Hail in Woodruff County, Arkansas

Hail in Woodruff County, Arkansas: 46 recorded events between 1956 and 2017. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #2,310 nationally and #73 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Woodruff County is the 1990s, when 17 of the county's 46 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 Woodruff County archive, hail makes up 7.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,310 for this hazard and #73 within Arkansas, putting it in the 25.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Woodruff County with 15 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.

• Flood 374
• Thunderstorm Wind 110

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

46 hail events are recorded in Woodruff County between 1956 and 2017, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Woodruff County?

The strongest hail on record in Woodruff County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Woodruff 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.