Hail — Dewey, Oklahoma

2025-05-26 · near Putnam, Dewey, Oklahoma

Event narrative

An image showing a ruler measurement was shared on social media. Additional images show accumulating hailfall at this location. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.

Wider weather episode

A late-evening round of severe weather occurred across northwestern into west-central Oklahoma on the 26th. Thunderstorm activity was focused near and beneath an upper low aloft (i.e., cold temperatures), promoting a sufficient overlap of instability and lapse rates for large to very large hail.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (35.8614, -98.9700)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1264312. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.