Walnut Ridge, Arkansas Hail Report and Map: August 22, 2026

Published October 15, 2026 by StormLens · Storm date (Eastern time) August 22, 2026

Was there hail in Walnut Ridge, AR on August 22, 2026? Radar estimated hail up to 0.85 inch inside the town limits of Walnut Ridge on August 22, 2026 (Eastern time). Radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch covered 80% of the town. Across the report area, the maximum radar estimate was 1.83 inches. The strongest part of the swath was about 24 miles west of Paragould, AR. Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 2:15 p.m. and 3:50 p.m. CT on August 22, 2026.

Radar-estimated hail swath in Walnut Ridge, AR on August 22, 2026; colors show estimated hail sizes

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Hail estimates at a glance

Storm date (Eastern time)	August 22, 2026 (Saturday)
Maximum radar estimate across the area	1.83 inches; strongest part of the swath about 24 miles west of Paragould, AR
Maximum radar estimate inside Walnut Ridge	0.85 inch
Share of Walnut Ridge with radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch	80%
Approximate radar timing	Between about 2:15 p.m. and 3:50 p.m. CT on August 22, 2026 (Central time)
County coverage includes (0.5 inch or larger)	Lawrence County (244 sq mi), Greene County (92 sq mi), Sharp County (88 sq mi), Craighead County (87 sq mi), Randolph County (46 sq mi) and Fulton County (32 sq mi)
Area with radar estimates of 0.5 inch or larger	about 588 square miles
Area with radar estimates of 1 inch or larger	about 133 square miles
Source	NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH)

Which towns had hail on August 22, 2026?

Radar estimated hail of at least 0.5 inch inside these town limits, using U.S. Census boundaries. Each percentage is the share of town area with those estimates.

Town	County	Maximum radar estimate inside town limits	Town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch
Hardy, AR	Sharp County	1.42 inches	81%
Ozark Acres, AR		1.38 inches	100%
Paragould, AR	Greene County	1.35 inches	5%
Walcott, AR		1.07 inches	100%
Williford, AR		1.03 inches	100%
Portia, AR		0.98 inch	100%
Black Rock, AR	Lawrence County	0.93 inch	100%
Powhatan, AR		0.91 inch	100%
Monette, AR	Craighead County	0.89 inch	78%
Walnut Ridge, AR	Lawrence County	0.85 inch	80%
Cherokee Village, AR	Sharp County	0.81 inch	8%

How big was the hail in Walnut Ridge?

Radar estimated hail up to 0.85 inch inside the town limits of Walnut Ridge. Among the listed towns, the highest estimate was 1.42 inches inside the limits of Hardy. The maximum estimates in Cherokee Village, Monette and Powhatan were 0.91 inch or less. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Check the swath for estimates around an address.

What time did radar detect hail?

Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 2:15 p.m. and 3:50 p.m. CT on August 22, 2026. We used 89 NOAA radar hail detections in this area to estimate the window. We trim outlying detection times when enough are available, then round down to five-minute marks. It doesn't give an arrival time at an address.

Data source and limits

We use NOAA's MRMS radar product MESH (Maximum Estimated Size of Hail) for hail-size estimates. Each town's figure is the maximum inside its Census town limits. The percentage is the town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Each storm date covers one calendar day in Eastern time. A late-evening storm west of the Eastern time zone can appear under two dates. Radar estimates don't confirm hail on the ground or roof damage. Hail of 0.5 to 0.75 inch can damage roofs, especially older roofs. An estimate below 1 inch doesn't rule out damage. Read how we calculate sizes and times.