Hail in Van Buren County, Arkansas

Hail in Van Buren County, Arkansas: 166 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #818 nationally and #32 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Van Buren County is the 1990s, when 53 of the county's 166 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 Van Buren County archive, hail makes up 37.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #818 for this hazard and #32 within Arkansas, putting it in the 73.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Van Buren County with 55 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 Van Buren County, Arkansas?

166 hail events are recorded in Van Buren County between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Van Buren County?

The strongest hail on record in Van Buren County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Van Buren 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.