Hail in Oklahoma City since 2016
The Storm Prediction Center logged 978 hail reports in Oklahoma, Cleveland, Canadian, Logan, McClain, Grady and Lincoln counties from January 1, 2016 to September 27, 2026, on 173 different days. The largest was 4.25 inches, at Coyle on May 11, 2017. The busiest day was April 19, 2023, with 54 reports.
Hail reports by year
2025 had the most reports (162). The 2026 count runs through September 27, 2026. Report counts rise and fall with how many people were watching and reporting, not only with how much hail fell.
Which months bring hail to Oklahoma City
May, April and March account for 68% of the reports.
How big the hail was
| Reported size | For scale, the NWS compares it to | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.00 to 1.74 in | quarter, half dollar, ping pong ball | 673 | 68.8% |
| 1.75 to 2.49 in | golf ball, hen egg | 230 | 23.5% |
| 2.50 to 3.99 in | tennis ball, baseball, teacup | 72 | 7.4% |
| 4.00 in and up | softball or larger | 3 | 0.3% |
The largest hail reported
| Date | Size | Place | NWS comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2017 2:56 pm CDT | 4.25 in | Coyle, Logan Co. | (OUN) |
| May 27, 2017 9:07 pm CDT | 4.00 in | 5 WSW Purcell, McClain Co. | (OUN) |
| May 17, 2025 10:22 pm CDT | 4.00 in | 5 N Stella, Oklahoma Co. | Near I-40 and Peebly Road. (OUN) |
| April 28, 2020 6:53 pm CDT | 3.75 in | 2 WNW Chickasha, Grady Co. | PICTURE ON FACEBOOK. LOCATION AND TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (OUN) |
| May 4, 2020 6:05 pm CDT | 3.50 in | 1 W Lexington, McClain Co. | TIME ESTIMATED. (OUN) |
| May 4, 2020 5:42 pm CDT | 3.41 in | 1 S Etowah, Cleveland Co. | . (OUN) |
| May 4, 2020 5:11 pm CDT | 3.25 in | 4 W Lake Thunderbird, Cleveland Co. | (OUN) |
| May 1, 2019 2:40 pm CDT | 3.00 in | 3 SW Megargel, Logan Co. | CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 3 SW MEGARGEK. CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 3 SW MERIDIAN. MEASURED 3.5 IN MEGARGEL... TX. (OUN) |
| August 26, 2019 10:40 pm CDT | 3.00 in | 5 W Minco, Grady Co. | TWITTER PICTURE WITH MEASUREMENT. (OUN) |
| May 4, 2020 5:14 pm CDT | 3.00 in | 5 SW Lake Thunderbird, Cleveland Co. | MEASUREMENT IN TWITTER PIC. TIME ESTIMATED. (OUN) |
The days with the most hail reports
| Date | Reports | Largest | Counties with reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 19, 2023 | 54 | 3.00 in | Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Logan, McClain and Oklahoma |
| May 8, 2026 | 47 | 2.75 in | Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, Logan and Oklahoma |
| September 24, 2024 | 40 | 2.75 in | Cleveland and Oklahoma |
| March 10, 2026 | 30 | 2.75 in | Canadian, Grady, Lincoln and Oklahoma |
| May 17, 2025 | 29 | 4.00 in | Canadian, Grady, McClain and Oklahoma |
| April 28, 2020 | 27 | 3.75 in | Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Logan, McClain and Oklahoma |
| August 31, 2020 | 26 | 2.00 in | Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln and McClain |
| May 25, 2025 | 25 | 3.00 in | Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, Logan and McClain |
| May 4, 2020 | 22 | 3.50 in | Cleveland and McClain |
| March 23, 2019 | 21 | 2.00 in | Cleveland, Lincoln and Oklahoma |
Storm dates in Oklahoma City with their own page
Every local date since January 1, 2021 with 5 or more spotter hail reports in the metro. Each page lists the reports and what radar recorded.
2026
- March 10, 2026 30 reports, up to 2.75 in
- May 8, 2026 47 reports, up to 2.75 in
- June 26, 2026 5 reports, up to 2.00 in
- July 4, 2026 5 reports, up to 1.25 in
2025
- March 29, 2025 12 reports, up to 3.00 in
- April 18, 2025 6 reports, up to 1.50 in
- April 28, 2025 16 reports, up to 2.00 in
- May 17, 2025 29 reports, up to 4.00 in
- May 19, 2025 12 reports, up to 1.75 in
- May 24, 2025 9 reports, up to 1.75 in
- May 25, 2025 25 reports, up to 3.00 in
- June 3, 2025 5 reports, up to 1.25 in
- October 23, 2025 20 reports, up to 3.00 in
- November 19, 2025 6 reports, up to 2.00 in
2024
- May 6, 2024 7 reports, up to 1.75 in
- May 19, 2024 19 reports, up to 2.25 in
- May 23, 2024 6 reports, up to 1.75 in
- June 25, 2024 5 reports, up to 2.00 in
- September 24, 2024 40 reports, up to 2.75 in
2023
- February 26, 2023 5 reports, up to 1.50 in
- April 10, 2023 5 reports, up to 2.00 in
- April 19, 2023 54 reports, up to 3.00 in
- June 12, 2023 7 reports, up to 1.75 in
- June 15, 2023 9 reports, up to 2.00 in
- July 9, 2023 12 reports, up to 2.75 in
- September 19, 2023 11 reports, up to 2.00 in
2022
- May 2, 2022 11 reports, up to 2.75 in
- May 5, 2022 17 reports, up to 1.75 in
- June 8, 2022 7 reports, up to 2.50 in
2021
- April 9, 2021 15 reports, up to 2.75 in
- April 28, 2021 17 reports, up to 3.00 in
- October 10, 2021 10 reports, up to 3.00 in
- October 15, 2021 7 reports, up to 2.00 in
- November 10, 2021 11 reports, up to 1.50 in
Check your own address in Oklahoma City
Enter the address and the date of the storm. The free check counts NOAA radar hail signatures within 1, 3 and 5 miles and finds the nearest spotter report.
Counts are Storm Prediction Center hail reports from January 1, 2016 to September 27, 2026 whose coordinates fall inside Oklahoma, Cleveland, Canadian, Logan, McClain, Grady and Lincoln counties. The daily logs are preliminary, and a storm nobody reported is missing from them. Radar signatures, which do not depend on anyone watching, appear on each storm-date page and in the address report. How these pages are built.