Hail in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

Hail in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma: 359 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #211 nationally and #40 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Pottawatomie County is the 2000s, when 96 of the county's 359 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 Pottawatomie County archive, hail makes up 50.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #211 for this hazard and #40 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 93.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Pottawatomie County with 93 recorded events, while Feb 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 203
• Tornado 95

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

359 hail events are recorded in Pottawatomie County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Pottawatomie County?

The strongest hail on record in Pottawatomie County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Pottawatomie 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.