Hail in Stone County, Arkansas

Hail in Stone County, Arkansas: 83 recorded events between 1969 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,666 nationally and #65 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Stone County is the 2000s, when 32 of the county's 83 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 Stone County archive, hail makes up 30.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,666 for this hazard and #65 within Arkansas, putting it in the 46.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Stone County with 26 recorded events, while Nov 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.

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

83 hail events are recorded in Stone County between 1969 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Stone County?

The strongest hail on record in Stone County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Stone 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.