Hail and tornadoes in Lawrence County, AR

Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Lawrence County, AR on 58 days. The biggest estimate: 3 in or larger (teacup), on Sun, Mar 30, 2025. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 8 days.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail

since December 2020

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

3+ in

Sun, Mar 30, 2025

Largest reported

4 in

Sun, Mar 30, 2025

Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 80 hail reports in Lawrence County, AR on 62 days, 6 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 4.5 in, near Portia, on Thu, Apr 9, 2015.

By decade: 1990s: 9 · 2000s: 27 · 2010s: 30 · 2020s: 14

Tornadoes since 1950

15 tornadoes have touched Lawrence County, AR since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 3.

Strongest

Sat, Mar 1, 1997 · F3 · 5 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Sedgwick · 2 injuries
Sun, Mar 15, 2026 · EF1 · 10.41 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Clover Bend
Tue, Mar 5, 1996 · F1 · 11 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Jesup
Tue, Mar 7, 2017 · EF0 · 0.35 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Black Rock
Sun, Apr 2, 2006 · F0 · 7 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Ravenden

Most recent

Sun, Mar 15, 2026 · EF1 · 10.41 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Clover Bend
Tue, Mar 7, 2017 · EF0 · 0.35 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Black Rock
Sun, Apr 2, 2006 · F0 · 7 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Ravenden
Mon, Oct 18, 2004 · F0 · 5 mi long, 100 yd wide · near College City
Tue, May 9, 2000 · F0 · 1 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Walnut Ridge
Mon, Apr 5, 1999 · F0 · 1 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Strawberry
Thu, Jan 21, 1999 · F0 · 2 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Sedgwick · 1 injury
Thu, Jan 21, 1999 · F0 · 0.1 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Walnut Ridge
Thu, Jan 21, 1999 · F0 · 8 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Saffell
Thu, Jan 21, 1999 · F0 · 0.1 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Hoxie

By decade: 1990s: 10 · 2000s: 3 · 2010s: 1 · 2020s: 1

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since December 2020

Mon, Sep 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Sep 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 22, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Eaton, AR)
Tue, Jul 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 13, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 1, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Apr 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 19, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Aug 13, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 12, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 28, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 27, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 25, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 18, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, May 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 1, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Apr 20, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Apr 3, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Apr 2, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Mar 30, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
Reported in the county
- 4 in (Strawberry, AR)
Fri, Mar 14, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (Black Rock, AR)
Fri, Aug 16, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 16, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 8, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, May 25, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, May 22, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, May 17, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 26, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Aug 9, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (Hoxie, AR)
Sat, Jul 29, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 18, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 13, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 5, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 4, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 1, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 ESE Minturn, AR)
Sun, Jun 18, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 16, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 14, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, May 10, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Apr 4, 2023
Reported in the county
- 1 in (IMBODEN, AR)
Sat, Oct 15, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Oct 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 WNW HOXIE, AR)
- 1 in (4 SSE STRAWBERRY, AR)
Sat, Aug 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, May 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Apr 15, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (WALNUT RIDGE, AR)
- 1.75 in (IMBODEN, AR)
Tue, Apr 5, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 12, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 21, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jun 1, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, May 3, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Mar 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.

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Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.