Hail in St. Francis County, Arkansas

Hail in St. Francis County, Arkansas: 79 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,724 nationally and #67 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in St. Francis County is the 2000s, when 31 of the county's 79 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 St. Francis County archive, hail makes up 32.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,724 for this hazard and #67 within Arkansas, putting it in the 44.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in St. Francis County with 23 recorded events, while Feb 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 St. Francis County, Arkansas?

79 hail events are recorded in St. Francis County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in St. Francis County?

The strongest hail on record in St. Francis County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for St. Francis 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.