Hail in Saline County, Arkansas

Hail in Saline County, Arkansas: 287 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #343 nationally and #7 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Saline County is the 2000s, when 77 of the county's 287 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 Saline County archive, hail makes up 34.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #343 for this hazard and #7 within Arkansas, putting it in the 89.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Saline County with 80 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 334
• Flash Flood 80
• Tornado 56
• Flood 53

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

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

What is the strongest hail recorded in Saline County?

The strongest hail on record in Saline County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Saline 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.