Hail in Ellis County, Oklahoma

Hail in Ellis County, Oklahoma: 424 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #145 nationally and #27 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Ellis County is the 1990s, when 116 of the county's 424 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 Ellis County archive, hail makes up 56.4% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #145 for this hazard and #27 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 95.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Ellis County with 158 recorded events, while Jan 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 228
• Tornado 82

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

424 hail events are recorded in Ellis County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Ellis County?

The strongest hail on record in Ellis County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Ellis 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.