Hail in Craighead County, Arkansas

Hail in Craighead County, Arkansas: 194 recorded events between 1962 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #652 nationally and #20 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Craighead County is the 2000s, when 63 of the county's 194 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 Craighead County archive, hail makes up 30.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #652 for this hazard and #20 within Arkansas, putting it in the 79.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Craighead County with 54 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 300
• Flash Flood 82
• Tornado 54

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

194 hail events are recorded in Craighead County between 1962 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Craighead County?

The strongest hail on record in Craighead County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Craighead 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.