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Hail in Carroll County, Arkansas
155 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Carroll County, Arkansas, has 155 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 38 different years.
April is the busiest month, with 43 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 70 events against 73 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.2% of the 12,515 hail events recorded in Arkansas; its 24.6 per 100 square miles compares with 24.1 statewide.
33 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 2.75 inches (baseball size).
Compared with Arkansas
| Measure | Carroll County | Arkansas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 155 | 12,515 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 24.6 | 24.1 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 54.5 | 41.4 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | April | April | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
6Mar
19Apr
43May
37Jun
22Jul
7Aug
10Sep
4Oct
5Nov
2Dec
0
Magnitude distribution
NWS hail-size descriptors
- under 1 in
- pea to quarter
- 1–1.74 in
- quarter to golf ball
- 1.75–2.74 in
- golf ball to baseball
- 2.75–3.99 in
- baseball to softball
- 4 in and larger
- softball and larger
Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.
Recorded events
All 155 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2025 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Hail | 1.50 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2022 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2020 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2015 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Oct 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.25 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Hail | 2.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.25 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2004 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Oct 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2001 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1998 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1998 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1997 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1997 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1996 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 1996 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 1996 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1995 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 1995 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | 10 | County |
| 24 May 1995 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1994 | Hail | 0.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1993 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 1993 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 1992 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 1989 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1989 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 1989 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 1986 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1985 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1984 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | 18 | County |
| 6 Jul 1984 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1984 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | 18 | County |
| 7 May 1984 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 1984 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 1983 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 1975 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1966 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 1965 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1963 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Carroll County had?
155 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded hail event in Carroll County?
16 Sep 2025 (Hail, 0.75 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Carroll County?
The hail of 1 Mar 2007, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $100K.
How does Carroll County compare with Arkansas for hail?
24.6 events per 100 square miles against 24.1 statewide; the county holds 155 of the state's 12,515 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Hail hub and the county page.