Hail in Payne County, Oklahoma

Hail April 15, 2026 · Payne County, Oklahoma

1.25 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Reported by a broadcast media storm chaser. The location is approximate.

The wider storm

Numerous severe thunderstorms, including supercells, developed along a trailing frontal boundary from western-north Texas into north-central Oklahoma on the afternoon into evening of the 15th. The strongest storms produced large to very large hail and sporadic damaging wind reports. Repeated thunderstorm activity across southeastern Oklahoma also led to localized flooding here.

Began near Stillwater (36.0621, -97.0600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1333996. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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