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 29 hail storms within 25 miles of El Dorado, AR. Of those, 26 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 egg-sized, which can fracture shingle mat and dent metal flashing on contact. 2026 was the most active year on record locally, with 8 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in El Dorado| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Destructive | 1 event | Egg-size, expect mat fractures and gutter damage |
| Severe | 3 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 22 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 3 events | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 events |
| 2025 | 5 events |
| 2024 | 4 events |
| 2023 | 8 events |
| 2022 | 4 events |
2026 was the busiest hail year on record locally for El Dorado, with 8 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in El Dorado 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | 4 ESE Junction City, LA | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter size hail fell in the Rum Center community north of Spearsville. |
| 2026-03-15 | 1 NE El Dorado, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| 2026-03-15 | EL DORADO, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter size hail reported on the northeast side of El Dorado, via Mping. |
| 2026-03-15 | NEWELL, AR | Significant | 1.25" | Half dollar size hail reported on Shuler Road just southwest of El Dorado. |
| 2026-03-15 | NEWELL, AR | Severe | 1.75" | Ping pong ball to golf ball size hail reported in the Parkers Chapel community. |
| 2026-03-15 | 5 SW El Dorado, AR | Severe | 1.75" | Ping pong ball to golfball size hail fell in the Parkers Chapel community. |
| 2026-03-15 | RUM CENTER, LA | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter size hail reported in the Rum Center community north of Spearsville. |
| 2026-03-15 | 7 WSW El Dorado, AR | Significant | 1.25" | Half dollar size hail fell on Shuler Road just southwest of El Dorado. |
| 2025-05-17 | STRONG, AR | Destructive | 2.00" | Several pictures of golfball to hen egg size hail were taken and posted to social media, that fell just east/southeast of Strong. |
| 2025-05-17 | NEW UNION, AR | Severe | 1.75" | Golfball size hail fell about 6 miles east of Strong. |
| 2025-05-06 | EL DORADO, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter size hail fell at the KTVE/KARD studios in El Dorado. |
| 2025-04-26 | EL DORADO, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter size hail fell in El Dorado. |
| 2025-03-23 | CONWAY, LA | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter size hail reported on Raymond Odom Road north of Farmerville. |
| 2024-12-28 | SMACKOVER, AR | Moderate | 0.88" | Nickel size hail reported in Smackover. |
| 2024-12-28 | CROSS RDS, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter-sized hail fell at the Pine Hills Country Club north of Smackover. |
| 2024-05-24 | EL DORADO, AR | Significant | 1.25" | Half dollar size hail reported via mPING. |
| 2024-03-04 | COOLEY, LA | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter size hail reported along Barnes Bridge Road between Spearsville and Bernice. |
| 2023-06-04 | SPEARSVILLE, LA | Moderate | 0.75" | Penny size hail reported in the Spearsville community. |
| 2023-05-08 | HERMA, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter size hail fell near the Fairgrounds, as well as on Highway 167 on the north side of El Dorado. |
| 2023-04-15 | KIRKLAND, AR | Moderate | 0.88" | — |
NOAA has recorded 46 high-wind events within 25 miles of El Dorado, AR in the past five years. Of those, 46 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 75 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Severe | 15 events |
| Significant | 31 events |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-13 | 9 W El Dorado, AR | 61 | Significant | A 61 mph wind gust was recorded at the South Arkansas Regional Airport. |
| 2026-07-04 | 9 W El Dorado, AR | 53 | Significant | ASOS station KELD El Dorado Goodwin Field Airport. |
| 2026-06-23 | NORPHLET, AR | 60 | Significant | Trees downed along Smackover Highway between El Dorado and Smackover. |
| 2026-06-23 | WESSON, AR | 60 | Significant | Tree downed onto a power line on Old Mill Road in the Wesson community. |
| 2026-06-23 | LAWSON, AR | 60 | Significant | Trees downed in the Lawson community. |
| 2026-03-15 | HERMA, AR | 60 | Significant | Tree downed on Champagnolle Road just northeast of El Dorado. |
| 2025-10-18 | TAYLORVILLE, LA | 70 | Severe | Trees were downed near the intersection of Ervin Road and James Williams Road south of the town of Lockhart. |
| 2025-08-19 | SPEARSVILLE, LA | 60 | Significant | Part of a tin roof was blown off of a house in Spearsville. |
| 2025-08-19 | MT UNION, LA | 60 | Significant | A metal/tin roof was peeled back and removed on a mobile home on Liberty Church Road, just east of the town of Spearsville. At the same residence, a large chicken pen along with a metal shed were lifted and tossed many yards away from their original locations. A concrete flagpole was knocked down, and several trees in the vicinity were also snapped. |
| 2025-08-19 | LARAN, LA | 60 | Significant | A tree was downed on Highway 550 near Lem Road in the Laran community. |
| 2025-05-17 | HERMA, AR | 60 | Significant | A tree was blown down onto a home on East 47th Street in El Dorado. No injuries were reported. |
| 2025-05-06 | LILLIE, LA | 60 | Significant | A tree was blown down across Pennington Road near Union Grove Church Road. |
| 2025-04-26 | EL DORADO, AR | 60 | Significant | Several trees were blown down in El Dorado. |
| 2025-03-04 | TAYLORVILLE, LA | 60 | Significant | Trees downed with one across Highway 3121. |
| 2025-03-04 | EL DORADO, AR | 60 | Significant | A large tree was uprooted onto a house at the intersection of Sixth Street and Calion Road. |
| 2024-06-03 | SPEARSVILLE, LA | 60 | Significant | Numerous trees downed in Spearsville. |
| 2024-06-03 | SMACKOVER, AR | 70 | Severe | Roof blown off a building in Smackover. |
| 2024-06-03 | CATESVILLE, AR | 60 | Significant | Multiple trees downed across Iron Mountain Road. |
| 2024-04-28 | COLLENDALE, AR | 64 | Severe | Several powerlines were blown down on Smackover Road near Camden. |
| 2023-07-16 | SPEARSVILLE, LA | 70 | Severe | Numerous trees were blown down across Western Union Parish. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of El Dorado was on March 16, 2026. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
El Dorado averages roughly 6 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 26 of the 29 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near El Dorado in the last five years was egg-sized. Most El Dorado-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 El Dorado. 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 El Dorado 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 ValidationEl Dorado 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.