Storm risk in Faulkner County, Arkansas
FEMA's overall hazard score for Faulkner County is 86.16 (Relatively Moderate), 436th of 3,144 counties. Hail scores 57.89 (Relatively Low), strong wind 92.24 (Relatively High) and tornado 97.07 (Relatively High). Expected hail loss is $19 per $1 million of buildings a year; NOAA logged 71 hail reports in Faulkner County from 2014 to June 2026.
FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026. NOAA hail reports 2014 to June 2026.
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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 Faulkner County
| Hazard | Rating | Score (0 to 100) | Rank in U.S. | Rank in AR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Relatively Moderate | 86.16 | 436 of 3,144 | 8 of 75 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 57.89 | 1,325 of 3,126 | 28 of 75 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 92.24 | 245 of 3,126 | 6 of 75 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 97.07 | 93 of 3,126 | 3 of 75 |
Expected yearly loss, in dollars
| Hazard | This county, total a year | Per $1M of buildings | State median county | U.S. median county | Rank per $1M, U.S. | Rank per $1M, state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | $403,576 | $19 | $22 | $22 | 1,696 of 3,126 | 53 of 75 |
| Strong wind | $309,461 | $14 | $49 | $20 | 1,897 of 3,121 | 64 of 75 |
| Tornado | $23,025,178 | $1,069 | $451 | $199 | 11 of 3,144 | 3 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 Faulkner County
- FEMA expects hail in Faulkner County to cost $19 per $1 million of buildings a year: 0.84 times the U.S. median and 0.84 times the AR county median, ranked 1,696th of 3,126 counties nationally and 53rd of 75 in Arkansas.
- FEMA expects strong wind in Faulkner County to cost $14 per $1 million of buildings a year: 0.71 times the U.S. median and 0.29 times the AR county median, ranked 1,897th of 3,121 counties nationally and 64th of 75 in Arkansas.
- FEMA expects tornado in Faulkner County to cost $1,069 per $1 million of buildings a year: 5.37 times the U.S. median and 2.37 times the AR county median, ranked 11th of 3,144 counties nationally and 3rd of 75 in Arkansas.
- Applying FEMA's estimate to a $211,300 home, the average yearly loss in Faulkner County is about $3.96 for hail and $3.04 for wind before any deductible; at the U.S. median county rates it would be $4.72 and $4.30.
- If the next years look like 2014 to 2025, a roof kept 20 years in Faulkner County meets about 45.0 hail days of 1 inch or more; the median county in NOAA's file (1,275 counties) would give 35.0.
- Built in 1997, the median home in Faulkner County is 29 years old, so an original roof has outlived a 3-tab shingle (15 to 20 years) and is inside the rated life of an architectural one (25 to 30 years); 56.0% of its 52,862 homes are at least 26 years old.
- March to June holds 57 of the 71 hail reports in Faulkner County (80 percent); the quietest month is September, with 0 reports.
What hail and wind cost a home here in an average year
Enter a home value. The calculator applies Faulkner 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.
Formula: home value × Faulkner County yearly loss ÷ building value. Hail: $403,576 ÷ $21,541,192,032 = 0.0000187. Wind: $309,461 ÷ $21,541,192,032 = 0.0000144. 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.
Faulkner County in plain numbers
- Faulkner County scores 86.16 in FEMA's overall hazard index (Relatively Moderate): 436th of 3,144 rated counties and 8th of 75 in Arkansas.
- Hail scores 57.89 (Relatively Low). FEMA expects $403,576 of hail damage to buildings in Faulkner County a year, which is $19 per $1 million of buildings, 0.84 times the U.S. median.
- Strong wind scores 92.24 (Relatively High) with $309,461 of expected yearly building loss in Faulkner County: $14 per $1 million of buildings, 0.71 times the U.S. median.
- Tornado scores 97.07 (Relatively High) and FEMA's expected yearly tornado loss is $23,025,178, counting everything exposed, or $1,069 per $1 million of buildings in Faulkner County.
- FEMA's own event record for Faulkner County averages 5.29 hail events and 3.34 strong-wind events a year.
- NOAA logged 71 hail reports in Faulkner County between 2014 and June 2026, on 28 days with stones of 1 inch or more; the largest was 2.75 inches.
- In Faulkner County, FEMA counts buildings worth 21.54 billion dollars and 123,427 residents.
- Social vulnerability is Very Low in Faulkner County.
- Community resilience there is Relatively Moderate, for 123,427 residents.
- 1 city in Faulkner County is covered on this site: Conway. 11 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 Conway is $5,740 to $12,710.
- Faulkner County ranks 111 of the 194 counties with a page here for hail loss per $1 million of buildings, 83 for wind and 1 for tornado.
- In Faulkner County, April is the busiest month with 20 of the 71 reports (28 percent), against 1 report in October.
- Faulkner County's worst year was 2022, with 4 hail days at 1 inch or more and 13 reports. At the 2014 to 2025 pace that is 2.25 such days a year, one about every 5.3 months.
- The median home in Faulkner County was built in 1997; 20.1% of its 52,862 housing units date from before 1980, 56.0% from before 2000 and 18.5% from 2010 on.
- Census puts the median home value in Faulkner County at $211,300, and 61.6% of homes are lived in by their owners.
- 4,212 single-family building permits were issued in Faulkner County from 2014 to 2025, about 79.7 per 1,000 homes, peaking in 2021.
- NOAA lists 8 tornado tracks in Faulkner County since 2014; the strongest was an EF4 on April 27, 2014 near Palarm, 24.24 miles long.
- The fastest gust in NOAA's records for Faulkner County is 85 mph on March 1, 2017 at Greenbrier.
- The nearest county with a page here is Pulaski County, 25 miles from the centre of Faulkner County; its hail score is 95.87.
- Across counties the median is one roofing firm for every 5,189 homes; Census counted 16 roofing contractor establishments in Faulkner County in 2023, one for every 3,304 homes.
- FEMA has named Faulkner County in 9 disaster declarations since 2014, the latest 234 days before its data end, and 6 of them were storm-type.
The hail record of Faulkner County, year by year
NOAA logged 71 reports in Faulkner County; hail of 1 inch or more fell on 28 days. That is 2.2 such days a year; the median county in NOAA’s file has 1.8.
- reports
- days with hail of 1 inch or more
- * 2026 runs to June only
Reports by calendar month, all years together. Peak: April, 20 reports.
The same numbers as a table (years with at least one report)
| Year | Reports | Days, 1 inch or more | Days, 1.75 inch or more | Largest stone | Damage reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2.75 in | – |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1.75 in | – |
| 2017 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 in | – |
| 2018 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 in | – |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 in | – |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 in | – |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2.75 in | – |
| 2022 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2.75 in | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 in | – |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1.25 in | – |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.75 in | – |
| 2026 (to June) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 in | – |
Biggest hail days in Faulkner County
| Date | Largest stone | Reports that day | Damage reported | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 11, 2022 | 2.75 in | 8 | $10,000 | Preston |
| March 31, 2015 | 2.75 in | 6 | none recorded | Republican |
| May 9, 2021 | 2.75 in | 3 | none recorded | Mt Vernon |
| June 14, 2023 | 2 in | 4 | none recorded | Vilonia |
| April 9, 2015 | 1.75 in | 3 | none recorded | Mayflower |
Where large hail was reported
FEMA scores the county as a whole. NOAA’s reports show where inside Faulkner County the big stones fell.
Reported hail locations, Faulkner County
- 411 to 1.74 in
- 101.75 to 2.74 in, golf ball to tennis ball
- 32.75 in and up, baseball
Largest plotted stone: 2.75 in. Bigger dots are bigger stones.
54 reports of 1 inch or larger have coordinates. Each dot is a reported location, not a storm path.
Sources: NOAA, Census county outlineWind and tornado records for Faulkner County
Fastest gusts in Faulkner County
| Date | Gust | Near |
|---|---|---|
| March 1, 2017 | 85 mph | Greenbrier |
| April 29, 2016 | 81 mph | Greenbrier |
| January 22, 2018 | 81 mph | Linder |
| January 22, 2018 | 81 mph | Linder |
Strongest tornado tracks in Faulkner County
| Date | Scale | Length | Injured / killed | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 27, 2014 | EF4 | 24.24 mi | 167 / 12 | Palarm |
| April 11, 2022 | EF1 | 6.88 mi | 0 / 0 | Lake Conway |
| January 22, 2018 | EF1 | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Linder |
| March 24, 2017 | EF1 | 2.02 mi | 0 / 0 | Cato |
8 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 Faulkner County’s 2014 to 2025 pace of 2.25 such days a year. Most roofs have been replaced since; the row shows what a roof that never was would have taken.
Bars: share of 52,862 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 built | 1997 |
| Built before 1980 | 20.1% |
| Built before 2000 | 56.0% |
| Built since 2010 | 18.5% |
| Owner-occupied | 61.6% |
| Median home value | $211,300 |
| Single-family permits, 2014 to 2025 | 4,212 |
| Permits per 1,000 homes | 79.7 |
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 Faulkner County
Roofing firms in Faulkner County
| Roofing contractor establishments, 2023 | 16 |
| Change since 2016 | +8 (+100%) |
| Homes per roofing firm | 3,304 |
| Median across counties | 5,189 |
| Employees, 2023 | 154 |
Source for Faulkner County: Census County Business Patterns, NAICS 238160.
FEMA disaster declarations naming Faulkner County since 2014
| Declarations naming Faulkner County | 9 |
| Storm / flood / winter / fire | 6 / 2 / 1 / 0 |
| Median AR county | 6 |
| Rank among 33 AR counties | 1 |
| Days from the latest to the data cutoff | 234 |
Source for Faulkner County: OpenFEMA, data to 2026-09-15. Declaration list for Faulkner 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 Faulkner County's.
| County | Miles | Overall | Hail loss | Hail, times here | Wind loss | Wind, times here | NOAA hail reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County, AR | 25 | Relatively High | $33 | 1.75 | $7.31 | 0.51 | 114 |
| Sebastian County, AR | 107 | Relatively Moderate | $13 | 0.71 | $3.60 | 0.25 | 91 |
| Craighead County, AR | 108 | Relatively Moderate | $18 | 0.95 | $12 | 0.81 | 66 |
| Washington County, AR | 121 | Relatively Moderate | $59 | 3.16 | $2.47 | 0.17 | 156 |
| Benton County, AR | 133 | Relatively Moderate | $22 | 1.20 | $12 | 0.82 | 197 |
Cities and ZIP areas in Faulkner 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. 11 such areas have more than half their land here.
| City | ZIP areas (share of land in the county) | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| Conway | 72034 (100%), 72028 (0%), 72119 (0%), 72067 (0%) | Roofers |
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How high is storm risk in Faulkner County?
FEMA's National Risk Index gives Faulkner County an overall score of 86.16 (Relatively Moderate), 436th of 3,144. Hail scores 57.89 (Relatively Low), strong wind 92.24 (Relatively High) and tornado 97.07 (Relatively High).
In Faulkner 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 71 for Faulkner County between 2014 and June 2026, on 28 days with hail of 1 inch or more; the largest stone was 2.75 inches.
What do hail and wind cost a home in Faulkner County each year, on average?
Applying FEMA's county rates to its median home value of $211,300: FEMA's estimate is about $3.96 a year for hail and $3.04 for wind, before any deductible, against $4.72 and $4.30 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 Faulkner County compare with the rest of Arkansas?
Per $1 million of buildings Faulkner County loses $19 to hail a year, against $22 in the median county of the state. Among 75 rated counties it is 28th for hail, 6th for strong wind and 3rd for tornado.
How old are the roofs in Faulkner County?
The median home was built in 1997, 29 years ago, and 56.0% of the 52,862 housing units in Faulkner County date from before 2000. Asphalt shingles are rated 15 to 20 years (3-tab) or 25 to 30 years (architectural), so an original 3-tab roof is past its rated life and an architectural one is inside it. 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 Faulkner County: FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026; NOAA Storm Events Database hail reports for Faulkner County; Census Bureau ZCTA-to-county relationship file (2020); Census ACS and Building Permits Survey, homes in Faulkner County; Census County Business Patterns, roofing firms in Faulkner County; OpenFEMA, declarations naming Faulkner County. Planning-level information about Faulkner County, not an inspection and not insurance advice.
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