Hail in Yell County, Arkansas

Hail in Yell County, Arkansas: 156 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #887 nationally and #33 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Yell County is the 2000s, when 53 of the county's 156 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 Yell County archive, hail makes up 26.1% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #887 for this hazard and #33 within Arkansas, putting it in the 71.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Yell County with 48 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 256
• Flood 85
• Flash Flood 47

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

156 hail events are recorded in Yell County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Yell County?

The strongest hail on record in Yell County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Yell 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.