Hail in Cleveland County, Arkansas

Hail in Cleveland County, Arkansas: 80 recorded events between 1975 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,699 nationally and #66 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Cleveland County is the 2000s, when 32 of the county's 80 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 Cleveland County archive, hail makes up 29.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,699 for this hazard and #66 within Arkansas, putting it in the 44.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Cleveland County with 17 recorded events, while Sep 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.

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

80 hail events are recorded in Cleveland County between 1975 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Cleveland County?

The strongest hail on record in Cleveland County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Cleveland 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.