Hail History

Hail history for Boone County, Arkansas

Every NOAA hail report filed in Boone County since 1967, with preliminary National Weather Service reports to November 5, 2026.

Readout · Boone County

Last hail
May 26, 2024
1.00 in, quarter size
Hail days, last 5 years
7
since Nov 5, 2021 · 11 reports
Largest ever
4.25 in
grapefruit · Apr 24, 2006

198 reports on 114 days since 1967 · #19 of 76 Arkansas counties

Hail map · Boone County

Harrison Omaha Diamond City Bergman Valley Springs 10 mi
  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
172 most recent reports with a location. Dot size and colour follow hail size. Open street map

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What the record says about Boone County

The latest hail report in Boone County is from May 26, 2024, 1.00 in (quarter size). Since November 5, 2021 there have been 7 separate hail days; the biggest stones in that time were 2.50 in on May 26, 2024.

Over the 20 years 2006–2025, Boone County logged 97 reports on 52 hail days, about 4.8 reports a year. That is 67% more than the median Arkansas county (2.9 a year) and ranks #19 of 76 Arkansas counties for all-time reports. Boone County holds 2% of all 12,530 hail reports in Arkansas.

8% of reports with a size were 2 inches (hen egg) or larger, against 6% for the median Arkansas county. The largest hail on record here is 4.25 in (grapefruit) on April 24, 2006 near 9 SW Harrison.

Reports were down 44% in 2016–2025 (35) compared with 2006–2015 (62). The busiest year was 2006, with 20 reports on 7 days. Hail here peaks in April (26% of reports); 56% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • Boone County 4.8
  • Median Arkansas county 2.9

Hail days 2006–2025

  • Boone County 52
  • Median Arkansas county 37

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • Boone County 8%
  • Median Arkansas county 6%

Hail over time

05101520 1967: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in 1969: 1 reports, largest 1.25 in 1970 1978: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1980 1982: 1 reports, largest 2.75 in 1984: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1987: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1989: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 1990 1991: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1992: 3 reports, largest 1.75 in 1993: 9 reports, largest 2.00 in 1994: 7 reports, largest 1.75 in 1995: 10 reports, largest 1.75 in 1996: 18 reports, largest 2.75 in 1997: 3 reports, largest 1.00 in 1998: 10 reports, largest 1.00 in 1999: 4 reports, largest 1.00 in 2000: 5 reports, largest 2.75 in 2000 2001: 8 reports, largest 1.00 in 2002: 6 reports, largest 1.75 in 2003: 3 reports, largest 1.75 in 2004: 3 reports, largest 1.75 in 2005: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in 2006: 20 reports, largest 4.25 in 2007: 5 reports, largest 1.75 in 2008: 6 reports, largest 1.75 in 2009: 2 reports, largest 0.75 in 2010: 3 reports, largest 1.00 in 2010 2011: 10 reports, largest 2.50 in 2012: 2 reports, largest 1.50 in 2013: 1 reports, largest 0.88 in 2014: 5 reports, largest 2.00 in 2015: 8 reports, largest 1.25 in 2017: 14 reports, largest 2.75 in 2018: 2 reports, largest 2.50 in 2019: 4 reports, largest 2.00 in 2020: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 2020 2021: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in 2022: 4 reports, largest 1.75 in 2023: 5 reports, largest 1.75 in 2024: 2 reports, largest 2.50 in
Reports per year, 1967–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
0204060 January: 2 reports (1%) Jan February: 8 reports (4%) Feb March: 39 reports (20%) Mar April: 52 reports (26%) Apr May: 32 reports (16%) May June: 26 reports (13%) Jun July: 13 reports (7%) Jul August: 6 reports (3%) Aug September: 9 reports (5%) Sep October: 5 reports (3%) Oct November: 5 reports (3%) Nov December: 1 reports (1%) Dec
All 198 reports by calendar month.
Reports per month, 2017–2026. Darker cells had more reports.
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026 0
2025 0
2024 2 2
2023 311 5
2022 13 4
2021 11 2
2020 11 2
2019 22 4
2018 11 2
2017 4271 14

Hail days since Nov 5, 2021

DateReportsLargestStorm page
May 26, 2024 2 2.50 in —
Jul 1, 2023 1 1.75 in —
Jun 8, 2023 1 0.75 in —
Apr 20, 2023 2 1.75 in —
Apr 5, 2023 1 1.00 in —
May 14, 2022 3 1.75 in —
Apr 11, 2022 1 0.75 in —

Largest hail on record

Largest hail reports in Boone County
Date Size Location Time · source
Apr 24, 2006 4.25 ingrapefruit 9 SW Harrison 14:15 local · NCEI
May 11, 2017 2.75 inbaseball 0.5 WNW Omaha 14:05 local · NCEI
May 24, 2000 2.75 inbaseball Harrison 20:50 local · NCEI
Mar 14, 1996 2.75 inbaseball Batavia 23:40 local · NCEI
May 28, 1982 2.75 inbaseball — 18:15 local · NCEI

Sizes filed before 1996 are often rough estimates (round numbers like 7.00 or 8.00 in) without an exact spot; they are shown as NOAA filed them.

Size of every report

Most recent reports

Most recent hail reports in Boone County
Date Size Location Time · source
May 26, 2024 1.00 inquarter Harrison 18:19 local · NCEI
May 26, 2024 2.50 intennis ball 0.89 SE Crest 03:19 local · NCEI
Jul 1, 2023 1.75 ingolf ball 3.33 W Lowry 11:43 local · NCEI
Jun 8, 2023 0.75 inpenny (Hro)harrison Arpt 13:20 local · NCEI
Apr 20, 2023 1.75 ingolf ball 2.62 ENE Sugarloaf 15:30 local · NCEI
Apr 20, 2023 1.50 inping pong ball 1.49 SSW Omaha 14:45 local · NCEI
Apr 5, 2023 1.00 inquarter 2.15 NNW Olvey 07:18 local · NCEI
May 14, 2022 1.75 ingolf ball 0.69 N Harrison 18:45 local · NCEI
May 14, 2022 0.88 innickel 0.69 N Harrison 18:37 local · NCEI
May 14, 2022 0.88 innickel 0.89 SW Bergman 18:13 local · NCEI
Apr 11, 2022 0.75 inpenny 0.69 N Harrison 16:14 local · NCEI
Oct 24, 2021 1.00 inquarter 0.89 NW Omaha 19:31 local · NCEI

Cities and towns in Boone County

PlaceReportsLargest
Harrison462.75 in
Omaha292.75 in
Diamond City121.75 in
Bergman102.75 in
Valley Springs101.75 in

Smaller places with fewer than 10 reports

These places have too few reports for a page of their own, so their record lives here.

PlaceReportsHail daysLatest
Alpena99May 11, 2017
Bellefonte77Mar 25, 2015
Lead Hill76Mar 2, 2020
Everton65Mar 30, 2012
Batavia44Mar 25, 2015
Zinc44Apr 29, 2013

Questions about hail in Boone County

How often does it hail in Boone County, Arkansas?

198 hail reports have been logged in Boone County since 1967. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 4.8 reports a year. That ranks #19 of 76 Arkansas counties by number of reports.

When is hail season in Boone County?

Most reports come in April, March, May. April alone accounts for 26% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in Boone County?

4.25 in (grapefruit size) on April 24, 2006 near 9 SW Harrison. 8% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in Boone County?

The most recent report in this data is from May 26, 2024 (1.00 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 5, 2026.

How many hail storms has Boone County had in the last five years?

7 separate days with hail reports since November 5, 2021, adding up to 11 reports. The most recent was May 26, 2024.

Where does this hail data come from?

Hail reports come from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, which the National Weather Service compiles from spotter, public, law enforcement and media reports. Recent days use preliminary NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet until NOAA publishes final data. Only reported hail is counted, so areas with fewer people tend to have fewer reports.