Hail in Arkansas County, Arkansas

Hail in Arkansas County, Arkansas: 134 recorded events between 1961 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,057 nationally and #40 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Arkansas County is the 2000s, when 47 of the county's 134 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Arkansas County archive, hail makes up 28.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,057 for this hazard and #40 within Arkansas, putting it in the 65.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Arkansas County with 33 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

• Thunderstorm Wind 214
• Tornado 49
• Flash Flood 48

How many hail events are on record in Arkansas County, Arkansas?

134 hail events are recorded in Arkansas County between 1961 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Arkansas County?

The strongest hail on record in Arkansas County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Arkansas County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.