Stone County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Stone County, Arkansas has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 1 tornado report among 42 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 33 hail reports with hail up to 0.88" and 8 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.
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Last 30 days in Stone 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
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 526 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Concord, or 14 miles northeast of Heber Springs. This storm was nearly stationary. 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... Pleasant Plains... Concord...”
- Hail 0.88" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 823 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Elberta, or 9 miles southeast of Marshall, 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... Old Lexington... Elba... Elberta... Rocky Hill...”
“At 253 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Culp, or 13 miles north of Mountain View, moving east 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... Melbourne... Calico Rock... Pineville... Culp...”
- Hail 0.75" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 156 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Ozark Regional Airport to near Culp to near Blanchard Springs Campground to 6 miles northeast of Old Lexington. Movement was east 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.”
- Hail 0.5" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 11, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 102 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rush, or 13 miles northeast of Marshall, 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... Norfork... Advance... Cartney... Herron... Rush...”
“At 208 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lone Star, or near Melbourne, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Melbourne... Oxford... Mount Pleasant... Franklin... Sidney...”
- Hail 0.75" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 330 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Elberta, or near Marshall, moving east 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... Thola... Elba... Rocky Hill... Old Lexington... Elberta... Leslie...”
“At 209 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southwest of Mountain View, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Mountain View... Shirley... Ben... Hanover... Parma... Prim... Rushing... Turkey Creek... Luber... Fox... Drasco... Pleasant Grove... Brewer... Woodrow... Saint James...”
- Hail 0.88" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1055 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Croker, or 11 miles east of Mountain View, moving east 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... Cushman... Croker... Bethesda... Pleasant Grove...”
- Hail 0.5" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 216 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Woolum, or 11 miles northwest of Clinton, moving northeast 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... Elba... Woolum... Rocky Hill... Elberta...”
- Hail 0.5" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 25, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 449 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Greers Ferry, or near Heber Springs, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Heber Springs... Greers Ferry... Concord... Higden... Dam Site Marina... Prim... Edgemont...”
“At 413 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles west of Concord, or 11 miles north of Heber Springs, moving northeast at 30 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... Batesville... Cushman...”
- Wind 50 mph Stone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1152 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles south of Mountain View, 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... Cushman... Croker... Bethesda... Ben... Prim...”
- Hail 0.25" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 13, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 340 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Marshall, moving east 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... Marshall... Thola... Elberta... Blanchard Springs Campground... Alco... Canaan...”
“At 312 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Maumee, or 11 miles south of Yellville, moving east 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... Norfork... Salesville... Norfork Dam... Duff...”
- Hail 0.88" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 1, 2026
3 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 538 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Thola, or 14 miles west of Mountain View, moving south at 25 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... Clinton... Fairfield Bay... Shirley... Thola...”
- Hail 0.88" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 30, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 442 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Woolum, or 11 miles south of Marshall, moving southeast 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... Clinton... Fairfield Bay... Shirley... Kay... Elba...”
- Hail 0.5" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 824 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Culp, or 15 miles southeast of Mountain Home, 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... Calico Rock... Oxford... Norfork...”
“At 1233 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Old Lexington, or 9 miles north of Fairfield Bay, moving east at 25 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... Mountain View... Clinton...”
- Hail 0.5" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Stone 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" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, April 26, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — 1 tornado report
“Radar confirmed and reported by multiple sources. (LZK)”
- Tornado Tornado 2 NW Hanover SPC verified report
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1158 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Rocky Hill to near Clinton. Movement was 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... Batesville... Mountain View... Clinton... Fairfield Bay... Melbourne... Oxford... Cushman...”
“At 227 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rocky Hill, or 10 miles southeast of Marshall, 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... Mountain View... Calico Rock... Thola...”
- Wind 50 mph Stone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Stone 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 Stone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Stone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Stone County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", 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 Stone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Stone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 146 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Quitman, or near Heber Springs, moving northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Heber Springs... Greers Ferry... Quitman... Rose Bud... Concord... Salado... Southside in Independence Count...Bethesda... Ben... Almond... Wilburn... Desha...”
- Hail 0.5" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 711 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Greers Ferry, or 7 miles northeast of Fairfield Bay, moving east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Batesville... Heber Springs... Mountain View... Fairfield Bay... Greers Ferry... Cushman...”
“At 635 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Sturkie to near Wideman to Elberta. Movement was east at 55 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Stone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 339 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Thola, or 11 miles west of Mountain View, moving east at 20 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... Mountain View... Melbourne...”
- Hail 0.75" Stone County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Stone County, AR?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 42 severe weather events in Stone 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 Stone County recently?
Yes — 33 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded.
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