Hail in Baxter County, Arkansas

Hail in Baxter County, Arkansas: 209 recorded events between 1967 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #571 nationally and #14 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Baxter County is the 2010s, when 70 of the county's 209 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 Baxter County archive, hail makes up 37.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #571 for this hazard and #14 within Arkansas, putting it in the 81.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Baxter County with 56 recorded events, while Jan 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 Baxter County, Arkansas?

209 hail events are recorded in Baxter County between 1967 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Baxter County?

The strongest hail on record in Baxter County measured 4.25.

Where does the hail data for Baxter 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.