Hail in Faulkner County, Arkansas

Hail in Faulkner County, Arkansas: 266 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #388 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Faulkner County is the 2000s, when 80 of the county's 266 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 Faulkner County archive, hail makes up 32.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #388 for this hazard and #9 within Arkansas, putting it in the 87.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Faulkner County with 79 recorded events, while Oct 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 359
• Flash Flood 83
• Tornado 62

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

266 hail events are recorded in Faulkner County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Faulkner County?

The strongest hail on record in Faulkner County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Faulkner 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.