417
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Hail in McClain County, Oklahoma: 417 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 5.5. That places the county #150 nationally and #28 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in McClain County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in McClain County is the 1990s, when 101 of the county's 417 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 McClain County archive, hail makes up 53.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #150 for this hazard and #28 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 95.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in McClain County with 113 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2026 | WAYNE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 3, 2025 | NEWCASTLE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 3, 2025 | NEWCASTLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 25, 2025 | BLANCHARD | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 25, 2025 | BLANCHARD | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 25, 2025 | GOLDSBY | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 25, 2025 | GOLDSBY | 2.5 | $0 |
| May 25, 2025 | GOLDSBY | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 25, 2025 | NEWCASTLE | 1.4 | $0 |
| May 25, 2025 | GOLDSBY | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from McClain County
- Thunderstorm Wind 232
- Tornado 84
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 southwest Oklahoma during the late afternoon and evening hours on the 12th moved eastward into portions of central Oklahoma before weakening. These storms produced winds up to 85 miles an hour and hail up to nickel-size. Strong thunderstorm winds broke out several windshields and windows in automobiles, broke out windows at several businesses, damaged roofs, grain bins and a storage building and destroyed outbuildings and garage doors in Hollis. Thunderstorm winds also blew shingles off roofs three miles southwest of Anadarko, broke off tree limbs two miles south of Canute, tore half the roof off a building in Cheyenne and resulted in roof damage to a building at Altus Air Force Base. A 300 foot tower one miles south of Granite was blown lose from the concrete base by strong thunderstorm winds. Dime-size hail covered the ground one mile south of Granite and in Blanchard.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in McClain County, Oklahoma?
417 hail events are recorded in McClain County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in McClain County?
The strongest hail on record in McClain County measured 5.5.
Where does the hail data for McClain 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 McClain County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/mcclain-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.