Storm risk in Craighead County, Arkansas

FEMA's overall hazard score for Craighead County is 91.79 (Relatively Moderate), 259th of 3,144 counties. Hail scores 67.40 (Relatively Low), strong wind 74.97 (Relatively Moderate) and tornado 97.74 (Relatively High). Expected hail loss is $18 per $1 million of buildings a year; NOAA logged 66 hail reports in Craighead County from 2014 to June 2026.

FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026. NOAA hail reports 2014 to June 2026.

Craighead County: expected yearly loss per $1 million of buildings for hail, strong wind and tornado, on a log scale, against all U.S. counties and the counties of AR$0.1$1$10$100$1,000Hail: $18 per $1 million, 1,731st of 3,126 rated counties$18Hail1,731st of 3,126 countiesStrong wind: $12 per $1 million, 2,092nd of 3,121 rated counties$12Strong wind2,092nd of 3,121 countiesTornado: $795 per $1 million, 72nd of 3,144 rated counties$795Tornado72nd of 3,144 counties
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Expected yearly loss per $1 million of buildings, log scale. Dot colour is FEMA’s rating band. The tornado lane counts everything exposed, not only buildings.

How FEMA rates Craighead County

HazardRatingScore (0 to 100)Rank in U.S.Rank in AR
OverallRelatively Moderate 91.79259 of 3,1443 of 75
HailRelatively Low 67.401,026 of 3,12622 of 75
Strong windRelatively Moderate 74.97788 of 3,12620 of 75
TornadoRelatively High 97.7472 of 3,1262 of 75

Expected yearly loss, in dollars

HazardThis county, total a yearPer $1M of buildingsState median countyU.S. median countyRank per $1M, U.S.Rank per $1M, state
Hail$394,370$18 $22$22 1,731 of 3,12654 of 75
Strong wind$258,731$12 $49$20 2,092 of 3,12168 of 75
Tornado$17,608,336$795 $451$199 72 of 3,14412 of 75

Rank 1 is the highest. Overall, hail and wind losses count buildings; the tornado row counts everything FEMA exposes, so it overstates building damage. Expected annual loss is an average over many years for the whole county, not a forecast for one roof.

What stands out in Craighead County

  • FEMA expects hail in Craighead County to cost $18 per $1 million of buildings a year: 0.80 times the U.S. median and 0.79 times the AR county median, ranked 1,731st of 3,126 counties nationally and 54th of 75 in Arkansas.
  • FEMA expects strong wind in Craighead County to cost $12 per $1 million of buildings a year: 0.57 times the U.S. median and 0.24 times the AR county median, ranked 2,092nd of 3,121 counties nationally and 68th of 75 in Arkansas.
  • FEMA expects tornado in Craighead County to cost $795 per $1 million of buildings a year: 3.99 times the U.S. median and 1.76 times the AR county median, ranked 72nd of 3,144 counties nationally and 12th of 75 in Arkansas.
  • Applying FEMA's estimate to a $198,700 home, the average yearly loss in Craighead County is about $3.54 for hail and $2.32 for wind before any deductible; at the U.S. median county rates it would be $4.44 and $4.05.
  • If the next years look like 2014 to 2025, a roof kept 20 years in Craighead County meets about 51.7 hail days of 1 inch or more; the median county in NOAA's file (1,275 counties) would give 35.0.
  • Built in 1991, the median home in Craighead County is 35 years old, so an original roof has outlived a 3-tab shingle (15 to 20 years) and an architectural one (25 to 30 years); 65.4% of its 47,983 homes are at least 26 years old.
  • March to June holds 59 of the 66 hail reports in Craighead County (89 percent); the quietest month is February, with 0 reports.

What hail and wind cost a home here in an average year

Enter a home value. The calculator applies Craighead County’s own loss rate: the county’s expected yearly loss divided by the value of its buildings. It starts at the Census median home value for the county.

$3.54hail, a year; $4.44 at the U.S. median county rate
$2.32strong wind, a year; $4.05 at the U.S. median county rate
$117hail and wind together over 20 years, at today’s rate

Formula: home value × Craighead County yearly loss ÷ building value. Hail: $394,370 ÷ $22,153,496,684 = 0.0000178. Wind: $258,731 ÷ $22,153,496,684 = 0.0000117. This is FEMA’s estimate of average damage to buildings and does not account for your deductible. Tornado is left out because FEMA’s tornado loss counts people and other exposure, not only buildings.

Read this as a yardstick. The rate is an average over every building in the county, from sheds to office towers, and over many years. Real losses come in rare, large storms; a roof with no damage in 19 years can need full replacement in the 20th. The figure is not a quote and not a prediction for one address.

Craighead County in plain numbers

  • Craighead County scores 91.79 in FEMA's overall hazard index (Relatively Moderate): 259th of 3,144 rated counties and 3rd of 75 in Arkansas.
  • Hail scores 67.40 (Relatively Low). FEMA expects $394,370 of hail damage to buildings in Craighead County a year, which is $18 per $1 million of buildings, 0.80 times the U.S. median.
  • Strong wind scores 74.97 (Relatively Moderate) with $258,731 of expected yearly building loss in Craighead County: $12 per $1 million of buildings, 0.57 times the U.S. median.
  • Tornado scores 97.74 (Relatively High) and FEMA's expected yearly tornado loss is $17,608,336, counting everything exposed, or $795 per $1 million of buildings in Craighead County.
  • FEMA's own event record for Craighead County averages 3.36 hail events and 1.93 strong-wind events a year.
  • NOAA logged 66 hail reports in Craighead County between 2014 and June 2026, on 32 days with stones of 1 inch or more; the largest was 4 inches.
  • In Craighead County, FEMA counts buildings worth 22.15 billion dollars and 111,202 residents.
  • Social vulnerability is Relatively High in Craighead County.
  • Community resilience there is Relatively Moderate, for 111,202 residents.
  • 1 city in Craighead County is covered on this site: Jonesboro. 13 Census ZIP areas have more than half of their land in the county.
  • Our guide range for a 2,000 sq ft asphalt roof in Jonesboro is $5,670 to $12,555.
  • Craighead County ranks 113 of the 194 counties with a page here for hail loss per $1 million of buildings, 97 for wind and 5 for tornado.
  • In Craighead County, April is the busiest month with 21 of the 66 reports (32 percent), against 0 reports in October.
  • Craighead County's worst year was 2017, with 5 hail days at 1 inch or more and 9 reports. At the 2014 to 2025 pace that is 2.58 such days a year, one about every 4.6 months.
  • The median home in Craighead County was built in 1991; 34.6% of its 47,983 housing units date from before 1980, 65.4% from before 2000 and 19.7% from 2010 on.
  • Census puts the median home value in Craighead County at $198,700, and 59.2% of homes are lived in by their owners.
  • 6,663 single-family building permits were issued in Craighead County from 2014 to 2025, about 138.9 per 1,000 homes, peaking in 2021.
  • NOAA lists 19 tornado tracks in Craighead County since 2014; the strongest was an EF3 on April 2, 2025 near Davis, 21.98 miles long.
  • The fastest gust in NOAA's records for Craighead County is 110 mph on April 2, 2025 at Richer.
  • The nearest county with a page here is Faulkner County, 108 miles from the centre of Craighead County; its hail score is 57.89.
  • Across counties the median is one roofing firm for every 5,189 homes; Census counted 6 roofing contractor establishments in Craighead County in 2023, one for every 7,997 homes.
  • FEMA has named Craighead County in 7 disaster declarations since 2014, the latest 234 days before its data end, and 5 of them were storm-type.

The hail record of Craighead County, year by year

NOAA logged 66 reports in Craighead County; hail of 1 inch or more fell on 32 days. That is 2.6 such days a year; the median county in NOAA’s file has 1.8.

Craighead County: NOAA hail reports per year, 2014 to June 2026, with the number of days that had hail of 1 inch or more0246810122014: 1 reports, 0 days at 1 inch or more, largest 0.88 inch142015: 2 reports, 1 days at 1 inch or more, largest 2.75 inch152016: 2 reports, 2 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1 inch162017: 9 reports, 5 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.75 inch172018: 5 reports, 4 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.75 inch182019: 4 reports, 2 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.25 inch192020: 10 reports, 4 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.75 inch202021: 5 reports, 3 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1 inch212022: 12 reports, 2 days at 1 inch or more, largest 4 inch222023: 3 reports, 2 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1 inch232024: 8 reports, 4 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.75 inch242025: 3 reports, 2 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.5 inch252026: 2 reports, 1 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1 inch26*
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  • * 2026 runs to June only
Craighead County: NOAA hail reports by calendar month, 2014 to June 2026January: 1 reports1JanFebruary: 0 reports0FebMarch: 12 reports12MarApril: 21 reports21AprMay: 21 reports21MayJune: 5 reports5JunJuly: 1 reports1JulAugust: 1 reports1AugSeptember: 1 reports1SepOctober: 0 reports0OctNovember: 0 reports0NovDecember: 3 reports3Dec

Reports by calendar month, all years together. Peak: April, 21 reports.

The same numbers as a table (years with at least one report)
YearReportsDays, 1 inch or moreDays, 1.75 inch or moreLargest stoneDamage reported
20141000.88 in–
20152112.75 in–
20162201 in–
20179511.75 in–
20185411.75 in–
20194201.25 in–
202010411.75 in–
20215301 in–
202212214 in$10,000
20233201 in–
20248411.75 in–
20253201.5 in–
2026 (to June)2101 in–

Biggest hail days in Craighead County

DateLargest stoneReports that dayDamage reportedNear
April 15, 20224 in10$10,000Lake City
December 23, 20152.75 in2none recordedRidge
May 22, 20241.75 in3none recordedJonesboro
April 26, 20171.75 in2none recordedBay
May 4, 20201.75 in2none recordedJonesboro

Where large hail was reported

FEMA scores the county as a whole. NOAA’s reports show where inside Craighead County the big stones fell.

Reported hail locations, Craighead County

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  • 371 to 1.74 in
  • 81.75 to 2.74 in, golf ball to tennis ball
  • 52.75 in and up, baseball

Largest plotted stone: 4 in. Bigger dots are bigger stones.

50 reports of 1 inch or larger have coordinates. Each dot is a reported location, not a storm path.

Sources: NOAA, Census county outline

Wind and tornado records for Craighead County

Fastest gusts in Craighead County

DateGustNear
April 2, 2025110 mphRicher
April 2, 2025100 mphCash
April 2, 202598 mphBay
March 25, 201790 mphGoobertown

Strongest tornado tracks in Craighead County

DateScaleLengthInjured / killedNear
April 2, 2025EF321.98 mi8 / 0Davis
December 10, 2021EF317.68 mi5 / 1Needham
March 28, 2020EF312.53 mi22 / 0Jonesboro
April 2, 2025EF214.45 mi0 / 0Risher

19 tornado tracks in all since 2014; the strongest 4 are listed.

How old the roofs are

Census counts homes by the decade they were built. Under each bar is the number of hail days of 1 inch or more that an original roof from that decade has met, at Craighead County’s 2014 to 2025 pace of 2.58 such days a year. Most roofs have been replaced since; the row shows what a roof that never was would have taken.

Craighead County: share of homes by decade built, with the hail days at 1 inch or more that an original roof from each decade has met at the county's 2014 to 2025 ratepre-1940: 2.6% of homes2.6%<19402351940s: 2.4% of homes2.4%1940s2091950s: 3.8% of homes3.8%1950s1831960s: 8.4% of homes8.4%1960s1581970s: 17.5% of homes17.5%1970s1321980s: 13.7% of homes13.7%1980s1061990s: 17.0% of homes17%1990s802000s: 15.0% of homes15%2000s542010s: 18.4% of homes18.4%2010s282020+: 1.3% of homes1.3%2020+8

Bars: share of 47,983 housing units by decade built. Figures under the decade: hail days met by an original roof, at the county’s 2014 to 2025 pace. The pace of earlier years is unknown.

Median year built1991
Built before 198034.6%
Built before 200065.4%
Built since 201019.7%
Owner-occupied59.2%
Median home value$198,700
Single-family permits, 2014 to 20256,663
Permits per 1,000 homes138.9

Asphalt shingles are rated 15 to 20 years (3-tab) and 25 to 30 years (architectural). Source: Census ACS 2019 to 2023 and Building Permits Survey.

Roofers and past disasters in Craighead County

Roofing firms in Craighead County

Roofing contractor establishments, 20236
Change since 2016+3 (+100%)
Homes per roofing firm7,997
Median across counties5,189
Employees, 2023131

Source for Craighead County: Census County Business Patterns, NAICS 238160.

FEMA disaster declarations naming Craighead County since 2014

Declarations naming Craighead County7
Storm / flood / winter / fire5 / 1 / 1 / 0
Median AR county6
Rank among 33 AR counties10
Days from the latest to the data cutoff234

Source for Craighead County: OpenFEMA, data to 2026-09-15. Declaration list for Craighead County.

Nearby counties

The closest counties that have a risk page, by distance between county centres. Loss is per $1 million of buildings; the columns marked "times here" divide the neighbour's loss by Craighead County's.

CountyMilesOverallHail lossHail, times hereWind lossWind, times hereNOAA hail reports
Faulkner County, AR108 Relatively Moderate $191.05$141.2371
Pulaski County, AR123 Relatively High $331.84$7.310.63114
Washington County, AR199 Relatively Moderate $593.32$2.470.21156
Benton County, AR201 Relatively Moderate $221.26$121.01197
Sebastian County, AR206 Relatively Moderate $130.75$3.600.3191

All 194 counties, with a filter by state and sorting

Cities and ZIP areas in Craighead County

1 city in this county is on PickARoofer. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are Census shapes that approximate ZIP codes; where we have a city’s ZIPs, the share is the part of each area’s land that lies in this county. 13 such areas have more than half their land here.

CityZIP areas (share of land in the county)Pages
Jonesboro 72401 (91%), 72404 (100%), 72405 (100%), 72410 (0%), 72411 (100%) Roofers

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Questions

How high is storm risk in Craighead County?

FEMA's National Risk Index gives Craighead County an overall score of 91.79 (Relatively Moderate), 259th of 3,144. Hail scores 67.40 (Relatively Low), strong wind 74.97 (Relatively Moderate) and tornado 97.74 (Relatively High).

In Craighead County, how many hail reports has NOAA logged?

A report is one entry for one storm in one county, so counts follow where people live as well as where hail fell. NOAA has 66 for Craighead County between 2014 and June 2026, on 32 days with hail of 1 inch or more; the largest stone was 4 inches.

What do hail and wind cost a home in Craighead County each year, on average?

Applying FEMA's county rates to its median home value of $198,700: FEMA's estimate is about $3.54 a year for hail and $2.32 for wind, before any deductible, against $4.44 and $4.05 at the U.S. median county rates. This is an average over many years and all buildings, not a prediction for one roof; one bad storm costs far more than the average year.

How does Craighead County compare with the rest of Arkansas?

Per $1 million of buildings Craighead County loses $18 to hail a year, against $22 in the median county of the state. Among 75 rated counties it is 22nd for hail, 20th for strong wind and 2nd for tornado.

How old are the roofs in Craighead County?

The median home was built in 1991, 35 years ago, and 65.4% of the 47,983 housing units in Craighead County date from before 2000. Asphalt shingles are rated 15 to 20 years (3-tab) or 25 to 30 years (architectural), so an original roof of either kind is past its rated life. The Census does not record when a roof was replaced.

What does expected annual loss mean?

It is FEMA's estimate of the average yearly loss from a hazard, in dollars, summed over the county. It is built for comparing counties at planning level, not for pricing one house.

Does a high rating mean my roof will be damaged?

No. The index compares counties and cannot say what will happen on your street. After a storm, a roof inspection is the only way to know.

Sources for Craighead County: FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026; NOAA Storm Events Database hail reports for Craighead County; Census Bureau ZCTA-to-county relationship file (2020); Census ACS and Building Permits Survey, homes in Craighead County; Census County Business Patterns, roofing firms in Craighead County; OpenFEMA, declarations naming Craighead County. Planning-level information about Craighead County, not an inspection and not insurance advice.

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