310
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$2.0M
Property damage
Hail in Crawford County, Arkansas: 310 recorded events between 1966 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #297 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Crawford County, Arkansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Crawford County is the 2000s, when 103 of the county's 310 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 Crawford County archive, hail makes up 39.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #297 for this hazard and #5 within Arkansas, putting it in the 90.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Crawford County with 100 recorded events, while Aug 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 1999 | ALMA | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | $800K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2025 | VAN BUREN | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 17, 2025 | DEAN SPG | 0.75 | $0 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | SMELTZER | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2025 | ALMA | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | FIGURE FIVE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2025 | MOUNTAINBURG | 1.25 | $15K |
| May 18, 2025 | MOUNTAINBURG | 1.5 | $15K |
| May 8, 2025 | KIBLER | 1.75 | $50K |
| Apr 3, 2025 | ALMA | 1 | $0 |
| May 24, 2024 | OAK GROVE | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Crawford County
- Thunderstorm Wind 321
- Flash Flood 79
- Tornado 42
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
There were several reports of extremely large hail from Alma. The largest report was of giant softball-sized hail, while there were also reports of quarter and golfball-sized hail just north of Alma.Such enormous hail caused widespread damage in Alma. Many cars sustained windshield and body damage. Just one auto body shop reported that it had written estimates from hail damage totaling $140,000. Many roofs also sustained major damage. At the Eagle Crest Golf Course, the hail left small craters on the greens, closing the course for several days while the crater marks were filled. A photo in the Alma Journal newspaper showed a softball-sized pock mark on the golf greens.A child was treated for injuries at a local hospital after being struck by the hail.
Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in Crawford and Sebastian Counties of northwest Arkansas during the afternoon of Octover 25th. A small tornado touched down briefly at 1505CST near Hackett. No structural damage occurred with this F0 tornado. Dime size hail fell in the south part of the city of Fort Smith and in Van Buren.
Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in Crawford and Sebastian Counties of northwest Arkansas during the early morning of November 5th and produced large hail. Hail up to nickel size fell at Van Buren and at Rudy, and dime size hail covered the ground in the south part of the city of Fort Smith.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Crawford County, Arkansas?
310 hail events are recorded in Crawford County between 1966 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Crawford County?
The strongest hail on record in Crawford County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Crawford 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Crawford County, Arkansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arkansas/crawford-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.