Hail map for Van Buren, AR — May 8, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Van Buren on May 8, 2026.
- Max hail size
- 1.00″
- quarter
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 1
- distinct radar bands
- Reached the ground
- 50%
- NOAA POSH probability
- Measured on the ground
- 2.50″
- 14.2 mi away · Broadcast Media
NOAA's Probability of Severe Hail peaked at 50% over Van Buren 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 MRMS radar (MESH), 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 Van Buren, AR on May 8, 2026
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 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.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Broadcast Media3 N Muldrow, OK · 14.2 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 · 3.7 mi away9:14 PM CDTSebastian County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Trained Spotter1 S Fort Smith, AR · 5.5 mi away9:09 PM CDTSebastian County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 W Barling, AR · 7.5 mi away9:15 PM CDTSebastian County
Damage to vegetation reported. Time revised from radar estimate.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter1 N Van Buren, AR · 0.9 mi away9:07 PM CDTCrawford County
Relayed via spotter network.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter2 SW Van Buren, AR · 2.6 mi away9:05 PM CDTSebastian County
Relayed via spotter network.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 SW Fort Smith, AR · 5.8 mi away9:14 PM CDTSebastian County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 N Barling, AR · 7.9 mi away9:18 PM CDTSebastian County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Amateur RadioRoland, OK · 9.8 mi away8:58 PM CDTSequoyah County
- 1.00″ quarter size Broadcast MediaMuldrow, OK · 14.3 mi away8:50 PM CDTSequoyah County
Time estimated via radar.
- 0.88″ penny size PublicCentral City, AR · 9.8 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 · 6.4 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.
Van Buren hail on May 8, 2026
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Van Buren that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.