63
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Hail in Jackson County, Oregon: 63 recorded events between 1960 and 2021. The strongest on record measured 1.75. That places the county #1,985 nationally and #4 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Jackson County, Oregon: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Jackson County is the 2010s, when 24 of the county's 63 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 Jackson County archive, hail makes up 41.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,985 for this hazard and #4 within Oregon, putting it in the 35.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Aug is the peak month for hail in Jackson County with 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2021 | (MFR)MEDFORD ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 5, 2019 | PROSPECT | 1 | $0 |
| May 5, 2017 | UNION CREEK | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 5, 2017 | PROSPECT | 1 | $0 |
| May 5, 2017 | MC LEOD | 1 | $0 |
| May 5, 2017 | UNION CREEK | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 5, 2017 | MC LEOD | 1 | $0 |
| May 5, 2017 | UNION CREEK | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 5, 2017 | EAGLE PT | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2013 | TALENT | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Jackson County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail 1.0 inch in diameter was reported at the ODOT station 1 N Prospect. Trees were down as well. A Pacificorp employee who works at 1111 Mill Creek Drive in Prospect (about 1 mile southwest of downtown Prospect) reported 1 inch hail between 1515 PDT and 1520 PDT. The hail caused thousands of dollars of damage to 9 work vehicles and 4 personal vehicles.
An orchardist from a orchard near Talent reported a 50% loss of the pear crop due to hail damage. Estimated hail size was 0.5 to 1.0 inches judging from holes in the ground. The monetary value of the loss is not known.
This warning was issued based on radar reports. A threshold VIL density for 1 inch hail was determined with ground truth earlier in the day and this warning was issued based on radar returns exceeding that threshold. Therefore it is assumed that this storm produced 1 inch or larger hail at some point in its lifespan.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Jackson County, Oregon?
63 hail events are recorded in Jackson County between 1960 and 2021, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Jackson County?
The strongest hail on record in Jackson County measured 1.75.
Where does the hail data for Jackson 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 Jackson County, Oregon.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oregon/jackson-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.