Hail History

Hail history for Little River County, Arkansas

Every NOAA hail report filed in Little River County since 1960, with preliminary National Weather Service reports to November 3, 2026.

Readout · Little River County

Last hail
Apr 26, 2025
1.00 in, quarter size
Hail days, last 5 years
5
since Nov 3, 2021 · 7 reports
Largest ever
2.75 in
baseball · Jun 13, 2023

184 reports on 127 days since 1960 · #26 of 76 Arkansas counties

Hail map · Little River County

Ashdown Foreman Winthrop Wilton Yarborough Landing 10 mi
  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
155 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 Little River County

The latest hail report in Little River County is from April 26, 2025, 1.00 in (quarter size). Since November 3, 2021 there have been 5 separate hail days; the biggest stones in that time were 2.75 in on June 13, 2023.

Over the 20 years 2006–2025, Little River County logged 59 reports on 34 hail days, about 3.0 reports a year. That is about the same as the median Arkansas county (2.9 a year) and ranks #26 of 76 Arkansas counties for all-time reports. Little River County holds 1% of all 12,530 hail reports in Arkansas.

6% 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 2.75 in (baseball) on June 13, 2023 near Winthrop.

Reports were down 56% in 2016–2025 (18) compared with 2006–2015 (41). The busiest year was 1993, with 21 reports on 11 days. Hail here peaks in April (30% of reports); 55% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • Little River County 3.0
  • Median Arkansas county 2.9

Hail days 2006–2025

  • Little River County 34
  • Median Arkansas county 37

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • Little River County 6%
  • Median Arkansas county 6%

Hail over time

0102030 1960: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1960 1961: 1 reports, largest 2.00 in 1967: 1 reports, largest 2.75 in 1968: 1 reports, largest 2.75 in 1970 1971: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 1974: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 1975: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 1980 1981: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1982: 7 reports, largest 1.75 in 1983: 3 reports, largest 1.00 in 1984: 8 reports, largest 1.75 in 1985: 3 reports, largest 1.75 in 1986: 7 reports, largest 2.75 in 1988: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 1989: 4 reports, largest 1.75 in 1990: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 1990 1991: 3 reports, largest 1.00 in 1992: 15 reports, largest 1.75 in 1993: 21 reports, largest 2.75 in 1994: 5 reports, largest 1.75 in 1995: 3 reports, largest 1.75 in 1996: 7 reports, largest 1.75 in 1997: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 1998: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 2000: 2 reports, largest 1.50 in 2000 2001: 2 reports, largest 0.75 in 2002: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 2003: 8 reports, largest 1.75 in 2004: 6 reports, largest 1.75 in 2005: 5 reports, largest 0.88 in 2006: 5 reports, largest 1.00 in 2008: 10 reports, largest 1.75 in 2009: 4 reports, largest 1.00 in 2010: 7 reports, largest 1.75 in 2010 2011: 10 reports, largest 2.75 in 2012: 1 reports, largest 1.50 in 2013: 2 reports, largest 1.25 in 2015: 2 reports, largest 0.75 in 2016: 4 reports, largest 2.00 in 2019: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 2020: 2 reports, largest 2.00 in 2020 2021: 6 reports, largest 1.75 in 2023: 3 reports, largest 2.75 in 2024: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2025: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in
Reports per year, 1960–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
0204060 January: 7 reports (4%) Jan February: 12 reports (7%) Feb March: 29 reports (16%) Mar April: 55 reports (30%) Apr May: 27 reports (15%) May June: 20 reports (11%) Jun Jul August: 9 reports (5%) Aug September: 3 reports (2%) Sep October: 15 reports (8%) Oct November: 4 reports (2%) Nov December: 3 reports (2%) Dec
All 184 reports by calendar month.
Reports per month, 2017–2026. Darker cells had more reports.
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026 0
2025 1 1
2024 1 1
2023 3 3
2022 0
2021 42 6
2020 11 2
2019 1 1
2018 0
2017 0

Hail days since Nov 3, 2021

DateReportsLargestStorm page
Apr 26, 2025 1 1.00 in —
Jan 12, 2024 1 1.00 in —
Jun 26, 2023 1 1.50 in —
Jun 13, 2023 2 2.75 in —
Dec 10, 2021 2 1.00 in —

Largest hail on record

Largest hail reports in Little River County
Date Size Location Time · source
Jun 13, 2023 2.75 inbaseball Winthrop 16:31 local · NCEI
Apr 19, 2011 2.75 inbaseball Ashdown 20:18 local · NCEI
Apr 19, 1993 2.75 inbaseball Cross Roads 19:58 local · NCEI
Apr 19, 1993 2.75 inbaseball Winthrop 19:58 local · NCEI
Apr 4, 1986 2.75 inbaseball — 20:40 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 Little River County
Date Size Location Time · source
Apr 26, 2025 1.00 inquarter 0.25 NW Ashdown 17:50 local · NCEI
Jan 12, 2024 1.00 inquarter 0.57 E Foreman 01:42 local · NCEI
Jun 26, 2023 1.50 inping pong ball 0.9 NE Foreman 04:12 local · NCEI
Jun 13, 2023 2.75 inbaseball Winthrop 16:31 local · NCEI
Jun 13, 2023 1.00 inquarter 2.37 SSE Ashdown 07:01 local · NCEI
Dec 10, 2021 1.00 inquarter 3.74 SSE Winthrop 19:20 local · NCEI
Dec 10, 2021 1.00 inquarter 3.05 S Arkinda 19:12 local · NCEI
Mar 24, 2021 1.25 inhalf dollar 0.3 NE Foreman 20:42 local · NCEI
Mar 24, 2021 1.75 ingolf ball 0.46 NE Winthrop 20:42 local · NCEI
Mar 24, 2021 1.75 ingolf ball 2.96 S Cross Rds 20:40 local · NCEI
Mar 14, 2021 1.50 inping pong ball 0.66 WNW Alleene 16:15 local · NCEI
Apr 28, 2020 0.88 innickel 0.8 NNW Arden 08:33 local · NCEI

Cities and towns in Little River County

PlaceReportsLargest
Ashdown342.75 in
Foreman331.75 in
Winthrop192.75 in
Wilton142.75 in
Yarborough Landing102.00 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
Ogden66Mar 4, 1997
Alleene55Dec 10, 2021

Questions about hail in Little River County

How often does it hail in Little River County, Arkansas?

184 hail reports have been logged in Little River County since 1960. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 3.0 reports a year. That ranks #26 of 76 Arkansas counties by number of reports.

When is hail season in Little River County?

Most reports come in April, March, May. April alone accounts for 30% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in Little River County?

2.75 in (baseball size) on June 13, 2023 near Winthrop. 6% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in Little River County?

The most recent report in this data is from April 26, 2025 (1.00 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 3, 2026.

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

5 separate days with hail reports since November 3, 2021, adding up to 7 reports. The most recent was April 26, 2025.

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.