Arkansas, 1957

Hail in Arkansas, April 2, 1957

April 2, 1957 · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

5 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Miller

When
April 2, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Miller County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.200, -94.000

Hail, Miller

When
April 2, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Miller County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.380, -94.000

Hail, Perry

When
April 2, 9:35 PM CST
Where
Perry County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.000, -93.080

Hail, Pulaski

When
April 2, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Pulaski County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
34.780, -92.400

Hail, Sebastian

When
April 2, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Sebastian County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.280, -94.400

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 9984219, 9984220, 9984221, 9984222, 9984223.