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Oklahoma City storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for Oklahoma City, OK, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.

Live alerts for Oklahoma City, OK

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    Severe weather in Oklahoma City by the numbers

    20.6severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    12.5hail days a year
    94storm reports in the last 12 months
    4.00″biggest hail since 2016 (May 17, 2025)
    75tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF3

    Oklahoma City sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 1,513 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 902 hail reports, 536 damaging-wind reports and 75 tornado reports. On average that is 20.6 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in April, May, June, when 59% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 49 hail reports, 41 wind reports and 4 tornado reports around Oklahoma City; the largest hail was 3.00″ (tea cup) on Oct 23, 2025.

    Latest storm reports near Oklahoma City

    DateReportWhere
    Sep 12, 2026Hail 1.00″1 mi N · Oklahoma Co.
    Aug 16, 2026Damaging wind16 mi SE · Cleveland Co.
    Aug 16, 2026Hail 1.25″18 mi SE · Cleveland Co.
    Aug 7, 2026Damaging wind12 mi NW · Oklahoma Co.
    Jul 11, 2026Damaging wind19 mi S · Cleveland Co.
    Jul 10, 2026Damaging wind19 mi S · Cleveland Co.
    Jul 4, 2026Damaging wind6 mi E · Oklahoma Co.
    Jul 4, 2026Hail 1.00″12 mi S · Cleveland Co.
    Jun 26, 2026Damaging wind6 mi E · Oklahoma Co.
    Jun 23, 2026Damaging wind4 mi SE · Oklahoma Co.

    One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.

    Storm reports by year

    07615222930516: 37 hail16: 27 damaging wind16: 4 tornado1617: 46 hail17: 57 damaging wind17: 1 tornado1718: 24 hail18: 33 damaging wind18: 7 tornado1819: 76 hail19: 69 damaging wind19: 11 tornado1920: 71 hail20: 43 damaging wind20: 1 tornado2021: 46 hail21: 34 damaging wind21: 7 tornado2122: 34 hail22: 38 damaging wind22: 5 tornado2223: 223 hail23: 70 damaging wind23: 12 tornado2324: 121 hail24: 92 damaging wind24: 18 tornado2425: 202 hail25: 32 damaging wind25: 5 tornado2526: 22 hail26: 41 damaging wind26: 4 tornado26
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    Storm season in Oklahoma City

    087174262349Jan: 4JanFeb: 18FebMar: 75MarApr: 309AprMay: 349MayJun: 240JunJul: 156JulAug: 114AugSep: 100SepOct: 105OctNov: 42NovDec: 1Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in Oklahoma City

    Oklahoma City averages 12.5 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 4.00 inches — about the size of a softball — reported 18 miles from the city centre on May 17, 2025. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Oklahoma City

    There have been 75 tornado reports within 25 miles of Oklahoma City since 2016; the strongest was rated EF3 (Nov 3, 2024, 8 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Storm trackers near Oklahoma City

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    Questions about storms in Oklahoma City

    Does Oklahoma City get a lot of severe storms?

    Oklahoma City averages 20.6 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.

    When is storm season in Oklahoma City?

    Most severe-weather reports around Oklahoma City come in April, May, June.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Oklahoma City?

    4.00 inches (softball size) on May 17, 2025, 18 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Oklahoma City?

    Yes — 75 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF3 on Nov 3, 2024.

    How do I get storm alerts for Oklahoma City?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Oklahoma City, OK. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.

    How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Oklahoma City, OK. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Sep 29, 2026.