Hail in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

Hail in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma: 432 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #137 nationally and #26 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Pittsburg County is the 2000s, when 140 of the county's 432 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 Pittsburg County archive, hail makes up 46.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #137 for this hazard and #26 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 95.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Pittsburg County with 120 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 319
• Tornado 87
• Flash Flood 81

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

432 hail events are recorded in Pittsburg County between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Pittsburg County?

The strongest hail on record in Pittsburg County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Pittsburg 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.