620
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$72K
Property damage
Hail in Kiowa County, Oklahoma: 620 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 6. That places the county #46 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Kiowa County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Kiowa County is the 2000s, when 207 of the county's 620 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 Kiowa County archive, hail makes up 57.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #46 for this hazard and #9 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 98.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Kiowa County with 179 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2026 | MOUNTAIN VIEW | 2.75 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2026 | GOTEBO | 2 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2026 | HOBART | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2026 | MOUNTAIN VIEW | 2 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2026 | MOUNTAIN VIEW | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 9, 2025 | HOBART | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 9, 2025 | HOBART | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 9, 2025 | HOBART | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 25, 2024 | GOTEBO | 2.75 | $0 |
| May 25, 2024 | GOTEBO | 2.5 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Kiowa County
- Thunderstorm Wind 309
- Tornado 95
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An off-duty NWS meteorologist, working as part of a hail research team reported a six inch diameter hailstone two miles north of Gotebo. The hailstone caused significant damage to one of the team's vehicles. Further investigation and discussion with the Oklahoma State Climatologist confirmed that this hailstone is the largest hailstone on record in Oklahoma.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Kiowa County, Oklahoma?
620 hail events are recorded in Kiowa County between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Kiowa County?
The strongest hail on record in Kiowa County measured 6.
Where does the hail data for Kiowa 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 Kiowa County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/kiowa-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.