Hail in Prairie County, Arkansas

Hail in Prairie County, Arkansas: 91 recorded events between 1962 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #1,557 nationally and #61 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Prairie County is the 1990s, when 31 of the county's 91 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 Prairie County archive, hail makes up 22.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,557 for this hazard and #61 within Arkansas, putting it in the 49.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Prairie County with 27 recorded events, while Sep 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 165
• Flood 58

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

91 hail events are recorded in Prairie County between 1962 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Prairie County?

The strongest hail on record in Prairie County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Prairie 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.