◆ FT SMITH, AR HAIL HISTORY · SEBASTIAN COUNTY
Ft Smith, AR hail history & hail map
Ft Smith, Arkansas has had 8 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 2.50″ (Tennis Ball). Most recent: May 9, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
8Hail events in the past 5 years
2.50″Largest recorded hail · Tennis Ball
2.50″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.50″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Ft Smith, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Ft Smith
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | Radar 1.00″ · 4 ground reports (max 1.75″) |
| Mar 5, 2026 | 0.75″ Penny | 1 ground report (max 0.75″) |
| Sep 16, 2025 | 0.75″ Penny | 1 ground report (max 0.75″) |
| May 18, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Mar 14, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Apr 15, 2023 | 2.00″ Golf Ball | Radar 1.50″ · 6 ground reports (max 2.00″) |
| Oct 15, 2022 | 1.00″ Quarter | 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Apr 11, 2022 | 2.50″ Tennis Ball | 1 ground report (max 2.50″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Ft Smith (35.390, -94.380) or an NWS / CoCoRaHS hail report within 3 miles. Data window: NOAA MRMS radar hail swaths Oct 2021 – Nov 2026; NWS / NCEI Storm Events reports Nov 2024 – Jul 2026; CoCoRaHS volunteer reports Oct 2021 – present. Radar hail sizes are estimates, not ground truth; hail at any single address can differ.