Hail events in Ottawa 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 233 hail events on record for Ottawa County, Oklahoma, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 13 Jun 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 52 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

Jun 13 2026

Hail0.75 in, penny size

7 miles ENE of WYANDOTTE

Apr 25 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

9 miles SSE of WYANDOTTE

Mar 22 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NNW of OTTAWA

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile NNE of OTTAWA. Damage estimate: $15 thousand

May 26 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles N of MIAMI

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

7 miles SSE of WYANDOTTE. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At FAIRLAND. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile N of MIAMI. Damage estimate: $75 thousand

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

3 miles ESE of AFTON. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

May 15 2024

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

7 miles SE of OGEECHEE

May 8 2024

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile NNW of MIAMI. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles WNW of OTTAWA. Damage estimate: $40 thousand

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At AFTON. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At MIAMI

Jul 17 2023

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

At FAIRLAND

Mar 2 2023

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles S of NARCISSA. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile NW of MIAMI. Damage estimate: $30 thousand

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles SSW of COMMERCE

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At MIAMI. Damage estimate: $30 thousand

Jan 30 2021

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile S of PICHER

Nov 14 2020

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

4 miles NE of QUAPAW

Aug 15 2020

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles W of QUAPAW. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Jul 11 2020

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

4 miles S of FAIRLAND. Damage estimate: $15 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of FAIRLAND

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of NARCISSA

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 Ottawa 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	2	0	0	1	3
1960s	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	7
1970s	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3
1980s	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	2	0	1	9
1990s	3	4	7	1	3	8	11	11	0	14	62
2000s	1	4	2	15	2	6	8	0	4	16	58
2010s	7	18	3	2	3	4	2	14	1	3	57
2020s	14	1	0	5	10	2	2 (part of the year)				34

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
Feb1 event
Mar36 events
Apr49 events
May80 events
Jun22 events
Jul11 events
Aug11 events
Sep7 events
Oct3 events
Nov5 events
Dec5 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Ottawa County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	96
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	78
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	53
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	3
4 in and larger	softball and larger	3

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: Ottawa County beside the total of the counties of Oklahoma and of the United States
Measure	Ottawa	All counties of Oklahoma	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	233	31,575	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	49.5	46.0	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	76.8	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 Ottawa County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
11 Jul 2020	Hail	1.25 in	$10 thousand	County
4 May 2020	Hail	2.00 in	$150 thousand	County
4 May 2020	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 May 2020	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	County
4 May 2020	Hail	1.50 in	$25 thousand	County
4 May 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 May 2020	Hail	2.50 in	$100 thousand	County
4 May 2020	Hail	2.75 in	$25 thousand	County
28 Apr 2020	Hail	1.75 in	$25 thousand	County
25 Sep 2019	Hail	1.25 in	$10 thousand	County
20 May 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Mar 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Jul 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 May 2017	Hail	1.75 in	$25 thousand	County
27 May 2017	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
27 May 2017	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	County
27 May 2017	Hail	2.00 in	$20 thousand	County
27 May 2017	Hail	1.75 in	$25 thousand	County
27 May 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 May 2017	Hail	1.50 in	$10 thousand	County
27 May 2017	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
21 Mar 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Mar 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Mar 2017	Hail	1.75 in	$15 thousand	County
9 Mar 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Mar 2017	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
6 Mar 2017	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 Mar 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 Mar 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Apr 2015	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
5 Jun 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Jun 2014	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
3 Apr 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 Mar 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 Mar 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Sep 2012	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
12 Aug 2012	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
4 Aug 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
14 Jun 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
23 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 May 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 May 2011	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
12 May 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$15 thousand	County
12 May 2011	Hail	2.50 in	$25 thousand	County
12 May 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	County
12 May 2011	Hail	2.00 in	$25 thousand	County
26 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Apr 2011	Hail	1.25 in	$5 thousand	County
22 Apr 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Apr 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Apr 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Apr 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Mar 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Mar 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 Mar 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Nov 2010	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Jun 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 May 2010	Hail	2.00 in	$5 thousand	County
16 May 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 May 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Mar 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Oct 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Aug 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
19 Aug 2009	Hail	2.00 in	$25 thousand	County
19 Aug 2009	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
19 Aug 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	County
19 Aug 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
17 Aug 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Jul 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Jun 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
13 May 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 May 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 May 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 May 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 May 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 May 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Apr 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Jun 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Mar 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Nov 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 May 2006	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
9 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 Mar 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Mar 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Mar 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Mar 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Nov 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 May 2003	Hail	2.75 in	$1.0 million	County
10 Apr 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Jul 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Mar 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Mar 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 May 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 Oct 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Sep 1992	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
8 Sep 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Aug 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jul 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Apr 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Mar 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 May 1991	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 Apr 1991	Hail	4.00 in	none	County
26 Apr 1991	Hail	4.00 in	none	County
8 Apr 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 May 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 May 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 May 1990	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 May 1989	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 May 1987	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Mar 1987	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Apr 1985	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 Apr 1985	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
6 May 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Apr 1983	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Apr 1983	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Apr 1983	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Sep 1977	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Apr 1975	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 Sep 1970	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 May 1967	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
25 Apr 1967	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Jun 1965	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
23 Apr 1964	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Jun 1963	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
16 Jun 1963	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
5 Mar 1961	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
17 Apr 1959	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Apr 1956	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 Feb 1956	Hail	1.75 in	none	County

The site keeps 162 of the 233 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: Tulsa, 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 Ottawa County, Oklahoma". https://countyhazards.com/county/ok/ottawa/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 Ottawa County?: May has 80 of the 233 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 Ottawa County compare with the other counties of Oklahoma?: The counties of Oklahoma have 46.0 hail events for each 100 square miles. Ottawa County has 49.5.
How large is the hail on record for Ottawa County?: 59 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.