Hail in Union County, Arkansas

Hail in Union County, Arkansas: 172 recorded events between 1958 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #784 nationally and #30 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Union County is the 1990s, when 43 of the county's 172 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 Union County archive, hail makes up 33.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #784 for this hazard and #30 within Arkansas, putting it in the 74.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Union County with 59 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 228
• Flash Flood 62
• Tornado 45

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

172 hail events are recorded in Union County between 1958 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Union County?

The strongest hail on record in Union County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Union 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.