Hail in Searcy County, Arkansas

Hail in Searcy County, Arkansas: 112 recorded events between 1958 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,292 nationally and #52 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Searcy County is the 2000s, when 40 of the county's 112 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 Searcy County archive, hail makes up 37.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,292 for this hazard and #52 within Arkansas, putting it in the 58.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Searcy County with 33 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.

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

112 hail events are recorded in Searcy County between 1958 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Searcy County?

The strongest hail on record in Searcy County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Searcy 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.