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 39 hail storms within 25 miles of Russellville, AR. Of those, 36 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. 2022 was the most active year on record locally, with 16 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Russellville| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Catastrophic | 2 events | Baseball+ size, structural roof damage likely |
| Destructive | 3 events | Egg-size, expect mat fractures and gutter damage |
| Severe | 10 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 21 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 3 events | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 events |
| 2024 | 6 events |
| 2023 | 12 events |
| 2022 | 16 events |
2022 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Russellville, with 16 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Russellville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-18 | MORRILTON, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter sized hail fell near Spring Meadows. |
| 2025-05-16 | DANVILLE, AR | Severe | 1.75" | Golf ball sized hail was measured in Danville. |
| 2025-05-07 | (RUE)RUSSELLVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter sized hail was estimated in Russellville. |
| 2025-05-07 | OAK GROVE, AR | Severe | 1.75" | Golf ball sized hail was estimated to have fallen near Economy. |
| 2025-04-03 | DOVER, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter-sized hail fell in the community of Dover via picture from social media. |
| 2024-08-18 | DOVER, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter sized hail fell in the town of Dover. |
| 2024-03-14 | GRIMMET SPGS, AR | Severe | 1.50" | Ping-pong ball sized hail fell near the vicinity of Tag. |
| 2024-03-14 | LONG POOL, AR | Severe | 1.50" | A report via mPING of ping-pong ball sized hail that fell near the Long Pool Campground. |
| 2024-03-04 | MORRILTON, AR | Moderate | 0.75" | A report via mPING of penny-sized hail that fell in Morrilton. |
| 2024-01-12 | OPPELO, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter sized hail fell in the community of Oppelo, AR. |
| 2024-01-11 | POTTSVILLE, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter sized hail fell in the town of Pottsville, AR. |
| 2023-06-25 | PLEASANT VLY, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter sized hail fell near Broomfield. |
| 2023-06-25 | POTTSVILLE, AR | Severe | 1.75" | Golf ball sized hail fell near Worthen. |
| 2023-06-25 | PINE RIDGE, AR | Catastrophic | 3.00" | Tea cup sized hail fell near Gold Hill. |
| 2023-06-25 | OPPELO, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter sized hail fell in Oppelo. Additionally, winds were estimated to be 50 mph. |
| 2023-06-25 | KENWOOD, AR | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter sized hail fell near Kenwood. |
| 2023-06-14 | BIRTA, AR | Destructive | 2.50" | Tennis ball sized hail fell near the Mason Township east of Ola. |
| 2023-06-14 | HOLLA BEND, AR | Severe | 1.50" | Ping pong ball sized hail fell at Holla Bend. |
| 2023-06-14 | DANVILLE, AR | Significant | 1.25" | Half dollar sized hail fell in Danville. |
| 2023-06-14 | OVERCUP, AR | Moderate | 0.88" | Nickel sized hail fell near Morrilton. |
NOAA has recorded 77 high-wind events within 25 miles of Russellville, AR in the past five years. Of those, 77 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 81 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Severe | 38 events |
| Significant | 39 events |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | LAMAR, AR | 64 | Severe | Several trees were blown down at the intersection of Arkansas Highway 315 and Arkansas Highway 359 east of the town of Lamar. |
| 2026-06-22 | LAMAR, AR | 64 | Severe | A tree was blow down onto a house in the town of Lamar. |
| 2026-06-22 | RUSSELLVILLE, AR | 64 | Severe | Multiple power lines were blown down across Russellville. |
| 2026-06-22 | MORRILTON, AR | 64 | Severe | A tree was blown onto a house along Arkansas Highway 113 west of Morrilton. Additionally, several trees suffered multiple large limbs being damaged or the entire tree being blow down along Arkansas Highway 113 west of the town of Morrilton. |
| 2026-06-01 | ODITA, AR | 64 | Severe | Numerous trees were blown down across the town of London and city of Russellville. |
| 2026-04-16 | 2 SW Hector, AR | 62 | Significant | Home weather station measured 62mph gust. |
| 2026-04-15 | CLARKSVILLE, AR | 60 | Significant | A tree fell onto a house in the town of Clarksville. |
| 2026-04-15 | SCOTTSVILLE, AR | 62 | Significant | A personal home weather station measured a 62 mph wind gust near the town of Hector. |
| 2025-06-07 | CLARKSVILLE MUNI ARP, AR | 64 | Severe | Multiple trees were blown down across the city of Clarksville with several trees blocking Arkansas Highway 164. |
| 2025-05-20 | DANVILLE, AR | 60 | Significant | Multiple trees and power lines were blown down north of Danville. |
| 2025-05-19 | POTTSVILLE, AR | 58 | Significant | Large tree limb was blown down on West Ash Street in Pottsville. |
| 2025-05-18 | SCRANTON, AR | 75 | Severe | Winds estimated to be 75 mph in Scranton via amateur radio operator. |
| 2025-05-18 | SHADY GROVE, AR | 58 | Significant | Trees were blown down, including numerous power outages, west of Clarksville. |
| 2025-05-18 | DOVER, AR | 58 | Significant | Multiple trees were blown down in and around Russellville. |
| 2025-05-18 | RUSSELLVILLE, AR | 60 | Significant | Multiple trees down in and near Dover. |
| 2025-05-07 | SCRANTON, AR | 58 | Significant | A tree fell onto a powerline in Scranton. |
| 2025-04-30 | (RUE)RUSSELLVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AR | 63 | Significant | Russellville ASOS measured a 63 mph wind gust. |
| 2025-04-30 | DANVILLE, AR | 58 | Significant | A large tree was blown down in Danville. |
| 2025-04-30 | OAKLAND HGTS, AR | 58 | Significant | A large tree was blown down on top of a car crushing it at Arkansas Tech. |
| 2025-04-02 | OPPELO, AR | 60 | Significant | An estimated wind gust of 60 mph occurred in the community of Oppelo. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Russellville was on May 18, 2025. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Russellville averages roughly 8 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 36 of the 39 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Russellville in the last five years was baseball-sized or larger. Most Russellville-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 Russellville. 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 Russellville 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 ValidationRussellville 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.