Hail events in Columbia 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 167 hail events on record for Columbia County, Arkansas, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 29 Apr 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 17 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

Apr 29 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WSW of EMERSON

Mar 15 2025

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile WSW of BRISTER

Dec 28 2024

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile W of MAGNOLIA

Apr 15 2023

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

3 miles WSW of MAGNOLIA MUNI ARPT

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

1 mile ENE of PHILADELPHIA

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

3 miles WNW of HICKS

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile ESE of SMITHLAND

Hail0.75 in, penny size

3 miles ENE of BRIGHT

Apr 9 2021

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

At MAGNOLIA

May 21 2020

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile WSW of MAGNOLIA

Apr 12 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of LUMBER

Dec 14 2018

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NNW of CALHOUN

Apr 29 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of WALDO

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NNW of BOX SPGS

Jan 21 2017

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

2 miles E of TAYLOR

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile SW of ROCKY MOUND

Mar 17 2016

Hail0.75 in, penny size

28 miles W of WILKES

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of TAYLOR

Apr 24 2014

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile W of MAGNOLIA

Aug 10 2012

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of MAGNOLIA

Apr 10 2012

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of MAGNOLIA

Apr 4 2011

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of WALDO

Mar 10 2010

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile W of MAGNOLIA

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

3 miles W of VILLAGE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SSE of TAYLOR

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 Columbia 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	1	1	0	4	2	3	0	1	0	12
1980s	0	4	0	3	10	3	4	0	4	8	36
1990s	11	2	9	8	3	4	10	2	7	1	57
2000s	3	4	4	8	2	4	1	1	8	1	36
2010s	4	1	2	0	1	0	2	4	1	0	15
2020s	2	1	0	5	1	1	1 (part of the year)				11

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

Jan5 events
Feb2 events
Mar43 events
Apr49 events
May38 events
Jun12 events
Jul3 events
Aug1 event
Sep1 event
Oct5 events
Nov4 events
Dec4 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Columbia County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	65
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	56
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	41
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	4
4 in and larger	softball and larger	1

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: Columbia County beside the total of the counties of Arkansas and of the United States
Measure	Columbia	All counties of Arkansas	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	167	12,499	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	21.8	24.0	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	73.7	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 Columbia County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Injuries	On record for
10 Mar 2010	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
9 Apr 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
22 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
8 Apr 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
14 Mar 2008	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
14 Mar 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
14 Mar 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
14 Mar 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
14 Mar 2008	Hail	2.00 in	$100 thousand	0	County
8 Jan 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
10 May 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
4 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
16 Jun 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
6 Jun 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
6 Jun 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
21 Mar 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
7 Apr 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
7 Apr 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
16 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
13 May 2003	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
13 May 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
5 May 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
2 May 2003	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
2 May 2003	Hail	4.50 in	none	3	County
24 Apr 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
25 Mar 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
19 Dec 2002	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
18 Dec 2002	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
10 May 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
10 May 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
31 May 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
14 Apr 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
14 Apr 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
12 Mar 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
23 Apr 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
7 Apr 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
26 Mar 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
5 May 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
28 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
28 May 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
8 Apr 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
5 Mar 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
5 Mar 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
5 Mar 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
5 Mar 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
2 Mar 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
27 Jan 1997	Hail	0.50 in	none	0	County
21 Oct 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
14 Apr 1996	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
30 Mar 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
30 Mar 1996	Hail	0.50 in	none	0	County
30 Mar 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
30 Mar 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
30 Mar 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
30 Mar 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
30 Mar 1996	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
6 Mar 1996	Hail	0.50 in	none	0	County
3 Jul 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
3 Jul 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
22 Apr 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
22 Apr 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
14 May 1994	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
7 May 1994	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
5 Apr 1994	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
18 Oct 1993	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
18 Oct 1993	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
9 May 1993	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
30 Mar 1993	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
30 Mar 1993	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
30 Mar 1993	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
25 Mar 1993	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
23 Jan 1993	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
3 Nov 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
29 Jun 1992	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
14 Jun 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
3 Jun 1992	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
24 Apr 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
9 Mar 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
9 Mar 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
9 Mar 1992	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
5 Mar 1992	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	County
19 Nov 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
4 May 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
25 Jun 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
25 Jun 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
21 May 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
16 May 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
16 May 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
12 May 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
5 Apr 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
5 Apr 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
5 Apr 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
1 Apr 1990	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
9 Feb 1990	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
8 Nov 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
6 Jun 1989	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
6 Jun 1989	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
9 May 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
4 Apr 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
3 Apr 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
3 Apr 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
20 Mar 1989	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
15 Nov 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
8 May 1988	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
8 May 1988	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
8 May 1988	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
4 Sep 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
11 Apr 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
11 Apr 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
15 Mar 1986	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
10 Jul 1985	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
30 Jun 1985	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
30 Apr 1985	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
20 Oct 1984	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
18 Oct 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
1 May 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 Apr 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
18 Apr 1984	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
18 Apr 1984	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
18 Apr 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
10 Apr 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
27 Mar 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
10 Feb 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
26 May 1983	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
1 Apr 1983	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
1 Apr 1983	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
18 May 1981	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
18 May 1981	Hail	2.50 in	none	0	County
18 May 1981	Hail	2.50 in	none	0	County
21 Mar 1981	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
11 May 1978	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
14 May 1976	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
12 May 1976	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
29 Mar 1976	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
7 Jun 1975	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
29 Apr 1975	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
25 May 1974	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
4 May 1974	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
21 Apr 1974	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
21 Apr 1974	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
28 Mar 1972	Hail	3.50 in	none	0	County
29 Apr 1971	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	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: Shreveport, LA (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 Columbia County, Arkansas". https://countyhazards.com/county/ar/columbia/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 Columbia County?: April has 49 of the 167 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 Columbia County compare with the other counties of Arkansas?: The counties of Arkansas have 24.0 hail events for each 100 square miles. Columbia County has 21.8.
How large is the hail on record for Columbia County?: 46 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.