Hail History

Hail history for Evening Shade, Arkansas

NOAA hail reports in and within about 5 km (3 miles) of Evening Shade since 1958, with preliminary reports to November 3, 2026.

Readout · Evening Shade

Last hail
May 4, 2021
0.75 in, penny size
Hail days, last 5 years
0
since Nov 3, 2021 · 0 reports
Largest ever
4.00 in
grapefruit · Jun 11, 1958

12 reports on 11 days since 1958 · #233 of 302 Arkansas places

Hail map · Evening Shade

Evening Shade Cave City Ash Flat Horseshoe Bend Melbourne Cherokee Village Oxford Hardy 10 mi
  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
12 most recent reports with a location; Sharp County is shaded. Open street map

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What the record says about Evening Shade

The latest hail report in and around Evening Shade is from May 4, 2021, 0.75 in (penny size). There has been no hail report here in the five years since November 3, 2021.

Over the 20 years 2006–2025, Evening Shade logged 3 reports on 3 hail days, about 0.1 reports a year. That is 33% of the median Arkansas town on this site (0.5 a year) and ranks #233 of 302 Arkansas cities and towns on this site for all-time reports. Evening Shade accounts for 11% of the 110 reports filed in Sharp County.

17% of reports with a size were 2 inches (hen egg) or larger, against 5% for the median Arkansas town on this site. The largest hail on record here is 4.00 in (grapefruit) on June 11, 1958.

The busiest year was 1998, with 2 reports on 2 days. Hail here peaks in April (25% of reports); 50% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • Evening Shade 0.1
  • Sharp County 2.6
  • Median Arkansas town on this site 0.5

Hail days 2006–2025

  • Evening Shade 3
  • Sharp County 37
  • Median Arkansas town on this site 7

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • Evening Shade 17%
  • Sharp County 4%
  • Median Arkansas town on this site 5%

Hail over time

012 1958: 2 reports, largest 4.00 in 1960 1964: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 1970 1980 1983: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 1990 1996: 1 reports, largest 0.88 in 1997: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1998: 2 reports, largest 0.75 in 2000 2003: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 2007: 1 reports, largest 1.25 in 2010 2016: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2020 2021: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in
Reports per year, 1958–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
0123 Jan Feb March: 2 reports (17%) Mar April: 3 reports (25%) Apr May: 1 reports (8%) May June: 2 reports (17%) Jun July: 2 reports (17%) Jul August: 1 reports (8%) Aug Sep October: 1 reports (8%) Oct Nov Dec
All 12 reports by calendar month.
Reports per month, 2017–2026. Darker cells had more reports.
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026 0
2025 0
2024 0
2023 0
2022 0
2021 1 1
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 0

Largest hail on record

Largest hail reports in Evening Shade
Date Size Location County Time · source
Jun 11, 1958 4.00 ingrapefruit — Izard 01:00 local · NCEI
Jun 11, 1958 4.00 ingrapefruit — Izard 01:00 local · NCEI
Apr 3, 2007 1.25 inhalf dollar Evening Shade Sharp 16:20 local · NCEI
Apr 30, 2016 1.00 inquarter 2.51 NW Evening Shade Sharp 20:24 local · NCEI
Oct 4, 1983 1.00 inquarter — Sharp 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 Evening Shade
Date Size Location County Time · source
May 4, 2021 0.75 inpenny 0.89 NE Evening Shade Sharp 00:56 local · NCEI
Apr 30, 2016 1.00 inquarter 2.51 NW Evening Shade Sharp 20:24 local · NCEI
Apr 3, 2007 1.25 inhalf dollar Evening Shade Sharp 16:20 local · NCEI
Aug 21, 2003 0.75 inpenny 2 W Evening Shade Sharp 16:20 local · NCEI
Jul 27, 1998 0.75 inpenny Evening Shade Sharp 20:45 local · NCEI
Apr 16, 1998 0.75 inpenny Evening Shade Sharp 05:30 local · NCEI
Mar 27, 1997 0.75 inpenny Evening Shade Sharp 23:35 local · NCEI
Jul 28, 1996 0.88 innickel Evening Shade Sharp 15:30 local · NCEI
Oct 4, 1983 1.00 inquarter — Sharp 18:15 local · NCEI
Mar 3, 1964 1.00 inquarter — Sharp 20:30 local · NCEI
Jun 11, 1958 4.00 ingrapefruit — Izard 01:00 local · NCEI
Jun 11, 1958 4.00 ingrapefruit — Izard 01:00 local · NCEI

Hail history near Evening Shade

Questions about hail in Evening Shade

How often does it hail in Evening Shade, Arkansas?

12 hail reports have been logged in and within about 5 km (3 miles) of Evening Shade since 1958. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 0.1 reports a year. That ranks #233 of 302 Arkansas places by number of reports.

When is hail season in Evening Shade?

Most reports come in April, March, June. April alone accounts for 25% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in Evening Shade?

4.00 in (grapefruit size) on June 11, 1958. 17% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in Evening Shade?

The most recent report in this data is from May 4, 2021 (0.75 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 3, 2026.

How many hail storms has Evening Shade had in the last five years?

None: there has been no hail report in and within about 5 km (3 miles) of Evening Shade since November 3, 2021. The last one was on May 4, 2021.

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.