294
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$615K
Property damage
Hail in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma: 294 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #328 nationally and #52 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Sequoyah County is the 2000s, when 111 of the county's 294 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 Sequoyah County archive, hail makes up 41.8% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #328 for this hazard and #52 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 89.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Sequoyah County with 77 recorded events, while Sep 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 24, 2025 | MC KEY | 1.25 | $15K |
| Mar 14, 2024 | SALLISAW | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | SALLISAW ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | SALLISAW | 1.75 | $20K |
| Mar 14, 2024 | MC KEY | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | GORE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | WEST FT SMITH | 1.25 | $20K |
| Feb 16, 2023 | GANS | 1.75 | $20K |
| Feb 16, 2023 | SALLISAW | 0.88 | $0 |
| Oct 16, 2022 | BOX | 0.88 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Sequoyah County
- Thunderstorm Wind 265
- Flash Flood 72
- Tornado 59
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Summary: an elevated thunderstorm rooted above a cap of warm air in the mid-levels of the atmosphere, briefly strengthened to severe levels while moving across Sequoyah County on the morning of June 18, producing dime-sized hail.
Severe thunderstorms developed and moved across northeast Oklahoma during the late afternoon and evening of April 20th. Quarter size hail fell 3 miles south of Miami, at Wyandotte, 2 miles east of Tullahassee, and 4 miles north of Sallisaw. Nickel to quarter size hail fell 2 miles southeast of Checotah, and dime to nickel size hail fell at numerous other locations in northeast Oklahoma.
Severe thunderstorms in central and eastern Oklahoma during the late evening hours on the 15th and early morning hours on the 16th produced hail up to golf ball-size and strong winds. Strong thunderstorm winds blew shingles and the door off a shed and downed numerous tree limbs four miles west-northwest of Preston. Lightning struck a transformer and knocked out power near Braggs.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma?
294 hail events are recorded in Sequoyah County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Sequoyah County?
The strongest hail on record in Sequoyah County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/sequoyah-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.