202
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$500K
Property damage
Hail in Madison County, Arkansas: 202 recorded events between 1962 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #607 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Madison County, Arkansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Madison County is the 1990s, when 77 of the county's 202 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 Madison County archive, hail makes up 40.2% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #607 for this hazard and #15 within Arkansas, putting it in the 80.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Madison County with 62 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | KINGSTON | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | HINDSVILLE | 1.5 | $25K |
| Sep 16, 2025 | THOMPSONS | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2025 | KINGSTON | 1.75 | $25K |
| Apr 5, 2025 | PETTIGREW | 1.5 | $20K |
| Jun 25, 2023 | DUTTON | 1.5 | $15K |
| Apr 20, 2023 | HUNTSVILLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Mar 2, 2023 | HINDSVILLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2022 | KINGSTON | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2021 | CLIFTY | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Madison County
- Thunderstorm Wind 212
- Flash Flood 60
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in northwest Arkansas during the afternoon of March 2nd. The storms produced quarter size hail 5 miles south of Fort Smith, nickel size hail at Mulberry, and dime size hail 4 miles east of Hackett and at St. Paul.
Severe thunderstorms moved across northwest Arkansas during the late afternoon and early evening of November 10th. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 mph in Van Buren, and golf ball-size hail fell eight miles east of Siloam Springs, at Tontitown, and at Prairie Grove. Pea to slightly smaller than golf ball-size hail fell at Berryville, hail up to half-dollar size fell at Siloam Springs, and dime to quarter-size hail fell at several other locations in northwest Arkansas.
Severe thunderstorms moved across northwest Arkansas during the late afternoon and early evening of November 10th. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 mph in Van Buren, and golf ball-size hail fell eight miles east of Siloam Springs, at Tontitown, and at Prairie Grove. Pea to slightly smaller than golf ball-size hail fell at Berryville, hail up to half-dollar size fell at Siloam Springs, and dime to quarter-size hail fell at several other locations in northwest Arkansas.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Madison County, Arkansas?
202 hail events are recorded in Madison County between 1962 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Madison County?
The strongest hail on record in Madison County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Madison 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Madison County, Arkansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arkansas/madison-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.