Hail Reports in Rogers, Arkansas — Last 90 Days

Hail is a recurring, budgetable risk in Rogers — roughly 6 hail-producing storms in a typical year. The 90-day log below shows where the most recent activity landed relative to town, so you can judge whether your street was in a hail path.

Rogers's Storm-Climate Context

Rogers sits in the Ozark foothills of northwest Arkansas with a humid subtropical climate, bringing warm humid summers and mild to cool winters. The region lies within a corridor prone to severe spring and summer thunderstorms that deliver hail capable of stripping granules from asphalt shingles and denting metal panels. Winters occasionally bring ice storms that add significant weight loads and work ice under shingle laps, accelerating underlayment failure. UV exposure is high through the long summer season, degrading sealants and organic mat binders faster than northern climates. Regular post-storm inspection is the local standard given the active severe-weather corridor.

Rogers had a population of 69,908 per the 2020 census, ranking it sixth among Arkansas cities and reflecting rapid regional growth. The city is tightly linked to the Walmart corporate ecosystem headquartered in neighboring Bentonville -- Sam Walton opened his first Walmart store in Rogers in 1962. That retail anchor and its supplier network drive steady population growth, new residential construction, and a strong replacement roofing market as the housing stock from earlier growth waves ages into re-roof territory.

Hail Events Near Rogers by Date

August 6, 2026 — 1 report, hail up to 1.00″ (quarter size)

Preliminary Local Storm Reports from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Sizes are reported hailstone diameters; times are UTC. Reports can be added or corrected for about a day after each event. A quiet page section ≠ no hail — smaller or unreported events happen. The closest report in this window landed 15.2 miles from Rogers's center.

Circle positions are the NOAA SPC report coordinates; tap a circle for the date and hail size.

Hail size: < 1″ 1–1.75″ ≥ 2″ not recorded

How Severe Was It? The NWS Yardstick, Applied to Rogers's Reports

The National Weather Service calls hail severe at 1″ (quarter size) and significant at 2″ (hen-egg size). Scoring the 1 Rogers-area report (filed in Benton County) against that scale: 1 of them met the severe 1″+ criterion — the size at which asphalt shingles start taking granule loss and bruising that shows up as leaks a season later. Damage at these sizes is rarely visible from the ground but is typically covered by homeowners insurance when documented promptly.

What to Do If Your Roof Was in the Hail Path

1. Stay off the roof and read your yard instead. Granule piles at the downspouts, dings in gutters and window screens, shredded leaves — after the August 6, 2026 activity near Rogers, those ground-level proxies tell you whether the roof took a hit.
2. Build the paper trail before anyone touches anything. Dated photos of the damage, a hailstone next to a coin if one is still around, and this NOAA log tying the loss to a specific Rogers storm day are what the adjuster will ask for.
3. Expect door-knockers — and slow down. In a hail market like Rogers, out-of-town crews canvass neighborhoods within days of an event. Do not sign a contract or an Assignment of Benefits on the doorstep; get a written inspection scope from a roofer you chose first.
4. File on your policy's clock, not the salesman's. Sudden storm damage is generally covered for Arkansas homeowners, and your filing window comes from the policy itself. File promptly while the dates above are fresh, but on your terms.
5. Have your contractor at the adjuster meeting. A written scope keeps the estimate honest. Step-by-step: the roof insurance claim guide.

Hail History in Rogers — the 10-Year Picture

NOAA's 10-year archive shows 115 hail events in Rogers's county — roughly 12 per year — with hail up to 4.00″. For comparison, the last 90 days alone brought 1 hail day within 25 miles of Rogers (this page's window). Rogers averages roughly 6 hail-producing storms per year. In a market with repeat hail, impact-resistant Class 4 shingles often pay for themselves through insurer premium discounts — worth discussing with a Rogers roofer if a recent event tips you into a replacement. Check your own address on the hail risk lookup.

Compared to the Arkansas county median of 68 hail events over 10 years, Rogers's county runs 1.7× above average — an exposure level that pushes local insurers toward higher wind-and-hail premium tiers and makes impact-resistant shingles a cost-effective upgrade.

Rogers's County, Year by Year (NOAA Archive)

NOAA Storm Events archive, Rogers's county. Years with no row logged no hail events.

The county's busiest hail year in the archive was 2023 (27 recorded events), while the largest stone on record — 4.00″ — fell in 2024. If your roof predates 2023 and has never had a documented inspection, assume it has taken at least one unexamined hit.

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Hail in Rogers — Questions Homeowners Ask

Check Your Own ZIP in Rogers

The county-level history above averages over the whole area. For a score tied to your address, run your ZIP through the hail risk lookup — Rogers ZIP codes include 72756, 72758, 72759, 72760, 72741.

Rogers Neighborhoods — Hail Exposure Varies by Area

Hail paths track with storm cell movement, not city limits. If you're in Old Town Rogers, Rogers Park, Westwood District, Oakland or South Rogers, check your specific street against the report locations above — distance from Rogers's center is listed for each report.

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