Sebastian County, Arkansas: 8 FEMA declarations and the hail record
Sebastian County appears in 8 FEMA declarations since 2014 (4 storm, 2 flood, 2 winter, 0 fire). NOAA logs 38 days of hail at 1 in or more, in 12 of 12 full years.
- 8declarations
- 4storm-type
- #8 of 33in AR
- 9 of 12hail years undeclared
Rank #8 of 33 in AR goes to Sebastian County on 8 declarations (above the AR median of 6). Storm, tornado and wind leads with 4.
The longest wait between two declarations was 1,682 days (4.6 years), DR-3541 (August 27, 2020) to DR-3627 (April 5, 2025). The newest, DR-3636, is 234 days old at the file's end.
By NOAA's count, 12 full years had 1 in hail. No storm declaration began in 9 of them, 2014 to 2024. The most days, 6, came in 2020.
NOAA lists 17 tornadoes here, the strongest EF1, May 19, 2025, near Enterprise. Top gust 82 mph (May 18, 2019). At least one peak falls inside 1 of the 4 storm declarations.
Year by year
| Sebastian County year | Storm-type | Other | Hail days 1 in+, Sebastian | Hail reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | – | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | – | 3 | 7 |
| 2016 | – | – | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | – | – | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | – | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | – | 6 | 9 |
| 2021 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | – | – | 4 | 15 |
| 2023 | – | – | 3 | 9 |
| 2024 | – | – | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | – | 5 | 11 |
| 2026 (hail Jan–Jun) | – | 1 | 4 | 14 |
All 8 declarations
| Sebastian County # | DR | Declared | Hail days that year, Sebastian | Incident | Kind | Days after prior | NOAA inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 of 8 | 3636 | 2026-01-24 | 4 | 2026-01-23 to 2026-01-27 | Winter Storm EM | 294 | – |
| 7 of 8 | 3627 | 2025-04-05 | 5 | 2025-04-02 to 2025-04-22 | Severe Storm EM | 1682 | – |
| 6 of 8 | 3541 | 2020-08-27 | 6 | 2020-08-26 to 2020-08-28 | Hurricane EM | 446 | – |
| 5 of 8 | 4441 | 2019-06-08 | 2 | 2019-05-21 to 2019-06-14 | Flood DR | 9 | – |
| 4 of 8 | 3414 | 2019-05-30 | 2 | 2019-05-21 to 2019-06-14 | Flood EM | 1210 | – |
| 3 of 8 | 4254 | 2016-02-05 | 3 | 2015-12-26 to 2016-01-22 | Severe Storm DR | 224 | – |
| 2 of 8 | 4226 | 2015-06-26 | 3 | 2015-05-07 to 2015-06-15 | Severe Storm DR | 536 | 81 mph gust |
| 1 of 8 | 4160 | 2014-01-06 | 3 | 2013-12-05 to 2013-12-06 | Severe Ice Storm DR | first | – |
Hail reports on the map
Roofers we list: Fort Smith.
Sebastian County questions
How many FEMA declarations name Sebastian County?
8 since 2014. First: DR-4160, January 6, 2014. Latest: DR-3636, January 24, 2026. Storm 4, flood 2, winter 2, fire 0.
Which Sebastian County hail years have no storm declaration?
9 of 12; the latest is 2024.
Was the biggest Sebastian County hail day declared?
The biggest stone, 2.5 in hail on April 11, 2022, falls inside none of the 8 declaration windows.
Nearby in AR
- Faulkner County (9)
- Pulaski County (9)
- Craighead County (7)
- Benton County (6)
- Washington County (6)
Method and limits. Sources: OpenFEMA, NOAA Storm Events.