Severe Weather History


Oklahoma Hail History: 31,165 Recorded Events

31,354

Recorded events

77

Counties affected

0

Direct deaths

$653.3M

Property damage

Oklahoma hail history: 31,354 recorded events across 77 counties between 1955 and 2026.

Decade by decade

Oklahoma hail history by decade

Oklahoma hail history: recorded events per decade
Oklahoma hail history: recorded events per decade

The 1990s are the busiest decade on record with 8,744 reported hail events across Oklahoma. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most hail events in Oklahoma

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Oklahoma County1,2620$454.8M1955–2026
#2Tulsa County1,0920$95.8M1955–2026
#3Cleveland County8430$43.1M1956–2026
#4Comanche County7700$35K1957–2026
#5Caddo County7110$24K1956–2026
#6Canadian County7110$629K1955–2026
#7Osage County6660$1.4M1958–2026
#8Grady County6430$127K1956–2026
#9Kiowa County6200$72K1957–2026
#10Garfield County6190$106K1955–2026
#11Jackson County6070$4.0M1957–2026
#12Stephens County5950$139K1956–2026
#13Beaver County5910$1.3M1955–2025
#14Texas County5710$1.6M1956–2025
#15Kay County5620$48K1955–2026
#16Le Flore County5480$4.3M1956–2026
#17Woodward County5140$49K1956–2026
#18Carter County5120$15K1955–2026
#19Creek County5120$1.1M1955–2026
#20Tillman County4540$101K1955–2026
#21Roger Mills County4450$35K1955–2026
#22Lincoln County4420$565K1956–2026
#23McCurtain County4390$26K1956–2026
#24Beckham County4370$6K1955–2026
#25Washita County4360$112K1955–2025
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

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