392
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$222K
Property damage
Hail in Woods County, Oklahoma: 392 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #174 nationally and #34 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Woods County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Woods County is the 1990s, when 114 of the county's 392 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 Woods County archive, hail makes up 47.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #174 for this hazard and #34 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 94.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Woods County with 112 recorded events, while Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2025 | CAMP HOUSTON | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 3, 2025 | ALVA | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | CAMP HOUSTON | 2 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | CAMP HOUSTON | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | CAMP HOUSTON | 2 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | CAMP HOUSTON | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | WAYNOKA | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | WAYNOKA | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2022 | FREEDOM | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2022 | AVARD | 2 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Woods County
- Thunderstorm Wind 357
- Tornado 57
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Thunderstorms in northwest Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening hours on the 2nd produced hail up to half dollar size and damaging lightning. A lightning strike nine miles north of Alva damaged electrical appliances.
Thunderstorms in northwest Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening hours on the 2nd produced hail up to half dollar size and damaging lightning. A lightning strike nine miles north of Alva damaged electrical appliances.
Thunderstorms in northwest Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening hours on the 2nd produced hail up to half dollar size and damaging lightning. A lightning strike nine miles north of Alva damaged electrical appliances.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Woods County, Oklahoma?
392 hail events are recorded in Woods County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Woods County?
The strongest hail on record in Woods County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Woods 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 Woods County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/woods-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.