Sharp County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 180 days · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Has it hailed in Sharp County, Arkansas recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 38 hail reports with hail up to 1.5", among 43 severe weather events logged here in the last 180 days, together with 5 high-wind reports with gusts up to 50 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.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Sharp 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.
Thursday, August 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 227 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sidney, or 11 miles east of Melbourne, moving north at 5 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... Ash Flat... Horseshoe Bend...”
“At 202 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sidney, or 14 miles east of Melbourne, moving northeast 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... Cave City... Sidney... Evening Shade... Maxville...”
- Hail 0.88" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 352 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Mammoth Spring State Park, or 8 miles southeast of Mammoth Spring, moving south 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 11, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 149 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northeast of Sidney, or 9 miles south of Ash Flat, moving east at 25 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... Evening Shade... Smithville...”
“At 109 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Strawberry, or 14 miles southwest of Lake Charles State Park, 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... Strawberry... Lynn...”
- Hail 0.88" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 10, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 437 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Cave City, or 15 miles southeast of Ash Flat, moving east 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... Lake Charles State Park... Cave City...”
“At 409 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ravenden, or 14 miles northwest of Black Rock, 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... Pocahontas... Walnut Ridge... Hoxie...”
- Hail 0.5" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 746 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Ott to near Sturkie to Mammoth Spring State Park. Movement was 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...”
“At 338 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Mount Pleasant, or 9 miles southeast of Melbourne, moving east at 15 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... Melbourne... Cave City... Cushman...”
- Hail 0.5" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1258 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lunenburg, or near Melbourne, moving east 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... Melbourne... Horseshoe Bend... Mount Pleasant... Franklin...”
“At 1229 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sidney, or 15 miles north of Batesville, moving east at 15 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... Cave City... Sidney... Evening Shade... Aetna...”
- Hail 0.75" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 25, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 643 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hardy, or 8 miles east of Cherokee Village, moving northeast 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... Cherokee Village... Highland in Sharp County...”
“At 602 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ballard, or over Ash Flat, moving northeast 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... Cherokee Village... Ash Flat... Horseshoe Bend...”
- Hail 0.5" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1227 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles north of Newark, or 12 miles east of Batesville, moving northeast 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... Newark... Strawberry... Lynn...”
- Hail 0.25" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 518 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Cherokee Village, moving north at 35 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... Cherokee Village... Highland in Sharp County... Mammoth Spring...”
- Hail 0.88" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 1, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 705 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Gid, or 9 miles south of Melbourne, moving east at 15 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... Cushman... Mount Pleasant... Sidney... Gid... Croker...”
“At 414 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hardy, or 7 miles east of Cherokee Village, moving southeast 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... Cherokee Village...”
- Hail 0.88" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 31, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 534 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northwest of Ravenden Springs, or 12 miles southeast of Mammoth Spring, moving northeast 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... Dalton...”
“At 714 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ravenden Springs, or 14 miles northwest of Black Rock, 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... Pocahontas... Black Rock...”
- Hail 0.5" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, May 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 429 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tuckerman, or 10 miles north of Newport, moving northwest 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... Batesville... Newport... Tuckerman... Diaz...”
- Hail 0.25" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 109 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Strawberry, or 13 miles southwest of Lake Charles State Park, moving north 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... Black Rock...”
- Hail 0.5" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1026 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Magness, or 9 miles southeast of Batesville, moving northeast at 35 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... Newark... Strawberry... Lynn... Oil Trough...”
- Hail 0.5" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, April 26, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1.5"
- Hail 1.5" Ash Flat SPC verified report
Thursday, April 16, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 149 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sturkie, or 7 miles north of Salem in Fulton County, moving east at 35 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... Mammoth Spring...”
“At 121 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Cherokee Village, moving northeast at 50 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... Cherokee Village... Ash Flat... Highland in Sharp County...”
- Hail 0.25" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Sharp 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 Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Sharp County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Sharp County, AR?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 43 severe weather events in Sharp County over the last 180 days. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Sharp County recently?
Yes — 38 hail reports in the last 180 days, with hail up to 1.5" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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