514
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$49K
Property damage
Hail in Woodward County, Oklahoma: 514 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 5. That places the county #80 nationally and #17 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Woodward County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Woodward County is the 1990s, when 144 of the county's 514 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 Woodward County archive, hail makes up 51.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #80 for this hazard and #17 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 97.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Woodward County with 187 recorded events, while Nov 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2012 | WOODWARD | 4.25 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | MUTUAL | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | MOORELAND | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | MOORELAND ARPT | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | MOORELAND ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | WOODWARD | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | FORT SUPPLY | 1 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | WOODWARD | 1 | $0 |
| May 18, 2025 | WOODWARD | 2.5 | $0 |
| May 18, 2025 | WOODWARD | 2.5 | $0 |
| May 18, 2025 | WOODWARD | 2.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Woodward County
- Thunderstorm Wind 399
- Tornado 65
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 northwestern Oklahoma and the eastern portions of the panhandle during the late afternoon hours on the 30th and moved slowly southeast during the evening and nightime hours. Eight, brief, F0 tornadoes occurred with these storms. Tornadoes occurred 3 miles east of Rosston at 1855 CST, 4 miles north of May at 2014 CST, 6 miles northeast of May at 2027 CST, 7 miles north of Woodward at 2158 CST, 4 miles north of Mooreland at 2215 CST, 4 miles northeast of Mooreland at 2227 CST, 5 miles north of Mooreland at 2240 CST and 2 miles northeast of Mooreland at 2352 CST. No damage was reported with any of these tornadoes. Quarter- to baseball-size hail fell in several locations with larger than softball-size reported 5 miles southwest of Rosston. Strong thunderstorm winds and hail severly damaged a mobile home 11 miles north of May.
Severe thunderstorms developed in northwestern Oklahoma and the eastern portions of the panhandle during the late afternoon hours on the 30th and moved slowly southeast during the evening and nightime hours. Eight, brief, F0 tornadoes occurred with these storms. Tornadoes occurred 3 miles east of Rosston at 1855 CST, 4 miles north of May at 2014 CST, 6 miles northeast of May at 2027 CST, 7 miles north of Woodward at 2158 CST, 4 miles north of Mooreland at 2215 CST, 4 miles northeast of Mooreland at 2227 CST, 5 miles north of Mooreland at 2240 CST and 2 miles northeast of Mooreland at 2352 CST. No damage was reported with any of these tornadoes. Quarter- to baseball-size hail fell in several locations with larger than softball-size reported 5 miles southwest of Rosston. Strong thunderstorm winds and hail severly damaged a mobile home 11 miles north of May.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Woodward County, Oklahoma?
514 hail events are recorded in Woodward County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Woodward County?
The strongest hail on record in Woodward County measured 5.
Where does the hail data for Woodward 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 Woodward County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/woodward-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.