Arkansas Fans Continue To Party Amid Hail Storms, Tornado Warnings — This Is What America Is All About

I think all Americans agree: College football must stop for nothing, even if it’s extreme weather.

Saturday’s game between the Texas A&M Aggies and Arkansas Razorbacks had a delay of two hours due to some nasty behavior from Mother Nature. (RELATED: Miami Hurricanes Fans Beat Hell Out Of Each Other After Undefeated Season Goes Down In Flames)

A system that moved across the country brought strong thunderstorms through Fayetteville, generating hail, forceful winds and heavy rain, and it happened to take place during the tailgate parties.

While all of this was developing Saturday, I was actually covering the tornadic activity in Arkansas on Twitter.

ALERT: TORNADO WARNING — ARKADELPHIA, GURDON, CADDO VALLEY

Radar indicates tornado with quarter-sized hail possible in Arkansas. Warning active until 4:00 PM CDT. Please seek shelter if you’re in the area. pic.twitter.com/hAXTUAx9Mo

— Andrew Powell (@AndrewPow3ll) October 18, 2025

ALERT: TORNADO WARNING — MALVERN, PERLA, ROCKPORT

Radar indicates tornado with pea-sized hail possible in Arkansas. Warning active until 4:30 PM CDT. Please seek shelter if you’re in the area. pic.twitter.com/4EDDWYQbtC

— Andrew Powell (@AndrewPow3ll) October 18, 2025

Other than radar-confirmed tornadoes, the only thing that I saw at the time via video and photo in the state was a potential bowl funnel around Gurdon.

What appears to be a wall cloud with a potential bowl funnel was spotted around Gurdon, Arkansas, the area of the current tornado warning.

At the time of the photo (30 minutes ago), it was charging towards Arkadelphia. The tornado warning remains in effect until 4:00 PM CDT. https://t.co/Gf62k4qeLx pic.twitter.com/bNmp6AjJPO

— Andrew Powell (@AndrewPow3ll) October 18, 2025

An EF-1 tornado would later go on to be confirmed by the National Weather Service, happening in Bismarck.

BREAKING: Tornado confirmed in Bismarck, Arkansas yesterday. NWS survey found EF-1 damage near Degray Lake State Park. This is why we take even 5% tornado risks seriously.

— Ryan Hall, Y’all (@ryanhallyall) October 19, 2025

In Fayetteville, they didn’t have to deal with any kind of tornado threat, but they did have to suffer through rain and hail.

See y’all on the other side 🫡 pic.twitter.com/3PS6ymAI2O

— John Nabors (@JohnNaborsShow) October 18, 2025

We got hail pic.twitter.com/zHz1xNkGXw

— John Nabors (@JohnNaborsShow) October 18, 2025

Except … they didn’t suffer. They kept partying, the tailgate continued. You can check out the video here.

This is what America is all about, ladies and gentlemen. Ultimate freedom.