Washington County, Arkansas: 6 FEMA declarations and the hail record
6 declarations name Washington County (4 storm, 1 flood, 1 winter, 0 fire), against 36 NOAA hail days of 1 in or more in 12 of the 12 full years.
- 6declarations
- 4storm-type
- #23 of 33in AR
- 8 of 12hail years undeclared
With 6 declarations, Washington County sits at #23 of 33 AR counties, equal to the AR median of 6. Storm, tornado and wind leads with 4.
Between the two furthest apart lie 1,682 days (4.6 years), DR-3541 (August 27, 2020) to DR-3627 (April 5, 2025). DR-3636 came 234 days before the file ends.
12 full years carry hail of 1 in or more. Undeclared: 8, among them 2014 and 2024. Peak year 2024: 5 days, 18 reports.
Tornadoes on file: 22; strongest EF3, March 30, 2022, near Johnson. Top gust 86 mph (April 19, 2025). Peaks land inside 1 of 4 storm windows.
Year by year
| Washington County year | Storm-type | Other | Hail days 1 in+, Washington | Hail reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | – | – | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1 | – | 4 | 22 |
| 2016 | – | – | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 1 | – | 5 | 20 |
| 2018 | – | – | 1 | 8 |
| 2019 | – | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | – | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | – | – | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | – | – | 5 | 13 |
| 2023 | – | – | 3 | 18 |
| 2024 | – | – | 5 | 18 |
| 2025 | 1 | – | 2 | 14 |
| 2026 (hail Jan–Jun) | – | 1 | 2 | 14 |
All 6 declarations
| Washington County # | DR | Declared | Hail days that year, Washington | Incident | Kind | Days after prior | NOAA inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 of 6 | 3636 | 2026-01-24 | 2 | 2026-01-23 to 2026-01-27 | Winter Storm EM | 294 | – |
| 5 of 6 | 3627 | 2025-04-05 | 2 | 2025-04-02 to 2025-04-22 | Severe Storm EM | 1682 | 86 mph gust |
| 4 of 6 | 3541 | 2020-08-27 | 1 | 2020-08-26 to 2020-08-28 | Hurricane EM | 349 | – |
| 3 of 6 | 4460 | 2019-09-13 | 2 | 2019-06-23 to 2019-06-24 | Flood DR | 820 | – |
| 2 of 6 | 4318 | 2017-06-15 | 5 | 2017-04-26 to 2017-05-19 | Severe Storm DR | 496 | – |
| 1 of 6 | 4254 | 2016-02-05 | 4 | 2015-12-26 to 2016-01-22 | Severe Storm DR | first | – |
Hail reports on the map
Roofers we list: Fayetteville, Springdale.
Washington County questions
How many FEMA declarations name Washington County?
6 since 2014. First: DR-4254, February 5, 2016. Latest: DR-3636, January 24, 2026. Storm 4, flood 1, winter 1, fire 0.
Which Washington County hail years have no storm declaration?
8 of 12; the latest is 2024.
Was the biggest Washington County hail day declared?
The biggest stone, 5 in hail on May 4, 2020, falls inside none of the 6 declaration windows.
Nearby in AR
- Faulkner County (9)
- Pulaski County (9)
- Sebastian County (8)
- Craighead County (7)
- Benton County (6)
Method and limits. Sources: OpenFEMA, NOAA Storm Events.