194
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$251K
Property damage
Hail in Latimer County, Oklahoma: 194 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #652 nationally and #75 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Latimer County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Latimer County is the 2000s, when 73 of the county's 194 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 Latimer County archive, hail makes up 44.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #652 for this hazard and #75 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 79.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Latimer County with 61 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 | BENGAL | 1.75 | $25K |
| Mar 14, 2024 | WILBURTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 11, 2023 | BENGAL | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 11, 2023 | PANOLA | 1.5 | $15K |
| Feb 16, 2023 | WILBURTON | 0.75 | $0 |
| Feb 16, 2023 | GOWEN | 1.75 | $20K |
| Jan 12, 2023 | YANUSH | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 11, 2022 | BENGAL | 1.25 | $20K |
| Apr 11, 2022 | RED OAK | 1 | $0 |
| May 4, 2021 | PATTERSON | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Latimer County
- Thunderstorm Wind 162
- Flash Flood 45
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 eastern Oklahoma during the late afternoon of June 1st. Strong thunderstorm winds downed power lines and large tree limbs one mile north of Hartshorne, and trees were blown down by strong winds seven miles south of Wilburton. Quarter-size hail fell at Bearden, and dime-size hail fell near Bearden, one mile north of Hartshorne, six miles southwest of Wilburton, and seven miles south of Wilburton.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Latimer County, Oklahoma?
194 hail events are recorded in Latimer County between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Latimer County?
The strongest hail on record in Latimer County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Latimer 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 Latimer County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/latimer-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.