Hail in Calhoun County, Arkansas

Hail in Calhoun County, Arkansas: 75 recorded events between 1967 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,779 nationally and #68 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Calhoun County is the 2000s, when 28 of the county's 75 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 Calhoun County archive, hail makes up 26.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,779 for this hazard and #68 within Arkansas, putting it in the 42.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Calhoun County with 30 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 96
• Flood 51

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

75 hail events are recorded in Calhoun County between 1967 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Calhoun County?

The strongest hail on record in Calhoun County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Calhoun 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.