Hail — Sebastian, Arkansas

2025-05-02 · near Excelsior, Sebastian, Arkansas

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed over the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles during the evening of the 1st, as an upper level disturbance approached the Southern Plains. The thunderstorms moved east during the early morning hours of the 2nd, and became more widespread over eastern Oklahoma and west central Arkansas along a frontal boundary. The strongest thunderstorms produced large hail to quarter size and damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1262439. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.