Craighead County, Arkansas: 7 FEMA declarations and the hail record
Since 2014 FEMA has named Craighead County 7 times, split 5 storm-type, 1 flood, 1 winter, 0 fire. Over the same stretch NOAA counts 32 hail days of 1 in or more, spread over 11 of 12 full years.
- 7declarations
- 5storm-type
- #10 of 33in AR
- 7 of 11hail years undeclared
AR counties in our table: 33. Craighead County is #10 on declarations, with 7, above the AR median of 6. Storm, tornado and wind leads with 5.
Longest quiet stretch: 1,199 days (3.3 years), DR-4633 (December 23, 2021) to DR-3627 (April 5, 2025). DR-3636 came 234 days before the file ends.
By NOAA's count, 11 full years had 1 in hail. No storm declaration began in 7 of them, 2015 to 2024. 2017 was busiest, 5 days on 9 reports.
Tornadoes on file: 19; strongest EF3, April 2, 2025, near Davis. Top gust 110 mph (April 2, 2025). 4 of 5 storm declarations enclose at least one of those peaks.
Year by year
| Craighead County year | Storm-type | Other | Hail days 1 in+, Craighead | Hail reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | – | – | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | – | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | – | – | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | – | – | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | – | 4 | 10 |
| 2021 | 1 | – | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | – | – | 2 | 12 |
| 2023 | – | – | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | – | – | 4 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 (hail Jan–Jun) | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
All 7 declarations
| Craighead County # | DR | Declared | Hail days that year, Craighead | Incident | Kind | Days after prior | NOAA inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 of 7 | 3636 | 2026-01-24 | 1 | 2026-01-23 to 2026-01-27 | Winter Storm EM | 248 | – |
| 6 of 7 | 4873 | 2025-05-21 | 2 | 2025-04-02 to 2025-04-22 | Flood DR | 46 | EF3 tornado; EF2 tornado; 110 mph gust; 100 mph gust; 98 mph gust |
| 5 of 7 | 3627 | 2025-04-05 | 2 | 2025-04-02 to 2025-04-22 | Severe Storm EM | 1199 | EF3 tornado; EF2 tornado; 110 mph gust; 100 mph gust; 98 mph gust |
| 4 of 7 | 4633 | 2021-12-23 | 3 | 2021-12-10 to 2021-12-11 | Tornado DR | 483 | EF3 tornado; EF1 tornado; EF1 tornado |
| 3 of 7 | 3541 | 2020-08-27 | 4 | 2020-08-26 to 2020-08-28 | Hurricane EM | 111 | – |
| 2 of 7 | 4544 | 2020-05-08 | 4 | 2020-03-28 | Tornado DR | 1058 | EF3 tornado |
| 1 of 7 | 4318 | 2017-06-15 | 5 | 2017-04-26 to 2017-05-19 | Severe Storm DR | first | 1.75 in hail |
Hail reports on the map
Roofers we list: Jonesboro.
Craighead County questions
How many FEMA declarations name Craighead County?
7 since 2014. First: DR-4318, June 15, 2017. Latest: DR-3636, January 24, 2026. Storm 5, flood 1, winter 1, fire 0.
Which Craighead County hail years have no storm declaration?
7 of 11; the latest is 2024.
Was the biggest Craighead County hail day declared?
The biggest stone, 4 in hail on April 15, 2022, falls inside none of the 7 declaration windows.
Nearby in AR
- Faulkner County (9)
- Pulaski County (9)
- Sebastian County (8)
- Benton County (6)
- Washington County (6)
Method and limits. Sources: OpenFEMA, NOAA Storm Events.