Hail in Pulaski County, Arkansas

Hail in Pulaski County, Arkansas: 677 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #30 nationally and #1 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Pulaski County is the 1990s, when 185 of the county's 677 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 Pulaski County archive, hail makes up 35.7% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #30 for this hazard and #1 within Arkansas, putting it in the 99.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Pulaski County with 199 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 726
• Flash Flood 237
• Tornado 102
• Heavy Rain 64
• Lightning 46

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

677 hail events are recorded in Pulaski County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Pulaski County?

The strongest hail on record in Pulaski County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Pulaski 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.