197
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$280K
Property damage
Hail in Choctaw County, Oklahoma: 197 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #633 nationally and #73 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Choctaw County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Choctaw County is the 2000s, when 61 of the county's 197 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 Choctaw County archive, hail makes up 46.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #633 for this hazard and #73 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 79.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Choctaw County with 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | SOPER | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | UNGER | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 18, 2026 | BOSWELL | 1.75 | $50K |
| Oct 4, 2023 | GRANT | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 19, 2023 | UNGER | 1.75 | $25K |
| May 19, 2023 | BOSWELL | 1.75 | $30K |
| Mar 2, 2023 | HUGO | 1.25 | $40K |
| May 11, 2021 | GOOD | 1 | $0 |
| May 11, 2021 | GOODLAND | 1 | $0 |
| May 11, 2021 | FORNEY | 1.75 | $15K |
Other hazards here
More from Choctaw County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Severe thunderstorms in southeast Oklahoma produced hail as large as golf balls in Bryan County three miles southwest of Colbert (at Denison Dam) and east of Bokchito. Golf ball-size hail was also reported six miles south of Boswell in Choctaw County.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Choctaw County, Oklahoma?
197 hail events are recorded in Choctaw County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Choctaw County?
The strongest hail on record in Choctaw County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Choctaw 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 Choctaw County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/choctaw-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.