County Hazards

Storm events on record through

Hail events in Jefferson 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 198 hail events on record for Jefferson 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 27 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 .

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

Newest hail events on record

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile E of WHITE HALL

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of WHITE HALL

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of BREWSTER

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SSW of BREWSTER

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile NW of WATSON CHAPEL

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

1 mile N of WATSON CHAPEL

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles ESE of PINE BLUFF

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile ESE of HOOKER

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SE of HOOKER

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile E of HARDIN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile ESE of DEXTER

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile E of ALTHEIMER

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At FAIRFIELD

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile ENE of DEXTER

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NNE of REDFIELD

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At FAIRFIELD

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile NW of WATSON CHAPEL

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of REDFIELD

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of WHITE HALL

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

2 miles SE of HOOKER

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile E of WHITE HALL

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile NNE of WATSON CHAPEL

Hail3.50 in, tea cup size

1 mile ENE of PINE BLUFF

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile N of WATSON CHAPEL

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

1 mile E of WHITE HALL

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 Jefferson County by year, 1950 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1950s00000100012
1960s11000120207
1970s10011100217
1980s104124200923
1990s33433111444958
2000s264452541538
2010s11110318136145
2020s0015552 (part of the year)18

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

  1. Jan14 events
  2. Feb10 events
  3. Mar28 events
  4. Apr68 events
  5. May29 events
  6. Jun17 events
  7. Jul5 events
  8. Aug5 events
  9. Sep3 events
  10. Oct7 events
  11. Nov7 events
  12. Dec5 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Jefferson County by hail size
Hail sizeSize in wordsEvents
under 1 inpea to quarter79
1 to 1.74 inquarter to golf ball55
1.75 to 2.74 ingolf ball to baseball56
2.75 to 3.99 inbaseball to softball7
4 in and largersoftball and larger1

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 .

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

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Jefferson County beside the total of the counties of Arkansas and of the United States
MeasureJeffersonAll counties of ArkansasAll counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 202619812,499423,723
Events for each 100 square miles22.724.012.0
Events for each 10,000 residents30.141.312.8

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 Jefferson County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail2.50 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail4.25 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail2.75 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail2.75 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail2.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail2.50 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail2.50 innone00County
Hail2.50 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail2.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail2.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County

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

Official channels

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Cite this page

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

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Jefferson County?
April has 68 of the 198 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 Jefferson County compare with the other counties of Arkansas?
The counties of Arkansas have 24.0 hail events for each 100 square miles. Jefferson County has 22.7.
How large is the hail on record for Jefferson County?
64 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.