Hail in Arkansas — where it hits, county by county
Hail is a fact of life on Arkansas ground — 404 National Weather Service hail reports in the last 5 years, led by Benton County, peaking around April. The table below ranks the counties; the interactive national map shows exactly where, year by year. Checking a specific address? The map’s search box pulls every dated report within 25 miles.
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| County | Reports | Avg/yr | Peak month | % damaging (≥1.5″) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton | 75 | 15.0 | Apr | 21% |
| Washington | 56 | 11.2 | May | 30% |
| Garland | 37 | 7.4 | Jun | 65% |
| BENTON | 35 | 7.0 | Apr | 6% |
| Clay | 31 | 6.2 | May | 45% |
| Sebastian | 30 | 6.0 | May | 13% |
| WASHINGTON | 27 | 5.4 | Apr | 15% |
| SEBASTIAN | 27 | 5.4 | Apr | 41% |
| Pulaski | 23 | 4.6 | May | 4% |
| Conway | 21 | 4.2 | Jun | 24% |
| Faulkner | 21 | 4.2 | Jun | 19% |
| Saline | 21 | 4.2 | Jun | 14% |
Arkansas hail — the questions people ask
Where does it hail the most in Arkansas?
By reported hail over the last 5 years, the most active counties in Arkansas are Benton, Washington, Garland. Reports track population and spotter coverage as well as storms, so rural corridors can be under-counted; the persistent leaders on this table are real hail geography.
When is hail season in Arkansas?
Reported hail in Arkansas peaks around April, with most activity in the spring-through-midsummer window. Any single year can break the pattern.
How much of Arkansas's hail is damaging?
On this page, damaging means reported stones of 1.5″ or larger — the size that reliably dents roofs and vehicles and strips crops. The per-county damaging share is in the table; statewide, hail of any size totaled 404 reports over 5 years.