Arkansas Hail Map & History
Arkansas was hit as recently as 2026-08-26, 19 days ago. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has logged 522 separate hail days in Arkansas since 2010, across 3,050 individual storm reports. 98 of those days brought hail 2 inches or larger, and the largest stone on record is 5 inches on 2019-06-19 near Vandervoort, Polk.
Arkansas pairs early-season hail in the Little Rock area with northwest storms around Fayetteville and Fort Smith. Pick a date below to see the NOAA radar swath and reports, or check a specific address.
Colored swath = NOAA MRMS radar-estimated hail size; dots = NOAA SPC reports in Arkansas. Radar-indicated, not a guarantee of damage.
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Arkansas averages 31 reported hail days a year across 17 years of NOAA archive, about 6 of them carrying hail 2″ or larger -- the size that routinely totals roofs. Major metros watched here: Little Rock, Fayetteville, Fort Smith.
When it hails in Arkansas
Arkansas's busiest hail month is May, with 106 of its 522 hail days on record. The rest are spread widely enough that there is no tight season.
| Month | Hail days since 2010 |
|---|---|
| January | 11 |
| February | 20 |
| March | 65 |
| April | 96 |
| May | 106 |
| June | 69 |
| July | 37 |
| August | 41 |
| September | 24 |
| October | 24 |
| November | 9 |
| December | 20 |
Top Arkansas counties by hail frequency
| County | Hail days since 2010 | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 66 | 4.50″ |
| Benton | 55 | 4.00″ |
| Washington | 49 | 4.00″ |
| Garland | 47 | 4.00″ |
| Sebastian | 47 | 2.50″ |
| Craighead | 42 | 4.00″ |
Arkansas hail history by county
66 Arkansas counties have at least 13 NOAA hail days on record since 2010 -- enough archive signal for a page of their own. Ordered by hail days.
Pulaski County · Benton County · Washington County · Garland County · Sebastian County · Craighead County · Baxter County · Lonoke County · White County · Saline County · Faulkner County · Boone County · Chicot County · Conway County · Pope County · Lawrence County · Franklin County · Hot Spring County · Montgomery County · Howard County · Polk County · Ashley County · Crawford County · Independence County · Greene County · Jefferson County · Union County · Clark County · Newton County · Poinsett County · Clay County · Logan County · Sharp County · Carroll County · Hempstead County · Mississippi County · Yell County · Miller County · Van Buren County · Johnson County · Fulton County · Izard County · Marion County · Sevier County · Grant County · Perry County · Arkansas County · Jackson County · Lincoln County · Nevada County · Prairie County · Little River County · Madison County · Ouachita County · Randolph County · Cleburne County · Crittenden County · Drew County · Pike County · Scott County · Columbia County · Searcy County · Bradley County · Cleveland County · Desha County · Lafayette County
Recent Arkansas hail days
| Date | Max hail | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | 2.00″ | 9 |
| 2026-08-22 | 1.00″ | 4 |
| 2026-08-20 | 1.00″ | 1 |
| 2026-08-07 | 1.00″ | 2 |
| 2026-08-06 | 1.00″ | 2 |
| 2026-07-06 | 1.00″ | 2 |
| 2026-06-13 | 2.50″ | 4 |
| 2026-06-11 | 1.25″ | 1 |
How to read the Arkansas map
The colored swath is NOAA's MRMS radar estimate of the largest hail in each ~1 km cell; the dots are individual SPC ground reports. Yellow is around an inch, red is 1.5 to 2″, and purple is 2″ and up -- see how hail size maps to roof damage. Click any spot on the map to see the hail history at that point, or look up a full street address on the hail history by address tool. Today's nationwide activity is on today's hail report.
Nearby states
New Mexico · Wyoming · North Carolina · Georgia · Montana · Mississippi
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Data & method: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports + NOAA MRMS MESH radar, Arkansas only. Radar-indicated and observation-based -- informational only, not a guarantee of damage or a valid claim.