Fayetteville, AR 04-29-2017

Doppler radar detected Ping Pong Ball size hail near Fayetteville, AR, Springdale, AR and Rogers, AR on April 29, 2017. This hail storm was traveling NE at 4 mph and the entire storm produced hail for roughly 18 hour(s). There were 18 spotter report(s) with reported max hail size of 2.75″ and an average hail size of 1.55″. We estimate that 154,396 buildings were in the affected area and the probability of hail DHI detected was significant. Based on this information, you can expect widespread, severe damage to tiled roofs, automobiles, and aircraft over highly populated areas. Risk of personal injury is also high, and is often accompanied by other severe weather events (wind, tornadoes).