Hail in Little Rock since 2016
The Storm Prediction Center logged 201 hail reports in Pulaski, Saline, Faulkner and Lonoke counties from January 1, 2016 to September 27, 2026, on 69 different days. The largest was 4.50 inches, at Monnie Springs on February 28, 2017. The busiest day was April 11, 2022, with 18 reports.
Hail reports by year
2022 had the most reports (39). The 2026 count runs through September 27, 2026. Report counts rise and fall with how many people were watching and reporting, not only with how much hail fell.
Which months bring hail to Little Rock
April, March and May account for 59% of the reports.
How big the hail was
| Reported size | For scale, the NWS compares it to | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.00 to 1.74 in | quarter, half dollar, ping pong ball | 169 | 84.1% |
| 1.75 to 2.49 in | golf ball, hen egg | 28 | 13.9% |
| 2.50 to 3.99 in | tennis ball, baseball, teacup | 3 | 1.5% |
| 4.00 in and up | softball or larger | 1 | 0.5% |
The largest hail reported
| Date | Size | Place | NWS comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 28, 2017 5:55 pm CST | 4.50 in | Monnie Springs, Pulaski Co. | (LZK) |
| March 27, 2021 6:29 pm CDT | 3.00 in | South Bend, Lonoke Co. | THREE INCH HAIL MEASURED BY TAPE MEASURE FROM SOCIAL MEDIA PICTURE. (LZK) |
| May 9, 2021 2:47 pm CDT | 2.75 in | Mount Vernon, Faulkner Co. | SOCIAL MEDIA PICTURE OF BASEBALL SIZE HAIL. (LZK) |
| April 11, 2022 8:04 pm CDT | 2.75 in | 4 N Mayflower, Faulkner Co. | (LZK) |
| April 11, 2022 8:36 pm CDT | 2.00 in | Cabot, Lonoke Co. | (LZK) |
| April 11, 2022 8:46 pm CDT | 2.00 in | Cabot, Lonoke Co. | TWO-INCH DIAMETER HAIL WAS FALLING AT CABOT. (LZK) |
| October 15, 2022 5:09 pm CDT | 2.00 in | 3 S Young Subdivision, Lonoke Co. | A TRAINED STORM SPOTTER MEASURED SPIKY HAIL THAT WAS 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER. (LZK) |
| June 14, 2023 6:37 am CDT | 2.00 in | 3 WSW El Paso, Faulkner Co. | Report via social media. (LZK) |
| June 14, 2023 6:50 am CDT | 2.00 in | 1 NNE Ward, Lonoke Co. | *Delayed Report* Social media picture of potentially hen egg sized hail in Ward... size is estimated... no scale was provided in the pictures. Time is estimated from ra (LZK) |
| August 18, 2024 4:18 pm CDT | 2.00 in | Ward, Lonoke Co. | (LZK) |
The days with the most hail reports
| Date | Reports | Largest | Counties with reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 11, 2022 | 18 | 2.75 in | Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski and Saline |
| October 15, 2022 | 11 | 2.00 in | Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski and Saline |
| June 14, 2023 | 11 | 2.00 in | Faulkner, Lonoke and Saline |
| March 13, 2016 | 9 | 1.75 in | Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski and Saline |
| April 15, 2023 | 9 | 1.50 in | Lonoke, Pulaski and Saline |
| June 16, 2023 | 7 | 1.75 in | Saline |
| March 27, 2021 | 6 | 3.00 in | Lonoke and Pulaski |
| April 2, 2025 | 6 | 2.00 in | Lonoke and Pulaski |
| March 10, 2018 | 5 | 1.75 in | Pulaski and Saline |
| July 20, 2018 | 5 | 1.25 in | Pulaski |
Storm dates in Little Rock with their own page
Every local date since January 1, 2021 with 5 or more spotter hail reports in the metro. Each page lists the reports and what radar recorded.
2025
- April 2, 2025 6 reports, up to 2.00 in
2024
- August 18, 2024 5 reports, up to 2.00 in
2023
- April 15, 2023 9 reports, up to 1.50 in
- June 14, 2023 11 reports, up to 2.00 in
- June 16, 2023 7 reports, up to 1.75 in
2022
- April 11, 2022 18 reports, up to 2.75 in
- July 12, 2022 5 reports, up to 1.75 in
- October 15, 2022 11 reports, up to 2.00 in
2021
- March 27, 2021 6 reports, up to 3.00 in
Check your own address in Little Rock
Enter the address and the date of the storm. The free check counts NOAA radar hail signatures within 1, 3 and 5 miles and finds the nearest spotter report.
Counts are Storm Prediction Center hail reports from January 1, 2016 to September 27, 2026 whose coordinates fall inside Pulaski, Saline, Faulkner and Lonoke counties. The daily logs are preliminary, and a storm nobody reported is missing from them. Radar signatures, which do not depend on anyone watching, appear on each storm-date page and in the address report. How these pages are built.