Hail in Lafayette County, Arkansas

Hail in Lafayette County, Arkansas: 142 recorded events between 1972 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #985 nationally and #37 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Lafayette County is the 1990s, when 58 of the county's 142 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 Lafayette County archive, hail makes up 33.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #985 for this hazard and #37 within Arkansas, putting it in the 68.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Lafayette County with 37 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 202
• Flash Flood 52

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

142 hail events are recorded in Lafayette County between 1972 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Lafayette County?

The strongest hail on record in Lafayette County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Lafayette 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.