Oklahoma hail
Every recorded hail report since 1955 · 77 counties with a record
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 31,601 hail reports in Oklahoma from 1955 through June 30, 2026, about 642 a year since 2000. The costliest was the May 29, 2012 hail ($579 million in 2025 dollars). Oklahoma ranks 3rd of 52 states and territories by count and 2nd of 51 per square mile.
Hail in Oklahoma, 1955 to 2026
Hail records per year (NOAA Storm Events); 2026 to June 30, 2026. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996.
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $1 million
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- $1 billion or more, or 100 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1996: all 48 event types recorded from 1996
- Records
- 31,6011955 to June 30, 2026
- A year since 2000
- 642average
- Deaths
- 036 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $895Mas filed
- Busiest year
- 20081,204 records
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; deaths and damage as filed, damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
Are hail reports common in Oklahoma?
Oklahoma averages about 642 hail reports a year since 2000, 3rd of 52 states and territories by count. The busiest year on record was 2008 (1,204). Per 10,000 square miles of land, Oklahoma records 4607 hail reports since 1955, 2nd of 51 states and territories by that measure.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1955, per 10,000 square miles of land area (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; places under 1,000 square miles not ranked). Damage colours: Storm Events damage, 2025 dollars.
Which counties in Oklahoma have the most hail reports?
Per square mile, Tulsa County leads Oklahoma: 391 days with a hail report since 1955, 685.7 per 1,000 square miles of land. By raw count, Oklahoma County has the most hail records (1,273 since 1955); large counties collect more records simply by covering more ground, so the ranking counts days with a record per unit of area (a storm filed for several forecast zones adds several records but one day).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, days with a record in the county since 1955 per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer); in brackets, the count of records.
When is hail season in Oklahoma?
53% of its hail reports since 1955 fell in April and May. The busiest month is May (9,232 records).
The values, month by month
Jan 257 · Feb 538 · Mar 3,602 · Apr 7,446 · May 9,232 · Jun 4,691 · Jul 1,349 · Aug 1,120 · Sep 1,353 · Oct 1,116 · Nov 670 · Dec 227 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began, since 1955.
The costliest hail reports in Oklahoma
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-29 | HailNichols Hills, Oklahoma County One storm episode: 27 records in 6 places, 2012-05-29 to 2012-05-30; the totals are the episode's. | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 2 | $579M |
| 2005-04-05 | HailJenks, Tulsa County One storm episode: 2 records in 2 places; the totals are the episode's. | 3.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | $98M |
| 2008-11-05 | HailNorman, Cleveland County One storm episode: 4 records in 3 places; the totals are the episode's. | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $55M |
| 2003-11-18 | HailTulsa County | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $32M |
| 1994-04-02 | HailAda, Pontotoc County Every hail record filed in the state that day (10, in 4 places; before 1996 NOAA filed no storm episodes); the totals are the day's. | 2.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | $13M |
| 1993-03-29 | HailNr Waurika, Jefferson County Every hail record filed in the state that day (4, in 2 places; before 1996 NOAA filed no storm episodes); the totals are the day's. | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $11M |
| 1994-04-26 | HailBromide, Coal County Every hail record filed in the state that day (12, in 6 places; before 1996 NOAA filed no storm episodes); the totals are the day's. | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 3 | $11M |
| 2026-05-08 | HailCollinsville, Rogers County One storm episode: 52 records in 11 places; the totals are the episode's. | 2.25 in hail | 0 | 0 | $6.7M |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: property and crop damage as estimated by the National Weather Service, in 2025 dollars.
Are hail reports becoming more frequent in Oklahoma?
Oklahoma's count per decade against the whole country's, and its share. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996, so earlier decades are not comparable; the share of the national total is the fairer comparison across decades.
| Decade | Oklahoma | United States | Oklahoma's share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-59 | 266 | 2,477 | 10.7% |
| 1960s | 999 | 7,651 | 13.1% |
| 1970s | 692 | 11,007 | 6.3% |
| 1980s | 3,655 | 26,555 | 13.8% |
| 1990s | 8,798 | 75,581 | 11.6% |
| 2000s | 8,092 | 137,396 | 5.9% |
| 2010s | 5,030 | 107,281 | 4.7% |
| 2020-26 | 4,069 | 56,491 | 7.2% |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.
The most recent hail reports in Oklahoma
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | HailOmega, Kingfisher County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-26 | HailWarwick, Lincoln County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-26 | HailGuthrie, Logan County | 2.25 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-26 | HailGuthrie, Logan County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-26 | HailGuthrie, Logan County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-26 | HailGuthrie, Logan County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-26 | HailMorrison, Noble County | 0.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-26 | HailKildare, Kay County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-26 | HailGarber, Garfield County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-26 | HailFairmont, Garfield County | 0.88 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-26 | HailFelt, Cimarron County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-25 | HailMangum, Greer County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; the newest months are revised by NCEI as reports arrive. Search the record at NCEI.
Federal disaster declarations for hail reports in Oklahoma
FEMA files hail and wind disasters under the incident type Severe Storm: 51 declarations in Oklahoma, 49 of them major disasters; the latest on March 18, 2025.
| Declared | Number | Title | Areas named |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-18 | DR-4862 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 8 |
| 2024-07-23 | DR-4802 | Severe Storms | 1 |
| 2024-06-14 | DR-4791 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 10 |
| 2023-07-19 | DR-4721 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes | 25 |
| 2023-03-03 | DR-4690 | Severe Winter Storm | 1 |
| 2022-09-20 | DR-4670 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 |
| 2022-06-29 | DR-4657 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 7 |
| 2019-08-07 | DR-4456 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 |
| 2019-07-12 | DR-4453 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | 19 |
| 2019-06-01 | DR-4438 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 51 |
| 2017-05-26 | DR-4315 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 21 |
| 2017-02-10 | DR-4299 | Severe Winter Storm | 11 |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026. OpenFEMA dataset page.
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