Arkansas · May 8, 2026

Arkansas hail map — May 8, 2026

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 2 Arkansas cities on May 8, 2026. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Fort Smith.

Hail swath map for Fort Smith, AR on May 8, 2026 showing 1.50 inch hail.
Swath over Fort Smith on May 8, 2026 — 1.50″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Cities hit
2
in Arkansas
Largest stone
1.50″
half dollar size
Impact rating
5/10
from stone size

Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.

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Arkansas cities hit on May 8, 2026

Fort Smith, AR1.50″ · half dollarVan Buren, AR1.00″ · quarter

What people on the ground measured in Arkansas on May 8, 2026

10 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 4 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Amateur Radio
    1 E Fort Smith, AR9:14 PM CDTSebastian County
  • 1.25″ half dollar size Trained Spotter
    1 S Fort Smith, AR9:09 PM CDTSebastian County
  • 1.25″ half dollar size Public
    1 W Barling, AR9:15 PM CDTSebastian County

    Damage to vegetation reported. Time revised from radar estimate.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter
    Emmet, AR8:43 PM CDTNevada County

    Report of hail the size of quarters in Emmet, Arkansas.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter
    2 SW Van Buren, AR9:05 PM CDTSebastian County

    Relayed via spotter network.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter
    1 N Van Buren, AR9:07 PM CDTCrawford County

    Relayed via spotter network.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    1 SW Fort Smith, AR9:14 PM CDTSebastian County

    Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    1 N Barling, AR9:18 PM CDTSebastian County

    Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

  • 0.88″ penny size Public
    Central City, AR9:20 PM CDTSebastian County

    Numerous dime to nickel size hail reported to broadcast media from Barling to Central City. Time estimated from radar.

  • 0.75″ penny size Public
    2 N Barling, AR9:18 PM CDTSebastian County

    Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.). Time estimated from radar.

Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.

Other states hit on May 8, 2026

Oklahoma12 cities · 2.00″Florida2 cities · 1.50″New York2 cities · 1.00″
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Other Arkansas hail days

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Arkansas hail on May 8, 2026

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 2 Arkansas cities that day. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Fort Smith. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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