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

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NCEI has 150 hail events on record for Coal County, Oklahoma, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 19 May 2025.

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

May 19 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles NE of COTTONWOOD

Nov 3 2024

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

4 miles SW of LEHIGH

May 22 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles NE of COTTONWOOD

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles SW of LEHIGH

May 4 2024

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

5 miles NE of COTTONWOOD

Mar 14 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At LEHIGH

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

9 miles NNE of COTTONWOOD

Mar 7 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles SW of LEHIGH

May 15 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NW of TUPELO

Apr 11 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles SW of LEHIGH

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

3 miles ESE of COTTONWOOD

Hail3.00 in, tea cup size

5 miles W of COALGATE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of COALGATE

May 7 2020

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

3 miles N of OLNEY

Apr 13 2018

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

12 miles NNE of CENTRAHOMA

May 27 2017

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile ESE of COALGATE

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile S of COALGATE

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile E of BROMIDE

May 19 2017

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles SW of CLARITA

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At CLARITA

May 18 2017

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

At CLARITA

Oct 26 2016

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles SW of LEHIGH

May 9 2016

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

2 miles S of LEHIGH

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

4 miles SW of LEHIGH

Hail4.00 in, softball size

4 miles E of BROMIDE

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 Coal 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	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970s	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	3
1980s	0	0	0	3	2	2	0	8	6	5	26
1990s	5	5	5	7	9	6	8	4	6	1	56
2000s	3	4	6	6	0	2	2	2	1	7	33
2010s	2	4	0	0	0	1	4	6	1	0	18
2020s	1	0	5	0	7	1	0 (part of the year)				14

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

Jan3 events
Feb7 events
Mar12 events
Apr42 events
May51 events
Jun12 events
Jul7 events
Aug1 event
Sep2 events
Oct8 events
Nov5 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Coal County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	78
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	44
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	22
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	5
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: Coal County beside the total of the counties of Oklahoma and of the United States
Measure	Coal	All counties of Oklahoma	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	150	31,575	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	29.0	46.0	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	284.3	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 Coal County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Injuries	On record for
25 Mar 2015	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
22 Oct 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
28 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
22 Apr 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
14 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
19 May 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
16 May 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
7 Sep 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
13 May 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
8 May 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
5 May 2009	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
2 May 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
30 Mar 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
30 Mar 2009	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
27 Mar 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
9 Jun 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
24 Apr 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
9 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
9 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
5 Apr 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
5 Apr 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
3 Aug 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
6 May 2003	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
6 May 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
6 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
4 May 2003	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
6 Apr 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
26 May 2002	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
16 Apr 2002	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
16 Apr 2002	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
16 Apr 2002	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
25 Mar 2002	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
23 Jan 2002	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
20 May 2001	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
20 May 2001	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
20 May 2001	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
11 May 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
23 Sep 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
5 May 2000	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
5 May 2000	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
22 Mar 1999	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
9 Jun 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
25 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
30 Mar 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
25 Feb 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
25 Feb 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
25 Feb 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
15 Jul 1997	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
9 Jun 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
20 Apr 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
20 Apr 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
16 Nov 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
31 Oct 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
20 Oct 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
20 Oct 1996	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
22 May 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
22 Apr 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
24 Mar 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
24 Mar 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
3 Jul 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
3 Jul 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
22 Apr 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
22 Apr 1995	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
19 Apr 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
10 Apr 1995	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
13 Jul 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
26 Apr 1994	Hail	2.75 in	$5.0 million	3	County
26 Apr 1994	Hail	2.00 in	$500 thousand	0	County
26 Apr 1994	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
26 Apr 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
26 Apr 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
2 Apr 1994	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
26 Jan 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
26 Jan 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
8 May 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
25 Apr 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
24 Apr 1993	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
24 Apr 1993	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
24 Apr 1993	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
24 Apr 1993	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
24 Apr 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
15 Oct 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
15 Oct 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
2 Jul 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
13 May 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
11 May 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
24 Oct 1991	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
22 Jun 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
28 Apr 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
28 Apr 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
27 Apr 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
27 May 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
26 May 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
21 Apr 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
21 Apr 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
15 Apr 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
27 May 1989	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
26 May 1989	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
26 May 1989	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
26 May 1989	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
22 May 1989	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
25 Nov 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
15 Nov 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
15 Nov 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
2 Jun 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
2 Jun 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
5 Apr 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
23 Jun 1987	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
19 Jun 1987	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
3 May 1987	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
3 May 1987	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
3 May 1987	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
27 Feb 1987	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
27 Feb 1987	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
27 Feb 1987	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
10 Jul 1985	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
10 Jul 1985	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
2 May 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
20 Apr 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
5 Jun 1983	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
5 Jun 1983	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
13 May 1983	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
22 Feb 1979	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 Apr 1978	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
4 Jun 1974	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County

The table has all other events on record. 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 Coal County, Oklahoma". https://countyhazards.com/county/ok/coal/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 Coal County?: May has 51 of the 150 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 Coal County compare with the other counties of Oklahoma?: The counties of Oklahoma have 46.0 hail events for each 100 square miles. Coal County has 29.0.
How large is the hail on record for Coal County?: 28 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.