300
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$5.5M
Property damage
Hail in Jefferson County, Oklahoma: 300 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 5. That places the county #311 nationally and #49 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Jefferson County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Jefferson County is the 1990s, when 94 of the county's 300 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 Jefferson County archive, hail makes up 56.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #311 for this hazard and #49 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 90.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Jefferson County with 97 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2026 | WAURIKA | 1 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | RINGLING | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2025 | WAURIKA | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 25, 2024 | RINGLING | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 25, 2024 | GRADY | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | WAURIKA | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 12, 2023 | ADDINGTON | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | RYAN | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2020 | RYAN | 1 | $0 |
| May 8, 2020 | RINGLING | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Jefferson County
- Thunderstorm Wind 165
- Tornado 42
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Severe thunderstorms lasted for more than 4 hours around Addington. Ranchers near Addington witnessed hail as large as golf balls falling at least 10 times during those thunderstorms. The large hail damaged a barn roof and cracked a car windshield.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Jefferson County, Oklahoma?
300 hail events are recorded in Jefferson County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Jefferson County?
The strongest hail on record in Jefferson County measured 5.
Where does the hail data for Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/jefferson-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.