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Pawhuska, OK hail history

Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the Pawhuska city centroid, 1950 to present.

111hail events since 1950
63≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
2.75"largest on record · 2008-03-31
2024-08-16most recent hail event

Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 0
2025 0
2024 2 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2023 1 1.00" (quarter)
2022 0
2021 0
2020 1 1.75" (golf ball)
2019 2 1.75" (golf ball)
2018 0
2017 5 1.75" (golf ball)
2016 4 1.75" (golf ball)
2015 1 1.00" (quarter)
2014 0
2013 1 1.00" (quarter)
2012 2 1.00" (quarter)

Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.

Wind and tornado record

Most recent recorded events

DateTypeMagnitudeDistance
2026-01-08 Tornado EF1 9.1 mi
2025-06-17 Thunderstorm Wind 70 mph 0.3 mi
2025-04-02 Tornado EF1 9.2 mi
2024-08-16 Hail 1.00" 4.9 mi
2024-05-15 Hail 1.50" 8.2 mi
2024-04-01 Tornado EF1 9.3 mi
2023-05-12 Hail 1.00" 6.1 mi
2020-08-10 Thunderstorm Wind 64 mph 0.1 mi
2020-07-02 Thunderstorm Wind 58 mph 1.1 mi
2020-04-28 Hail 1.75" 9.3 mi

2026-01-08: “A tornado damaged the roofs of several homes, destroyed a large outbuilding, snapped power poles, and blew down trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph.”

2025-06-17: “Strong thunderstorm wind damaged a roof, and blew down power lines.”

2025-04-02: “A tornado produced a Tornadic Debris Signature (TDS) from the KINX WSR-88D in an area of trees northwest of Pawhuska that was inaccessible by road. The tornado moved northeast and snapped multiple power poles west of County Road 4201. Any damage that occurred other than the power poles was inaccessi”

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source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-06-12