Hail in Monroe County, Arkansas

Hail in Monroe County, Arkansas: 90 recorded events between 1961 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,575 nationally and #62 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Monroe County is the 1990s, when 41 of the county's 90 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 Monroe County archive, hail makes up 25.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,575 for this hazard and #62 within Arkansas, putting it in the 49.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Monroe County with 17 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 128
• Flood 86

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

90 hail events are recorded in Monroe County between 1961 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Monroe County?

The strongest hail on record in Monroe County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Monroe 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.