331
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$188K
Property damage
Hail in Greer County, Oklahoma: 331 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #250 nationally and #45 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Greer County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Greer County is the 2000s, when 115 of the county's 331 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 Greer County archive, hail makes up 61.4% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #250 for this hazard and #45 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 91.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Greer County with 115 recorded events, while Dec 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 17, 2026 | MANGUM | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | MANGUM | 1 | $0 |
| May 2, 2025 | MANGUM | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2025 | MANGUM | 3 | $150K |
| Apr 29, 2025 | MANGUM | 3 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2025 | HESTER | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 4, 2025 | MANGUM | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | GRANITE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | GRANITE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 8, 2024 | MANGUM | 1.25 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Greer County
- Thunderstorm Wind 142
- Tornado 46
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Large hail combined with gusty winds caused significant hail damage in the Jaybuckle area, 4 miles north of Reed. The home had several broken windows and damaged shutters. The house also sustained significant hail damage to the roof.
Severe thunderstorms moved into southwest Oklahoma from the Texas panhandle, producing giant hail and one tornado. The tornado, a brief F0, occurred in Texola in Beckham County and did no reported damage. The largest hail reported was three-inch diameter in Texola in Beckham County, where car windshields were broken. Also, baseball-size hail was reported in Harmon County three miles northeast of Vinson, in Beckham County five miles south of Texola, and in Greer County throughout a five mile radius of Reed. Tennis ball-size hail 16 miles west-northwest of Willow in Greer County knocked out house windows.
Thunderstorms in western Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening hours on the 30th produced hail up to quarter-size and damaging winds. Thunderstorm winds broke off 3-inch diameter tree limbs 8.5 miles north-northwest of Indiahoma, blew out windows, ripped shingles from a roof, overturned a stock trailer, and blew down trees 1.5 miles southwest of Granite.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Greer County, Oklahoma?
331 hail events are recorded in Greer County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Greer County?
The strongest hail on record in Greer County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Greer 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 Greer County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/greer-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.