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Hail in Arkansas: today, this week and the last ten years

Every hail report NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has logged in Arkansas: today's and yesterday's as they come in, the last 90 days, and ten years of history. Each report is hail of 1 inch or larger — the size that damages roofs.

Today and yesterday

No hail reported in Arkansas today or yesterday (checked hourly; last update October 19, 2026).

The last 90 days

16 hail reports, 1 of them 2 inches or larger. The most recent was 2" on August 26, 2026 near 2 SW Higginson, White County.

DateHail sizeNOAA location
Aug 262"2 SW Higginson, White County
Aug 261.5"Searcy Municipal Airpor, White County
Aug 261.25"1 NW Kensett, White County
Aug 261.25"1 SSE Armstrong Springs, White County
Aug 261.25"Cabot, Lonoke County
Aug 261"Searcy, White County
Aug 261"2 NNE Summit, Marion County
Aug 221"Eaton, Lawrence County
Aug 221"Drasco, Cleburne County
Aug 221"East End, Saline County
Aug 221"3 NE Fountain Lake, Garland County
Aug 201"2 N Carmel, Bradley County
Aug 71"3 NNE Marble, Carroll County
Aug 71"Green Forest, Carroll County
Aug 61"Gateway, Benton County
Aug 61"Jasper, Newton County
1-inch-plus hail reports per year

2026 is the year so far.

Largest hail since 2016
  • 5"May 4, 2020
  • 5"June 19, 2019
  • 4.5"April 25, 2026 · Alpine
  • 4.5"June 25, 2023
  • 4.5"April 11, 2022

Arkansas's hailiest large cities, 2016–2025

Days with 1-inch-plus hail within 25 km, and each city's rank among 342 large US cities — the US cities with the most hail.

  • Little Rock38 days · #46
  • Fayetteville29 days · #62

Did it hail at your house?

Check every NOAA hail report within 10 km of your address, back ten years — then see what a new roof would cost, measured from satellite.

Questions

Did it hail in Arkansas today?

No hail had been reported in Arkansas by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center today or yesterday when this page was last refreshed (hourly).

How often does it hail in Arkansas?

NOAA logged between 72 and 279 reports of 1-inch-or-larger hail a year in Arkansas from 2016 to 2025.

Did hail hit my house?

A report is a point where someone measured hail, not the storm's whole path. Check NOAA reports within 10 km of your own address with the free hail check, and have a licensed roofer inspect before anyone files a claim.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe-weather reports — its daily files for today and yesterday, read hourly, and its archive from 2016. A report is where a spotter or member of the public measured hail, so a storm can be bigger than its reports. Other states: hail by state.