Hail and tornadoes in Faulkner County, AR

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Faulkner County, AR on 63 days. The biggest estimate: 3 in or larger (teacup), on Mon, Apr 11, 2022. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 17 days.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail

since January 2021

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

3+ in

Mon, Apr 11, 2022

Largest reported

2.75 in

Mon, Apr 11, 2022

Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 148 hail reports in Faulkner County, AR on 81 days, 6 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Preston, on Mon, Apr 11, 2022.

By decade: 2000s: 55 · 2010s: 56 · 2020s: 37

Tornadoes since 1950

25 tornadoes have touched Faulkner County, AR since 1950, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 16 and injured 182.

Strongest

Sun, Apr 27, 2014 · EF4 · 24.24 mi long, 1,320 yd wide · near Palarm · 12 deaths, 167 injuries
Sun, May 4, 2003 · F3 · 15.9 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Saltillo
Mon, Apr 25, 2011 · EF2 · 23.2 mi long, 2,900 yd wide · near Mayflower · 4 deaths, 15 injuries
Sun, Nov 27, 2005 · F2 · 2.6 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Damascus
Sun, May 4, 2003 · F2 · 9 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Guy

Most recent

Sun, Apr 20, 2025 · EF0 · 2.7 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Otto
Mon, Apr 11, 2022 · EF1 · 6.88 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Lake Conway
Tue, Sep 1, 2020 · EF0 · 3.2 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Shady Grove
Thu, May 2, 2019 · EF0 · 0.66 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Otto
Thu, May 2, 2019 · EF0 · 0.65 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Cato
Mon, Jan 22, 2018 · EF1 · 2.7 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Linder
Fri, Mar 24, 2017 · EF1 · 2.02 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Cato
Sun, Apr 27, 2014 · EF4 · 24.24 mi long, 1,320 yd wide · near Palarm · 12 deaths, 167 injuries
Tue, Apr 26, 2011 · EF1 · 2.47 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Naylor
Mon, Apr 25, 2011 · EF2 · 23.2 mi long, 2,900 yd wide · near Mayflower · 4 deaths, 15 injuries

By decade: 2000s: 13 · 2010s: 9 · 2020s: 3

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since January 2021

Wed, Aug 26, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Aug 17, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, May 30, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Apr 28, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Mar 15, 2026
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 W Gold Creek, AR)
Thu, Feb 26, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Sep 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Sep 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Aug 20, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 19, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 30, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jun 17, 2025
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 S Conway, AR)
Fri, Jun 13, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 20, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 18, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, May 7, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 W Soda Valley, AR)
- 1.75 in (Mount Vernon, AR)
Thu, May 1, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (Wooster, AR)
- 1 in (1 W Guy, AR)
Thu, Apr 3, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Mar 14, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 SW El Paso, AR)
Sun, Aug 18, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (3 SW El Paso, AR)
Tue, Jul 16, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 4, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 9, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (Greenbrier, AR)
Tue, May 21, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, May 8, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, May 4, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Apr 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Apr 16, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (Mayflower, AR)
Thu, Apr 11, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Mar 14, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jan 11, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 NNE Cato, AR)
Wed, Aug 9, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 21, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 17, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 14, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jun 13, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 2 in (3 WSW El Paso, AR)
- 1 in (4 SSW El Paso, AR)
Sun, Jun 11, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (2 SSW Springhill, AR)
Mon, Jun 5, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Apr 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Oct 15, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (2 WNW SODA VALLEY, AR)
Wed, Oct 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Aug 8, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 2, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (GREENBRIER, AR)
Sun, Jul 17, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (1 S ROUND MOUNTAIN, AR)
Wed, Jun 1, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, May 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 15, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Apr 11, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (CONWAY, AR)
- 1.75 in (1 S VILONIA, AR)
- 2.75 in (4 N MAYFLOWER, AR)
Fri, Dec 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Oct 15, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, May 28, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (6 N ENOLA, AR)
- 2.75 in (MOUNT VERNON, AR)
Mon, May 3, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 S ROLLING HILLS, AR)

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Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.