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Hail in Stone County, Arkansas
83 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.
Stone County, Arkansas, has 83 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 29 different years.
April is the busiest month, with 26 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 26 events against 50 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.7% of the 12,515 hail events recorded in Arkansas; its 13.7 per 100 square miles compares with 24.1 statewide.
18 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 3.00 inches (tea cup size).
Compared with Arkansas
| Measure | Stone County | Arkansas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 83 | 12,515 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 13.7 | 24.1 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 66.5 | 41.4 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | April | April | May |
By year
Seasonality
2Feb
1Mar
13Apr
26May
14Jun
13Jul
5Aug
5Sep
2Oct
2Nov
0Dec
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 83 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Hail | 3.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Hail | 3.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2021 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jan 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2001 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2001 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jan 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1998 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 1996 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1996 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 1995 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 1995 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1994 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 1993 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1993 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 1993 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1992 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1989 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1989 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 1986 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1984 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1980 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1979 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 1978 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1976 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 1969 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Stone County had?
83 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 Stone County?
25 Jun 2023 (Hail, 3.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Stone County?
NCEI records no damage estimate for events of this type in the county.
How does Stone County compare with Arkansas for hail?
13.7 events per 100 square miles against 24.1 statewide; the county holds 83 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.