Hail events in Atoka County, Oklahoma The hail events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 259 hail events on record for Atoka County, Oklahoma, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 24 Apr 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 25 hail events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

Apr 24 2026

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

3 miles NNW of BENTLEY

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

11 miles WSW of CANEY

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

At BENTLEY

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

4 miles NNW of BOGGY DEPOT STATE PARK

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile SSW of DAISY

Mar 6 2026

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

At ATOKA

Sep 23 2025

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

3 miles NNE of ATOKA

May 17 2025

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile E of WARDVILLE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

5 miles ESE of WARDVILLE

Apr 5 2025

Hail0.75 in, penny size

4 miles S of LANE

May 22 2024

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At ATOKA

May 1 2024

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

4 miles NW of BOGGY DEPOT STATE PARK

Mar 14 2024

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles NNE of TUSHKA

Jun 7 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At LANE

Jun 3 2023

Hail0.75 in, penny size

3 miles W of CANEY

Apr 11 2022

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

At ATOKA

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

4 miles NW of TUSHKA

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

At ATOKA

Mar 21 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At BENTLEY

May 8 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At ATOKA

Apr 28 2020

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

3 miles NNW of DAISY

Apr 24 2020

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At FARRIS

Apr 22 2020

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

At TUSHKA

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

8 miles SW of BOGGY DEPOT STATE PARK

Jun 3 2019

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile E of LANE

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.

Hail events by year

Hail events on record for Atoka County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2
1960s	0	0	4	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	10
1970s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1980s	0	1	0	4	7	6	5	4	4	4	35
1990s	3	13	10	3	26	7	8	7	11	11	99
2000s	5	11	2	11	4	4	12	1	11	1	62
2010s	1	9	6	1	1	2	4	1	1	1	27
2020s	5	0	4	2	3	4	6 (part of the year)				24

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan2 events
Feb7 events
Mar38 events
Apr86 events
May49 events
Jun32 events
Jul10 events
Aug12 events
Sep9 events
Oct8 events
Nov6 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Atoka County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	121
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	75
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	56
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	6
4 in and larger	softball and larger	1

When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Atoka County beside the total of the counties of Oklahoma and of the United States
Measure	Atoka	All counties of Oklahoma	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	259	31,575	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	26.6	46.0	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	180.8	79.2	12.8

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More hail events on record

Hail events on record for Atoka County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
13 Apr 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 May 2017	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
11 Apr 2016	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
23 Mar 2016	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 Mar 2016	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Mar 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 May 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 May 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Apr 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 Mar 2013	Hail	2.50 in	$200 thousand	County
12 Aug 2012	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
12 Aug 2012	Hail	2.50 in	$2 thousand	County
14 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Mar 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Oct 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Jun 2011	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
28 Jun 2011	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
28 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Apr 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Apr 2011	Hail	4.25 in	none	County
19 Apr 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 May 2010	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 Mar 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 May 2008	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
23 Apr 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 Apr 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
31 Mar 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 Mar 2008	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
31 Mar 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
31 Mar 2008	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
31 Mar 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
31 Mar 2008	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
31 Mar 2008	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
31 Mar 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Jun 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Sep 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Sep 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Sep 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Sep 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
9 May 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
9 May 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 May 2006	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
9 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Mar 2006	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
10 Mar 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Apr 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Mar 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
24 Mar 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 Oct 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Apr 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Apr 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
9 Apr 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Aug 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Aug 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 May 2003	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
6 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 May 2003	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
6 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 May 2003	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
6 May 2003	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
6 Apr 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Apr 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Oct 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Apr 2002	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Jun 2001	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
31 May 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 May 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 May 2001	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 May 2001	Hail	2.75 in	$1 thousand	County
20 May 2001	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Apr 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Apr 2001	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Apr 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
23 Mar 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Feb 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 May 2000	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
23 Apr 2000	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 Mar 2000	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 Mar 2000	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 Mar 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Nov 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Nov 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Nov 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Jun 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Jun 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Jun 1999	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
1 Jun 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Feb 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Apr 1993	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 Apr 1993	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 Apr 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Nov 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Sep 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Sep 1992	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 Aug 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Aug 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Jul 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 Jul 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
13 May 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
13 May 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 May 1992	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
24 Oct 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Oct 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Oct 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Jun 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Jun 1991	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 Jun 1991	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 Jun 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Jun 1991	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
22 Apr 1991	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
17 Apr 1991	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
22 Mar 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Mar 1991	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
21 Mar 1991	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
30 May 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 1990	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Apr 1990	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 May 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 May 1989	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 May 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 May 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Apr 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Mar 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 Mar 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Apr 1987	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Feb 1987	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
27 Feb 1987	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Feb 1987	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 1986	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Apr 1986	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Apr 1986	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 1986	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 1986	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Nov 1985	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Jul 1985	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 Jul 1985	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 Jul 1985	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 May 1985	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Apr 1985	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 May 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Nov 1983	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Aug 1983	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Aug 1983	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Jun 1983	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 May 1981	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Sep 1968	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
16 Sep 1968	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 Mar 1968	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
25 Jul 1966	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Apr 1966	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
3 Apr 1964	Hail	3.50 in	none	County
24 Jun 1962	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Jun 1962	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 May 1962	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
23 May 1962	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
15 Jan 1959	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Aug 1956	Hail	1.75 in	none	County

The site keeps 197 of the 259 events for this page. It keeps the newest 120 events. It also keeps 80 events with the most damage, injuries or deaths. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Norman, OK (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Atoka County, Oklahoma". https://countyhazards.com/county/ok/atoka/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Atoka County?: April has 86 of the 259 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many hail events are on record for Oklahoma?: NCEI has 31,601 hail events on record for Oklahoma from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Atoka County compare with the other counties of Oklahoma?: The counties of Oklahoma have 46.0 hail events for each 100 square miles. Atoka County has 26.6.
How large is the hail on record for Atoka County?: 63 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.