Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Hail in Stephens County, Oklahoma

595

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$139K

Property damage

Hail in Stephens County, Oklahoma: 595 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 5.25. That places the county #53 nationally and #12 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Hail in Stephens County, Oklahoma: events per decade

Hail in Stephens County, Oklahoma: recorded events per decade
Hail in Stephens County, Oklahoma: recorded events per decade

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

The busiest decade for hail in Stephens County is the 1990s, when 156 of the county's 595 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 Stephens County archive, hail makes up 57.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #53 for this hazard and #12 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 98.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

4Jan
19Feb
81Mar
153Apr
174May
86Jun
13Jul
11Aug
2Sep
26Oct
14Nov
12Dec

May is the peak month for hail in Stephens County with 174 recorded events, while Sep 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

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Apr 25, 2026MARLOW1$0
Apr 25, 2026LAKE FUQUA DAM1$0
Apr 25, 2026SUNRAY0.75$0
Apr 25, 2026COMANCHE1$0
Apr 25, 2026DUNCAN1.25$0
Apr 25, 2026COMANCHE0.75$0
Apr 25, 2026CORUM1$0
Mar 10, 2026MARLOW0.88$0
Mar 10, 2026DUNCAN1.5$0
Mar 10, 2026EMPIRE CITY1$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

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

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

What is the strongest hail recorded in Stephens County?

The strongest hail on record in Stephens County measured 5.25.

Where does the hail data for Stephens 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.

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“Hail in Stephens County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/stephens-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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