Fort Smith, AR Hail & Wind Storm History
Severe weather within ~25 miles of Fort Smith, Arkansas over the last 12 months — NWS warnings, observed storm reports, and official records, deduplicated.
Fort Smith, Arkansas storm history at a glance (last 12 months)
This free weather history for Fort Smith — home to roughly 90,507 residents in Sebastian County — draws on StormAuditor's deduplicated public record: 36 wind and hail events within 25 miles of Fort Smith in the trailing 12 months — 10 wind events and 26 hail events, including a maximum observed wind gust of 56 mph. Sebastian County as a whole recorded 127 events (59 wind · 68 hail). Events fuse NWS warnings, observed Local Storm Reports, station measurements, and official NCEI records, deduplicated so one storm is counted once.
Biggest storm days near Fort Smith
- May 8, 2026 — 16 recorded events · 1 wind · 15 hail
- April 24, 2026 — 5 recorded events · 1 wind · 4 hail
- April 25, 2026 — 4 recorded events · 4 hail
- June 6, 2026 — 4 recorded events · 4 wind
- September 16, 2025 — 3 recorded events · 1 wind · 2 hail
Fort Smith hail map and wind map
Researching hail in Fort Smith or severe wind in Fort Smith? Radar-derived hail swaths and peak-gust wind swaths for Arkansas — including the Fort Smith metro — are on the Hail Explorer and Wind Explorer: pick any storm date and see how estimated hail size and wind gust bands tracked through Sebastian County. County-level activity is on the impact heatmap, and day-by-day history is on the Storm Calendar.
Free Fort Smith weather report by address
Area maps show where storms tracked; an insurance claim or roof inspection needs what happened at the property. Start with a free weather report check: the Free Report Snapshot answers YES/NO instantly on estimated damaging wind (45+ mph) and damage-capable hail (0.75 in. or larger) at any Fort Smith address, and the Address Lookup adds free Fort Smith wind history and free Fort Smith hail history context — NWS warnings, storm reports, and NOAA observations — at no charge. When you need the full document, a complete Weather Report is $2.99 and covers every qualifying storm date at one address. All values are estimates from public NOAA data under our published methodology — research documentation, not certified weather records (see Limitations).
Free Fort Smith storm data download
The Fort Smith dataset on this page — every deduplicated wind and hail event within about 25 miles from the last 12 months, with dates, counties, event types, measured gusts, and hail sizes — downloads free, reusable with attribution under the data license: download CSV · download JSON. Because the radius can cross county and state lines, these counts can legitimately differ from the Sebastian County totals above. Statewide files are on the Arkansas storm data page.
More Arkansas city storm pages: Little Rock hail & wind history · Fayetteville hail & wind history · Springdale hail & wind history · North Little Rock hail & wind history · Bentonville hail & wind history · Jonesboro hail & wind history · Rogers hail & wind history · Arkansas statewide storm data
About this page: built by Storm Auditor LLC from public NOAA/NWS records — deduplicated warnings, storm reports, station measurements, and official records on a rolling 12-month window, under the published methodology. See the StormAuditor Editorial Team for how content is produced.
Data last refreshed August 23, 2026. Counts cover severe and sub-severe wind and hail; flood activity and Special Weather Statements are tracked separately on the dashboard.