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Hail reports Arkansas

No hail has been reported anywhere in Arkansas during the last 24 hours. In an average year, Arkansas sees 268 hail reports, and the largest hailstone on record measured 5.00 inches. That stone fell at Newark on Jan 21, 1999. The average is based on reports from 2005 through 2025, and the record goes back to 1996. Hail report data comes from National Weather Service Local Storm Reports filed by trained spotters.

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NCEI Storm Events data place Arkansas at 14 among 51 states and DC for average hail reports per year. Full state hail ranking

From 2005 through 2025, the Storm Events Database logs about 268 hail reports in Arkansas a year, across about 40 days.

Largest hailstones on record in Arkansas

Largest hailstones recorded in Arkansas since 1996, Storm Events Database
DiameterSizePlaceDate
5.00 inchesGrapefruitNewark, Independence CountyJan 21, 1999
5.00 inchesGrapefruitSearcy, White CountyApr 2, 2006
5.00 inchesGrapefruitAlbion, White CountyApr 2, 2006
5.00 inchesGrapefruitVandervoort, Polk CountyJun 19, 2019
5.00 inchesGrapefruitJohnson, Washington CountyMay 4, 2020
4.50 inchesGrapefruitCombs, Madison CountyApr 21, 1996
4.50 inchesGrapefruitCombs, Madison CountyApr 21, 1996
4.50 inchesGrapefruitMaumelle, Pulaski CountyJan 21, 1999
4.50 inchesGrapefruitDaisy, Pike CountyMar 5, 1999
4.50 inchesGrapefruitAlma, Crawford CountyMar 5, 1999

Record figures come from the Storm Events Database at NCEI, a reviewed log that trails live reports by 2 to 3 months. Records start in 1996 and averages cover 2005-2025.

Hail reports by month

Average hail reports per month in Arkansas, 2005 to 2025
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reports613468449281197754

Counties in Arkansas with the most hail reports

Counties in Arkansas with the most hail reports a year, 2005 to 2025
CountyReports a year
Pulaski14.8
Benton12.7
Washington11.0
Saline7.8
Sebastian7.5
Garland7.2
Franklin6.9
Crawford6.8
Lonoke6.8
Faulkner6.4

Cities in Arkansas with hail data

Tracked cities in Arkansas with average hail reports a year within 25 miles and the largest on record
CityReports a yearLargest since 1996
Little Rock29.24.50 inches Jan 21, 1999

National Weather Service offices file Local Storm Reports; the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University relays them to this page, where they appear as live spotter reports. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.

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