Hail events in Deschutes County, Oregon 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 161 hail events on record for Deschutes County, Oregon, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 3 Aug 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 26 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

Aug 3 2025

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

6 miles SE of BEND

Jul 21 2024

Hail0.75 in, penny size

3 miles ESE of LAVA BUTTE

May 20 2023

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles SSE of CLOVERDALE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WNW of SUNRIVER

May 19 2023

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

At TERREBONNE

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles NE of REDMOND

Jul 2 2022

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

5 miles SSE of BEND

Aug 2 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

8 miles SE of BEND

Jun 23 2021

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile SW of BEND

Jun 11 2020

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At LA PINE

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

At LA PINE

May 30 2020

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

9 miles SE of SISTERS

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

12 miles WNW of LA PINE

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

3 miles SW of BEND

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

At LAPINE STATE ARPT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles NE of SUNRIVER

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

6 miles W of TERREBONNE

Aug 9 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of TUMALO

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of BEND MUNI ARPT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SW of TUMALO

Aug 4 2019

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

5 miles SSE of LAVA LAKE

Aug 16 2018

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles S of CLOVERDALE

May 4 2017

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

2 miles NW of CLOVERDALE

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

At BEND

May 14 2016

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile NE of BEND SUNRIVER ARPT

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 Deschutes 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1980s	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
1990s	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	3	6	12	26
2000s	1	3	2	1	7	13	20	1	10	9	67
2010s	6	3	7	7	16	1	2	2	1	4	49
2020s	8	2	1	4	1	1	0 (part of the year)				17

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

Jan0 events
Feb0 events
Mar0 events
Apr2 events
May23 events
Jun34 events
Jul40 events
Aug57 events
Sep5 events
Oct0 events
Nov0 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Deschutes County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	65
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	74
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	22
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	0
4 in and larger	softball and larger	0

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: Deschutes County beside the total of the counties of Oregon and of the United States
Measure	Deschutes	All counties of Oregon	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	161	854	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	5.3	0.9	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	7.9	2.0	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 Deschutes County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Injuries	On record for
14 May 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
26 Jun 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
17 Aug 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
2 Aug 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
2 Aug 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
2 Aug 2014	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
2 Aug 2014	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	County
2 Aug 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
30 Jul 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
22 Jul 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
22 Jul 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
22 Jul 2014	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	County
13 Jul 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
13 Jul 2014	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
13 Jul 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
13 Jul 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
13 Jul 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
13 Jul 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
5 Sep 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
5 Sep 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
5 Sep 2013	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
5 Sep 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
25 Aug 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
25 Aug 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
12 Aug 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
5 Aug 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
5 Aug 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
8 Jul 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
8 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
8 Jul 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
8 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
8 Jul 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
24 Aug 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
4 Aug 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
4 Aug 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
17 Aug 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
17 Aug 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
17 Aug 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
26 Jul 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
26 Jul 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
14 Apr 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
2 Aug 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
2 Aug 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
2 Aug 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
9 Jun 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
4 Jun 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 May 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
29 May 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
29 May 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
29 May 2009	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
18 Aug 2008	Hail	1.00 in	$500	0	County
18 Aug 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
18 Aug 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
18 Aug 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
7 Aug 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
7 Aug 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
7 Aug 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
7 Aug 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
29 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
29 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
30 Aug 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
7 Aug 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
7 Aug 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
9 Jul 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
9 Jul 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
9 Jul 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
9 Jul 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
3 Jul 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
12 Jun 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
12 Jun 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
12 Jun 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
12 Jun 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
12 Jun 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
12 Jun 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
12 Jun 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
12 Jun 2006	Hail	2.00 in	$7.0 million	0	County
12 Jun 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
12 Jun 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
12 Jun 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
12 Jun 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
18 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
19 Jun 2005	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
19 Jun 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
19 Jun 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
19 Jun 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
19 Jun 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
19 Jun 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
19 Jun 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
19 Jun 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
19 Jun 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
19 Jun 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
19 Jun 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
28 May 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
28 May 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
19 Aug 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
19 Aug 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
19 Aug 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
19 Aug 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
4 Aug 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
2 Aug 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
24 Jul 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
24 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
25 Aug 2002	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
7 Jul 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
12 Jul 2001	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
11 Jul 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
19 Apr 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
17 Jul 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
10 Aug 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
10 Aug 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
10 Aug 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	1	County
10 Aug 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
3 Aug 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
3 Aug 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
3 Aug 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
2 Aug 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
20 Jul 1999	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
20 Jul 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
15 Jun 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
15 Jun 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
8 Sep 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
20 Aug 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
30 Jul 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
29 Jul 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
9 Jul 1998	Hail	1.75 in	$2.0 million	0	County
30 Jun 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
31 Jul 1997	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
30 Jul 1997	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
27 Jul 1997	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
17 May 1992	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
18 Aug 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
18 Aug 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
24 Jul 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
24 Jul 1991	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
1 Jul 1987	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
9 Aug 1982	Hail	1.00 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: Pendleton, OR (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 Deschutes County, Oregon". https://countyhazards.com/county/or/deschutes/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 Deschutes County?: August has 57 of the 161 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many hail events are on record for Oregon?: NCEI has 856 hail events on record for Oregon from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Deschutes County compare with the other counties of Oregon?: The counties of Oregon have 0.9 hail events for each 100 square miles. Deschutes County has 5.3.
How large is the hail on record for Deschutes County?: 22 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.