Data current as of 2026-10-16 · Sourced from NOAA Storm Events
Over the past five years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has recorded 90 hail storms within 25 miles of Benton, AR. Of those, 81 produced hail at least quarter-size — the threshold most insurance carriers consider potentially damaging to asphalt shingles. The largest reported hail in this window was baseball-sized or larger, which can fracture shingle mat and dent metal flashing on contact. 2023 was the most active year on record locally, with 43 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Benton| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Catastrophic | 2 events | Baseball+ size, structural roof damage likely |
| Destructive | 4 events | Egg-size, expect mat fractures and gutter damage |
| Severe | 12 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 63 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 9 events | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 events |
| 2025 | 3 events |
| 2024 | 21 events |
| 2023 | 43 events |
| 2022 | 17 events |
2023 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Benton, with 43 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Benton typically peaks in spring and early summer, when the jet stream pushes Gulf moisture into the area and supercell thunderstorms become more frequent.
| Date | Location | Severity | Size | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-23 | 3 NE Fountain Lake, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Delayed Report. Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.) Time estimated from radar. |
| 2026-08-22 | East End, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter sized hail and trees reported down near East End. |
| 2026-07-06 | 2 W Maumelle Station, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| 2026-07-06 | 2 S Pinnacle, AR | Moderate | 0.75" | Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.). |
| 2026-07-06 | 1 SW Maumelle Station, AR | Moderate | 0.75" | Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.). |
| 2026-03-15 | 3 SE Traskwood, AR | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2025-06-18 | LEVY, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter sized hail fell in the city of North Little Rock in the Levy neighborhood, report via mPING. |
| 2025-05-16 | HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter sized hail fell near Lake Cortez. |
| 2025-05-02 | MAUMELLE, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Hail was estimated to be the size of quarters in Maumelle. |
| 2024-05-24 | ICO, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter-sized hail fell in Ico. |
| 2024-05-24 | AVILLA, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter-sized hail fell near the community of Congo via mPING. |
| 2024-05-24 | SALEM, AR | Moderate | 0.75" | Dime size hail fell near Salem on the southwestern side of the Little Rock metro. |
| 2024-05-24 | PARON, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter-sized hail fell near Paron via mPING. |
| 2024-05-24 | FERNDALE, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter-sized hail fell in the community of Shady Grove on the western side of the Little Rock metro. |
| 2024-05-24 | FERNDALE, AR | Moderate | 0.75" | Dime-sized hail fell near the Shady Grove community. |
| 2024-05-24 | NEW SUMMIT, AR | Moderate | 0.75" | Dime -size hail fell in the neighborhood of Sherwood Estates. |
| 2024-05-08 | HALSTEAD, AR | Significant | 1.25" | Half-dollar sized hail fell in the neighborhood of Kensington Place in southwestern Little Rock. |
| 2024-05-08 | SHADY GROVE, AR | Moderate | 0.75" | Penny-sized hail fell in the vicinity of Rock Creek. |
| 2024-05-04 | HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter-sized hail fell near the community of Hot Springs Village. |
| 2024-05-04 | HENSLEY, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter-sized hail fell in the town of Hensley. |
NOAA has recorded 122 high-wind events within 25 miles of Benton, AR in the past five years. Of those, 121 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 90 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Severe | 63 events |
| Significant | 58 events |
| Moderate | 1 event |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-23 | 1 WNW Little Rock Adams, AR | 49 | Significant | ASOS station KLIT Little Rock Adams Field. |
| 2026-08-23 | 1 NE River Ridge Manor, AR | 51 | Significant | Mesonet station ARD15 I-430 River Bridge Sb Pole 61. |
| 2026-08-17 | 1 WNW Little Rock Adams, AR | 55 | Significant | KLIT Clinton National Airport/Adams Field ASOS in Little Rock measured a wind gust of 55 mph. |
| 2026-08-17 | Little Rock Adams Field, AR | 63 | Significant | The KLIT ASOS (Little Rock/Clinton National Airport/Adams Field measured a wind gust of 63 mph. |
| 2026-07-06 | 1 WNW Little Rock Adams, AR | 51 | Significant | ASOS station KLIT Little Rock Adams Field. |
| 2026-07-04 | Hillsborough, AR | 60 | Significant | Wind gust estimated to be 60 mph within the Chenal area. |
| 2026-07-04 | 1 W Little Rock Adams F, AR | 51 | Significant | A measured wind gust of 51 mph was recorded at Little Rock/Clinton National Airport. |
| 2026-07-03 | 1 NE River Ridge Manor, AR | 52 | Significant | ARDOT weather station (ARD15) on the I-430 bridge reported a measured wind gust of 52 mph. |
| 2026-07-02 | 1 W Little Rock Adams F, AR | 45 | Moderate | A measure wind gust was measured at KLIT (Little Rock/Clinton National Airport) of 45 mph. |
| 2026-06-22 | BENTON, AR | 60 | Significant | Multiple power outages with damage to large limbs and a few trees in the vicinity of Tyndall Park in Benton. |
| 2026-06-22 | HASKELL, AR | 64 | Severe | A tree was blow down onto a house in the community of Haskell. No injuries were reported. |
| 2026-06-22 | 1 W Little Rock Adams F, AR | 47 | Significant | A measured gust of 47 mph was recorded at the Little Rock National Airport/Adams Field ASOS. |
| 2026-06-02 | 1 WNW Little Rock Adams, AR | 55 | Significant | ASOS station KLIT Little Rock Adams Field. |
| 2026-06-01 | IRONTON, AR | 70 | Severe | Powerlines were blown down just over 2 miles west of Wrightsville. |
| 2026-06-01 | IRONTON, AR | 75 | Severe | Numerous trees were blown down in and around the community of Ironton. In addition, large areas with power outages were noted. Higher damaging wind gusts exceeding 70 mph were likely, especially east of this report toward Interstate 530. |
| 2026-06-01 | IRONTON, AR | 81 | Severe | Damaging winds from a downburst began just south of Landmark Elementary School along Russenberger Road. The swath of wind continued south/southeastward for 8.8 miles, with a width of 4.6 miles. Damage was spotty in nature along and mostly to the west of Interstate 530. Most of the damage was isolated to uprooted trees in one to two tree clusters. Additionally, several power lines were found to be damaged, most of this damage was caused by falling trees with a couple of downed poles from wind itself. One structure was damaged due to an uprooted tree landing on the structure. Peak wind speed was estimated to be 80 mph along Dreher Road with sporadic 60 to 75 mph winds found along the path. |
| 2026-05-06 | SWEET HOME, AR | 60 | Significant | A tree was blown down onto railroad tracks near the community of Sweet Home. A train happened to collide with the downed tree with no injuries reported, but the train was forced to stop and blocked Arkansas Highway 365 for several hours. |
| 2026-04-28 | IVESVILLE, AR | 58 | Significant | A few trees were blown down in this area. |
| 2026-03-15 | FENTER, AR | 64 | Severe | Trees and powerlines were blown down along Arkansas Highway 229 near Fenter. |
| 2026-03-15 | MALVERN, AR | 64 | Severe | Multiple trees were blown down in the town of Malvern. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Benton was on August 23, 2026. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Benton averages roughly 18 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 81 of the 90 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Benton in the last five years was baseball-sized or larger. Most Benton-area hail falls in the marble-to-quarter range, with destructive storms (egg-size or larger) appearing roughly once every few years.
Most homeowners insurance policies in AR cover hail damage to roofs, siding, and gutters under the dwelling and other-structures coverage. Coverage typically requires the damage to be tied to a verifiable storm date — which is where the NOAA hail history above (and a HAAG-style test square validation) becomes important for the claim file.
Use the HailCheck address search to enter any street address in or near Benton. HailCheck returns every NOAA hail event within a configurable radius, along with severity bands, dates, and storm narratives for Pro members.
If your property in or near Benton took on hail during one of the storms above, the standard process for documenting damage is a 10×10 foot test square inspection. A HAAG-trained reviewer counts impact indicators — granule displacement, mat fractures, and bruising — within the marked square and produces a PASS or FAIL document for the claim file.
HailCheck offers a $99 photo-based HAAG-style test square validation. You submit photos from the field, our reviewer evaluates the impact indicators and cross-references the NOAA storm dates listed above, and a written PASS/FAIL determination is returned within one business day. We do not send anyone to the roof — the validation is built around the photos you submit.
Learn About $99 HAAG-Style ValidationBenton sits inside the central United States hail belt, where warm Gulf moisture collides with cold continental air to produce supercell thunderstorms capable of dropping the hail documented above. Properties in this zone typically see at least one significant hail event every two to four years.