Hail in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma

Hail in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma: 343 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #232 nationally and #41 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Alfalfa County is the 1990s, when 113 of the county's 343 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Alfalfa County archive, hail makes up 51.0% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #232 for this hazard and #41 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 92.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Alfalfa County with 89 recorded events, while Nov is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

• Thunderstorm Wind 244
• Tornado 53

How many hail events are on record in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma?

343 hail events are recorded in Alfalfa County between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Alfalfa County?

The strongest hail on record in Alfalfa County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Alfalfa County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.