Hail in Clark County, Arkansas

Hail in Clark County, Arkansas: 192 recorded events between 1965 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #664 nationally and #22 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Clark County is the 1990s, when 67 of the county's 192 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 Clark County archive, hail makes up 30.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #664 for this hazard and #22 within Arkansas, putting it in the 78.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Clark County with 52 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 253
• Flood 72
• Flash Flood 65

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

192 hail events are recorded in Clark County between 1965 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Clark County?

The strongest hail on record in Clark County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Clark 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.