Hail events in Cleveland County, Arkansas The hail events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 82 hail events on record for Cleveland County, Arkansas, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 15 Mar 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 6 hail events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

Mar 15 2026

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles NW of RYE

Apr 3 2025

Hail3.00 in, tea cup size

4 miles NE of STAVES

Feb 16 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of RISON

Mar 1 2023

Hail3.00 in, tea cup size

1 mile NW of WOODLAWN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NW of RISON

Apr 9 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NW of RYE

Feb 27 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NW of RYE

Apr 19 2015

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of RISON

Mar 28 2014

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile E of KINGSLAND

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At RISON

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At KINGSLAND

Apr 27 2013

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles NNE of RISON

Feb 18 2013

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At RISON

Jun 15 2011

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NE of SALINE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile ESE of STAVES

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of WOODLAWN

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At WOODLAWN

May 25 2011

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

At RISON

Mar 27 2011

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles N of RISON

May 1 2010

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles S of PANSY

Feb 27 2009

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At KINGSLAND

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

At RISON

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

At NEW EDINBURG

Jun 25 2008

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles W of ROWELL

Jun 4 2007

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At NEW EDINBURG

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.

Hail events by year

Hail events on record for Cleveland County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970s	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
1980s	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	6
1990s	0	2	3	0	0	1	7	0	3	6	22
2000s	3	4	6	2	7	1	3	2	1	3	32
2010s	1	6	0	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	14
2020s	0	1	0	2	1	1	1 (part of the year)				6

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan2 events
Feb8 events
Mar13 events
Apr16 events
May15 events
Jun16 events
Jul4 events
Aug2 events
Sep0 events
Oct2 events
Nov1 event
Dec3 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Cleveland County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	42
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	20
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	17
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	3
4 in and larger	softball and larger	0

When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Cleveland County beside the total of the counties of Arkansas and of the United States
Measure	Cleveland	All counties of Arkansas	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	82	12,499	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	13.7	24.0	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	109.1	41.3	12.8

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More hail events on record

Hail events on record for Cleveland County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
13 Apr 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 Oct 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 May 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
21 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Jun 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Jun 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Jun 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Jun 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Jun 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Apr 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Apr 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Apr 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Jun 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Dec 2002	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
18 Dec 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Dec 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Jul 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Jul 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 May 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 May 2001	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 May 2001	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
31 Mar 2001	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
31 Mar 2001	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
21 Aug 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Aug 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Feb 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 May 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 May 1999	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
17 May 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 May 1999	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
27 Feb 1999	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
8 Jan 1999	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
23 Jul 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
1 Jul 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Jan 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Oct 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 May 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Apr 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Apr 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Apr 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
6 Mar 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Mar 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 1995	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 Jun 1992	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
24 Apr 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Mar 1992	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
19 Nov 1991	Hail	3.00 in	none	County
5 Jun 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 May 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Mar 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 Jun 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Apr 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 1980	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 1976	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 May 1975	Hail	0.75 in	none	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Little Rock, AR (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Cleveland County, Arkansas". https://countyhazards.com/county/ar/cleveland/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Cleveland County?: April has 16 of the 82 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many hail events are on record for Arkansas?: NCEI has 12,515 hail events on record for Arkansas from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Cleveland County compare with the other counties of Arkansas?: The counties of Arkansas have 24.0 hail events for each 100 square miles. Cleveland County has 13.7.
How large is the hail on record for Cleveland County?: 20 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.