Hail in Pope County, Arkansas

Hail in Pope County, Arkansas: 189 recorded events between 1964 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #680 nationally and #23 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Pope County is the 1990s, when 59 of the county's 189 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 Pope County archive, hail makes up 31.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #680 for this hazard and #23 within Arkansas, putting it in the 78.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Pope County with 46 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.

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

189 hail events are recorded in Pope County between 1964 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Pope County?

The strongest hail on record in Pope County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Pope 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.