Hail in Hot Spring County, Arkansas

Hail in Hot Spring County, Arkansas: 193 recorded events between 1967 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #658 nationally and #21 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Hot Spring County is the 2000s, when 59 of the county's 193 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 Hot Spring County archive, hail makes up 31.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #658 for this hazard and #21 within Arkansas, putting it in the 78.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Hot Spring County with 49 recorded events, while Nov 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 298
• Flash Flood 55
• Tornado 40

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

193 hail events are recorded in Hot Spring County between 1967 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Hot Spring County?

The strongest hail on record in Hot Spring County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Hot Spring 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.