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Oklahoma City hail season 2008
105 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 15 storm days, max 3.50". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2008 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2008, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2008 | 26 | 2.50" | GRADY, MCCLAIN, CLEVELAND, POTTAWATOMIE |
| May 1, 2008 | 22 | 3.50" | GRADY, CLEVELAND, MCCLAIN, OKLAHOMA |
| June 13, 2008 | 13 | 2.75" | MCCLAIN, GRADY, CLEVELAND, OKLAHOMA |
| March 30, 2008 | 10 | 2.50" | CANADIAN, OKLAHOMA |
| March 31, 2008 | 9 | 1.75" | MCCLAIN, CLEVELAND, OKLAHOMA, CANADIAN |
“Abundant amounts of quarter to golfball size hail were reported near and around Northwest 36th street and Tecumseh Road. Severe winds also occurred, estimated at 60 mph. The combination of wind and hail caused widespread significant damage to roofs, windows, fences and vehicles. Most homes on the northwest side of Norman suffered some type of damage,especially in the area bounded by Rock Creek Road on the south, 48th”
— NWS event narrative, November 5, 2008 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Jan 2 · Mar 19 · Apr 9 · May 25 · Jun 22 · Aug 2 · Nov 26
Wind context: the record also holds 54 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2008 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 35 miles of the Oklahoma City anchor. 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. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.