HailEvidence → Cherokee, OK → 2026-04-17

Did it hail in Cherokee, OK on April 17, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 10 hail reports within 10 miles of Cherokee, OK on April 17, 2026, with hail up to 3.00" (tea cup size).

These are preliminary same-day SPC storm reports; the official Storm Events record for this date is compiled by NWS over the following weeks. This page updates when it lands.

10hail reports ≤ 10 mi

3.00"largest hail · tea cup

Every recorded report near Cherokee on 2026-04-17

Distances are from the Cherokee city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 10.

Distance	Type	Size / speed	Time	Reported near	Source
0.4 mi	Hail	1.25" (half dollar)	21:00 UTC	Cherokee, Alfalfa	SPC · preliminary
0.7 mi	Hail	2.75" (baseball)	21:52 UTC	Cherokee, Alfalfa	SPC · preliminary
5.1 mi	Hail	2.50" (tennis ball)	21:53 UTC	1 E Lambert, Alfalfa	SPC · preliminary
5.7 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	21:35 UTC	5 ESE Lambert, Alfalfa	SPC · preliminary
6.2 mi	Hail	2.00" (hen egg)	21:42 UTC	7 E Lambert, Alfalfa	SPC · preliminary
6.7 mi	Hail	1.75" (golf ball)	21:40 UTC	6 W Jet, Alfalfa	SPC · preliminary
8.2 mi	Hail	3.00" (tea cup)	21:42 UTC	4 W Jet, Alfalfa	SPC · preliminary
8.2 mi	Hail	3.00" (tea cup)	22:09 UTC	4 W Jet, Alfalfa	SPC · preliminary
10 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	21:33 UTC	4 NE Carmen, Alfalfa	SPC · preliminary
10 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	21:44 UTC	4 NE Carmen, Alfalfa	SPC · preliminary

0.4 mi, hail: “Time estimated by radar. (OUN)”

0.7 mi, hail: “(OUN)”

5.1 mi, hail: “(OUN)”

5.7 mi, hail: “(OUN)”

6.2 mi, hail: “(OUN)”

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NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure.

sources: NOAA SPC page updated 2026-06-12