436
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$112K
Property damage
Hail in Washita County, Oklahoma: 436 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #135 nationally and #25 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Washita County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Washita County is the 2000s, when 142 of the county's 436 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 Washita County archive, hail makes up 54.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #135 for this hazard and #25 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 95.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Washita County with 148 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2025 | BURNS FLAT | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 3, 2025 | (CSM)CLINTON SHERMAN AIRPORT | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 27, 2025 | COWDEN | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 28, 2024 | COWDEN | 1 | $0 |
| May 25, 2024 | COLONY | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 25, 2024 | CORN | 2.5 | $0 |
| May 25, 2024 | CLOUD CHIEF | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | CLOUD CHIEF | 3 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | CLOUD CHIEF | 3.5 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | CORDELL | 2.5 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Washita County
- Thunderstorm Wind 282
- 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 developed in western Oklahoma early on the morning of the 25th, then moved eastward across central and southern Oklahoma through late morning. These storms produced hail as large as two inches, reported five miles north of Altus in Jackson County.
Thunderstorms developed in western Oklahoma during the early morning hours on the 10th and produced hail up to golf ball-size and damaging winds. Thunderstorm winds uprooted a two-foot-diameter tree in Clinton and downed tree limbs 12 miles south-southwest of Erick.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Washita County, Oklahoma?
436 hail events are recorded in Washita County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Washita County?
The strongest hail on record in Washita County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Washita 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 Washita County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/washita-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.