Hail map for Fort Smith, AR — May 8, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.50″ — half dollar size — within 5 miles of Fort Smith on May 8, 2026.
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- Max hail size
- 1.50″
- half dollar
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 2
- distinct radar bands
- Reached the ground
- 50%
- Severe-hail probability
- Measured on the ground
- 2.50″
- 12.2 mi away · Broadcast Media
Severe-hail probability peaked at 50% over Fort Smith that day — moderate: severe hail likely reached the ground somewhere nearby. It is a separate model from the size estimate above: one asks how big the stones were in the storm, the other asks whether they made it down.
Sizes come from NOAA radar, which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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What people on the ground measured in Fort Smith, AR on May 8, 2026
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 from trained observers or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Broadcast Media3 N Muldrow, OK · 12.2 mi away8:49 PM CDTSequoyah County
Picture of hail damage to a vehicle relayed from broadcast media. Hail was estimated to be tennis ball size. Time approximated from KSRX radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Amateur Radio1 E Fort Smith, AR · 1.1 mi away9:14 PM CDTSebastian County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Trained Spotter1 S Fort Smith, AR · 1.1 mi away9:09 PM CDTSebastian County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 W Barling, AR · 5.9 mi away9:15 PM CDTSebastian County
Damage to vegetation reported. Time revised from radar estimate.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 SW Fort Smith, AR · 1.3 mi away9:14 PM CDTSebastian County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter2 SW Van Buren, AR · 2.0 mi away9:05 PM CDTSebastian County
Relayed via spotter network.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter1 N Van Buren, AR · 5.2 mi away9:07 PM CDTCrawford County
Relayed via spotter network.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 N Barling, AR · 6.8 mi away9:18 PM CDTSebastian County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Amateur RadioRoland, OK · 7.2 mi away8:58 PM CDTSequoyah County
- 1.00″ quarter size Broadcast MediaMuldrow, OK · 11.5 mi away8:50 PM CDTSequoyah County
Time estimated via radar.
- 0.88″ penny size PublicCentral City, AR · 9.5 mi away9:20 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 Public2 N Barling, AR · 5.6 mi away9:18 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.
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Fort Smith hail on May 8, 2026
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.50 inches — half dollar size — within about 5 miles of Fort Smith that day, across 2 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.