386
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.9M
Property damage
Hail in Sebastian County, Arkansas: 386 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #181 nationally and #4 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Sebastian County, Arkansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Sebastian County is the 2000s, when 136 of the county's 386 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 Sebastian County archive, hail makes up 37.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #181 for this hazard and #4 within Arkansas, putting it in the 94.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Sebastian County with 99 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | HACKETT | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2026 | HARTFORD | 2.5 | $150K |
| Apr 25, 2026 | HARTFORD | 1.75 | $20K |
| Apr 24, 2026 | ENTERPRISE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | ENTERPRISE | 2 | $30K |
| Mar 5, 2026 | OAK PARK | 0.75 | $0 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | FT SMITH | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 20, 2025 | BARLING | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 20, 2025 | BARLING | 1 | $0 |
| May 20, 2025 | ENTERPRISE | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Sebastian County
- Thunderstorm Wind 470
- Flash Flood 106
- Tornado 43
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Severe thunderstorms developed in northwest Arkansas during the afternoon of May 2nd. Strong thunderstorm winds downed trees 5 miles south of Eureka Springs and 5 miles south of Fort Smith, and golfball size hail also fell 5 miles south of Fort Smith. Half dollar size hail fell at Greenwood, quarter size hail fell at Jenny Lind, and dime size hail fell 1 mile north of Rogers.
Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in northwest Arkansas during the late morning and early afternoon of March 1st. The storms produced dime size hail 8 miles west of Huntsville, 5 miles south of Greenwood, at Midland, and 1 mile west of Jenny Lind.
Severe thunderstorms moved through northwest Arkansas during the late evening of May 7th. Strong thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Cherokee City and in Sulphur Springs, and trees were also blown down in Hiawasse. Strong thunderstorm winds blew down telephone lines in Eureka Springs, and large tree branches were blown down by 60 mile an hour winds in Huntsville. Nickel-size hail fell at Fort Smith and at Greenwood, and dime-size hail fell two miles west of Lincoln.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Sebastian County, Arkansas?
386 hail events are recorded in Sebastian County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Sebastian County?
The strongest hail on record in Sebastian County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Sebastian 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Sebastian County, Arkansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arkansas/sebastian-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.