Benton County, Arkansas: 6 FEMA declarations and the hail record
Since 2014 FEMA has named Benton County 6 times, split 5 storm-type, 0 flood, 1 winter, 0 fire. Over the same stretch NOAA counts 45 hail days of 1 in or more, spread over 12 of 12 full years.
- 6declarations
- 5storm-type
- #16 of 33in AR
- 7 of 12hail years undeclared
With 6 declarations, Benton County sits at #16 of 33 AR counties, equal to the AR median of 6. Storm, tornado and wind leads with 5.
Widest gap: 1,372 days (3.8 years), DR-3541 (August 27, 2020) to DR-4788 (May 30, 2024). The newest, DR-3636, is 234 days old at the file's end.
12 full years carry hail of 1 in or more. Undeclared: 7, among them 2014 and 2023. 2017 was busiest, 6 days on 15 reports.
Tornadoes on file: 23; strongest EF3, May 26, 2024, near Cherokee City. Top gust 96 mph (May 26, 2024). Peaks land inside 1 of 5 storm windows.
Year by year
| Benton County year | Storm-type | Other | Hail days 1 in+, Benton | Hail reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | – | – | 3 | 7 |
| 2015 | 1 | – | 3 | 18 |
| 2016 | – | – | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | – | 6 | 15 |
| 2018 | – | – | 5 | 14 |
| 2019 | – | – | 3 | 8 |
| 2020 | 1 | – | 4 | 14 |
| 2021 | – | – | 4 | 11 |
| 2022 | – | – | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | – | – | 3 | 27 |
| 2024 | 1 | – | 2 | 19 |
| 2025 | 1 | – | 5 | 31 |
| 2026 (hail Jan–Jun) | – | 1 | 4 | 26 |
All 6 declarations
| Benton County # | DR | Declared | Hail days that year, Benton | Incident | Kind | Days after prior | NOAA inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 of 6 | 3636 | 2026-01-24 | 4 | 2026-01-23 to 2026-01-27 | Winter Storm EM | 294 | – |
| 5 of 6 | 3627 | 2025-04-05 | 5 | 2025-04-02 to 2025-04-22 | Severe Storm EM | 310 | – |
| 4 of 6 | 4788 | 2024-05-30 | 2 | 2024-05-24 to 2024-05-27 | Severe Storm DR | 1372 | 2.5 in hail; EF3 tornado; EF2 tornado; EF2 tornado; EF2 tornado; 96 mph gust; 90 mph gust; 90 mph gust |
| 3 of 6 | 3541 | 2020-08-27 | 4 | 2020-08-26 to 2020-08-28 | Hurricane EM | 1169 | – |
| 2 of 6 | 4318 | 2017-06-15 | 6 | 2017-04-26 to 2017-05-19 | Severe Storm DR | 496 | – |
| 1 of 6 | 4254 | 2016-02-05 | 3 | 2015-12-26 to 2016-01-22 | Severe Storm DR | first | – |
Hail reports on the map
Roofers we list: Rogers, Bentonville. Benton County hail history.
Benton County questions
How many FEMA declarations name Benton County?
6 since 2014. First: DR-4254, February 5, 2016. Latest: DR-3636, January 24, 2026. Storm 5, flood 0, winter 1, fire 0.
Which Benton County hail years have no storm declaration?
7 of 12; the latest is 2023.
Was the biggest Benton County hail day declared?
The biggest stone, 4 in hail on April 28, 2026, falls inside none of the 6 declaration windows.
Nearby in AR
- Faulkner County (9)
- Pulaski County (9)
- Sebastian County (8)
- Craighead County (7)
- Washington County (6)
Method and limits. Sources: OpenFEMA, NOAA Storm Events.