east at 35 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.”
“At 831 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Otter Creek, or near Bryant, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Little Rock... North Little Rock... Benton... West Little Rock... Bryant... Downtown Little Rock... Southwest Little Rock... Shannon Hills... Wrightsville... Keo...”
- Hail 0.75" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 334 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near DeGray Lake State Park, or 10 miles north of Arkadelphia, moving east at 40 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... Benton... Bryant...”
- Hail 0.25" Saline 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 Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Saline County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 1", 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 Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 1" 3 SE Traskwood SPC verified report
- Hail 0.5" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 9, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 1145 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Malvern, moving east at 50 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... Little Rock... Pine Bluff... Benton... Bryant... Malvern... Sheridan...”
“At 1042 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Meyers to near Lofton to near Halfway. Movement was 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...”
- Hail 0.88" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 747 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Austin in Lonoke County to near McAlmont to Mabelvale. Movement was east at 60 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... Sherwood... Jacksonville... Cabot...”
“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 Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Saline County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 SSW Grape SPC verified report
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Saline County, AR?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 76 severe weather events in Saline 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 Saline County recently?
Yes — 54 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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