A cold front approached Arkansas from the northwest during the afternoon of the 26th. By the afternoon hours, thunderstorms began developing in Missouri and built to the southwest toward Arkansas.  The storms swept across the state from the evening of the 26th to the afternoon of the 27th.

Hail in JOHNSON, ARKANSAS
From 26-FEB-09 20:20:00 to 26-FEB-09 20:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: CLARKSVILLE
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

Hail in LOGAN, ARKANSAS
From 26-FEB-09 20:30:00 to 26-FEB-09 20:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: BOONEVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Hail in YELL, ARKANSAS
From 26-FEB-09 21:00:00 to 26-FEB-09 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: BRIGGSVILLE
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in POPE, ARKANSAS
From 26-FEB-09 21:15:00 to 26-FEB-09 21:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: ATKINS
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in CONWAY, ARKANSAS
From 26-FEB-09 21:25:00 to 26-FEB-09 21:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: HATTIEVILLE
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in SALINE, ARKANSAS
From 26-FEB-09 22:45:00 to 26-FEB-09 22:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: SALEM
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Hail in SALINE, ARKANSAS
From 26-FEB-09 22:50:00 to 26-FEB-09 22:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: BRYANT
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Hail in SALINE, ARKANSAS
From 26-FEB-09 22:53:00 to 26-FEB-09 22:53:00 (CST-6)
Location: COLLEGEVILLE
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Thunderstorm Wind in FAULKNER, ARKANSAS
From 26-FEB-09 22:40:00 to 26-FEB-09 22:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: CATO
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

A few trees were downed.

Hail in LOGAN, ARKANSAS
From 26-FEB-09 19:55:00 to 26-FEB-09 19:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: BOONEVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Hail in JOHNSON, ARKANSAS
From 26-FEB-09 20:15:00 to 26-FEB-09 20:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: CLARKSVILLE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in LINCOLN, ARKANSAS
From 27-FEB-09 12:45:00 to 27-FEB-09 12:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: STAR CITY
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in SALINE, ARKANSAS
From 26-FEB-09 22:55:00 to 26-FEB-09 22:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: VIMY RIDGE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Hail in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 26-FEB-09 23:08:00 to 26-FEB-09 23:08:00 (CST-6)
Location: LITTLE ROCK
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 26-FEB-09 23:57:00 to 26-FEB-09 23:57:00 (CST-6)
Location: BLAKEMORE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in CLEVELAND, ARKANSAS
From 27-FEB-09 08:20:00 to 27-FEB-09 08:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: NEW EDINBURG
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Post Office

Hail in DREW, ARKANSAS
From 27-FEB-09 11:53:00 to 27-FEB-09 11:53:00 (CST-6)
Location: JEROME
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in CLEVELAND, ARKANSAS
From 27-FEB-09 11:55:00 to 27-FEB-09 11:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: RISON
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in DREW, ARKANSAS
From 27-FEB-09 12:10:00 to 27-FEB-09 12:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: TILLAR
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in CLEVELAND, ARKANSAS
From 27-FEB-09 12:15:00 to 27-FEB-09 12:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: KINGSLAND
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public