327
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Hail in Major County, Oklahoma: 327 recorded events between 1962 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #258 nationally and #46 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Major County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Major County is the 1990s, when 100 of the county's 327 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 Major County archive, hail makes up 55.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #258 for this hazard and #46 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 91.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Major County with 92 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | MENO | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | CLEO SPRINGS | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | BOUSE JUNCTION | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | BOUSE JUNCTION | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | CHESTER | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2025 | ISABELLA | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | ISABELLA | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | FAIRVIEW | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | ISABELLA | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | FAIRVIEW | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Major County
- Thunderstorm Wind 189
- Tornado 54
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Severe thunderstorms which developed in northwest Oklahoma on April 30th continued into the early morning hours on May 1st. A brief tornado occurred at 0008 CST in an open field four miles east-northeast of Mooreland. No damage was reported with this F0 tornado. Hail up to quarter-size was reported with these storms on the 1st. Heavy rains resulted in a flooded park in Mooreland.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Major County, Oklahoma?
327 hail events are recorded in Major County between 1962 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Major County?
The strongest hail on record in Major County measured 3.5.
Where does the hail data for Major 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 Major County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/major-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.