Hail in Garland County, Arkansas

Hail in Garland County, Arkansas: 303 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #305 nationally and #6 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Garland County is the 2000s, when 75 of the county's 303 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 Garland County archive, hail makes up 37.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #305 for this hazard and #6 within Arkansas, putting it in the 90.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Garland County with 67 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 344
• Flash Flood 71
• Tornado 41

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

303 hail events are recorded in Garland County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Garland County?

The strongest hail on record in Garland County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Garland 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.