275
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$506K
Property damage
Hail in Cherokee County, Oklahoma: 275 recorded events between 1964 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #369 nationally and #59 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Cherokee County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Cherokee County is the 2000s, when 97 of the county's 275 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 Cherokee County archive, hail makes up 36.4% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #369 for this hazard and #59 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 88.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Cherokee County with 75 recorded events, while Feb 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | HULBERT | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | LOST CITY | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 18, 2025 | HULBERT | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 19, 2025 | PEGGS | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | TAHLEQUAH | 1 | $0 |
| May 17, 2024 | TAHLEQUAH | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 8, 2024 | PEGGS | 1.25 | $10K |
| May 3, 2024 | MELVIN | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | LOST CITY | 1.75 | $20K |
| Mar 14, 2024 | TAHLEQUAH | 1.25 | $15K |
Other hazards here
More from Cherokee County
- Thunderstorm Wind 309
- Flash Flood 71
- Tornado 52
- Flood 44
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Multiple reports of large hail were received from 4 miles west of Tahlequah between 430 pm cdt and 442 pm cdt. The hail sizes ranged from nickel size to golf ball size and were reported by amateur radio, spotters and the emergency management.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Cherokee County, Oklahoma?
275 hail events are recorded in Cherokee County between 1964 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Cherokee County?
The strongest hail on record in Cherokee County measured 4.25.
Where does the hail data for Cherokee 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Cherokee County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/cherokee-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.