Hail in Crittenden County, Arkansas

Hail in Crittenden County, Arkansas: 100 recorded events between 1974 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,437 nationally and #58 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Crittenden County is the 2000s, when 41 of the county's 100 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 Crittenden County archive, hail makes up 31.3% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,437 for this hazard and #58 within Arkansas, putting it in the 53.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Crittenden County with 24 recorded events, while Dec 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 Crittenden County, Arkansas?

100 hail events are recorded in Crittenden County between 1974 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Crittenden County?

The strongest hail on record in Crittenden County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Crittenden 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.