Lawton, OK · Storm history
Hail Reports in Lawton, Oklahoma — Last 90 Days
NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 1 hail report within 25 miles of Lawton across 1 storm day, most recently on September 26, 2026. Source: SPC Local Storm Reports (preliminary, may be revised).
Data as of October 24, 2026 (last successful NOAA check). The newest report in the feed is from Oct 23, 2026. The 90-day log is SPC preliminary data. The county history (2017 to June 2026) is the NOAA Storm Events archive, 2014–June 2026; it has no storms after it ends.
- 1.00 inlargest hail near the city, last 90 days (quarter size)
- 76days with hail 1 in or larger in the county, 2014–June 2026
- 80days with 58+ mph thunderstorm wind, 2014–June 2026
- #6 of 209among the cities we cover, by hail days of 1 in or more
Has hail hit my Lawton roof since it was installed?
County-level hail reports for Lawton from the NOAA archive this page uses; a county report is not proof of damage at your Lawton address.
When does hail hit Lawton?
NOAA NCEI Storm Events, county level, 2014–June 2026
If insurance covers it, what do I pay in Lawton?
Only if the claim is approved. The ACV math is a straight-line example over a 25-year life; insurers writing Lawton policies use their own schedules, so check your policy.
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Hail near Lawton in the last 90 days
- 1.00 inLargest hail in 90 days (quarter size)
- 1Hail day near Lawton
- 1SPC report
- September 26, 2026Most recent event
Around Lawton, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 1 hail report within 25 miles between September 26 and September 26, 2026, spread over 1 storm day. That day brought stones of 1″ or more, and 0 of the 1 Lawton reports with coordinates fell within 10 miles of the city center. In a typical year Lawton sees about 9 hail-producing storms, which is why insurers price separate wind-and-hail deductibles in this market.
Lawton's storm-climate context
Lawton sits squarely in Tornado Alley with a record high of 115 F and a record low of -12 F, creating one of the widest thermal ranges in Oklahoma and relentless freeze-thaw stress on roofing membranes and flashing seals. Average annual snowfall is 2.3 inches but severe ice storms can arrive without warning. The city has a documented tornado history: an F4 struck in 1957 and an F3 hit in 1979, both affecting the southern part of the city. Peak severe weather risk runs from late April through early June, when supercells deliver hail and wind uplift that can strip shingles from an entire neighborhood in minutes. Annual precipitation averages 27.47 inches, much arriving in violent convective bursts.
Lawton recorded 90,381 residents in the 2020 census, ranking it sixth-largest in Oklahoma. Fort Sill is the defining employer with over 5,000 full-time positions, and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company adds 2,400 more. Lawton Public Schools, Comanche County Memorial Hospital, and Cameron University round out the institutional base. This stable, government-anchored economy sustains consistent residential roofing demand and predictable insurance claim cycles after tornado and hail events.
How close the hail came
Lawton's nearest hail report, one of 1, came 12.7 miles from the city center on September 26, 2026 (1.00″ at 3 NE Lake Lawtonka). The worst Lawton day was September 26, 2026: 1 report, largest 1.00″. Stones of 1″ or more came on 1 of the 1 Lawton-area hail day.
| Distance from city center | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|
| Within 5 miles | 0 | — |
| Within 10 miles | 0 | — |
| Within 25 miles | 1 | 1.00″ |
Distances are straight-line from the city center to each SPC report point; reports without coordinates are left out of the table.
Hail events near Lawton by date
September 26, 2026 1 report, hail up to 1.00″ (quarter size)
| Time (UTC) | Hail size | Location | Distance from Lawton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0033 | 1.00″ | 3 NE Lake Lawtonka, Comanche County | 12.7 mi |
The Lawton tables above list preliminary Local Storm Reports from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Sizes are reported hailstone diameters; times are UTC. Reports can be added or corrected for about a day after each event. A quiet log does not mean no hail: small or unreported events happen. The closest report in this window landed 12.7 miles from Lawton's center.
View the 1 Lawton-area report on a map
On the Lawton map, circle positions are the NOAA SPC report coordinates; tap a circle for the date and hail size.
Hail size: < 1″ 1–1.75″ ≥ 2″ not recorded
How severe was it? The NWS yardstick, applied to Lawton's reports
The National Weather Service calls hail severe at 1″ (quarter size) and significant at 2″ (hen-egg size). Scoring Lawton's 1 area report (filed in Comanche County) against that scale: 1 of the Lawton reports met the severe 1″+ criterion — the size at which asphalt shingles start taking granule loss and bruising that shows up as leaks a season later. At these sizes, damage on a Lawton roof is rarely visible from the ground, and homeowners policies typically cover it when it is documented promptly.
Hail history in Lawton: the long picture
County-level NOAA records for the county behind Lawton, 2014–June 2026. Each figure shows its source. Storms after the archive ends are not in these numbers. Ranks count from 1, the highest.
Lawton against the 209 cities we cover
- #6of 209Days with hail 1 in or larger in Lawton: top quarter
- #6of 209Days with hail 1.75 in or larger (golf ball) in Lawton: top quarter
- #38of 209Days with 58+ mph thunderstorm wind in Lawton: top quarter
- #58of 209Tornadoes in Lawton: middle
- #149of 209Reported storm property damage in Lawton: middle
- #62of 209Share of homes built before 1980 in Lawton: middle
Hail events by year
| 2017 | 16 |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2020 | 32 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 45 |
| 2024 | 19 |
| 2025 | 18 |
| 2026* | 22 |
Lawton's county peaked at 45 events in 2023, its busiest full year, out of 190 for 2017 to June 2026. In 2017–2026, a 0 means the archive holds no event for that year.
2026 covers only January to June: NOAA's file ends there, so it is not counted as the worst year or in the yearly average.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, county level, 2017–2026Hail history at a glance
- 190Hail events in the county, since 2017 (NOAA)
- 4.00 inLargest hailstone on record
- Jun 11, 2026Last recorded event in the archive
Hail events in Lawton's county, since 2017: 190, or roughly 20 a year, topped by a 4.00″ stone. Set against that baseline, the 1 hail day near Lawton in the 90-day window above runs below the long-term average rate. Check your own Lawton address on the hail risk lookup.
Lawton's county logged fewer hail events than the Oklahoma median (300 per county since 2017), below the state's typical pace.
Three ways a storm reaches a roof
Hail
Lawton's county days with at least one report at that size. Largest stone: 4.00 in.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, 2014–June 2026Thunderstorm wind
80 Lawton's county days with 58+ mph
58 mph is the NWS severe threshold. Strongest gust on record in Lawton's county: 104 mph on Jun 15, 2023.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, 2014–June 2026Tornadoes
13 in Lawton's county
Strongest tornado in Lawton's county: EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita scale.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, 2014–June 2026Costliest storm day
Jun 11, 2026
9 reports that day (8 wind, 1 hail); reported property damage $290,000; county FIPS 40031, 2014–June 2026.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Peak storm month
May
In Lawton's county, 110 of 392 hail, wind and tornado reports (28%) fell in May.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Older homes
63.2% of Lawton homes built before 1980
About 25,000 of Lawton's 39,845 housing units (share times units, rounded). Median year built: 1974. Housing units, not roofs: many Lawton homes have been re-roofed since.
Source: Census ACS (Lawton city), 2019–2023Year-by-year table with the largest stone
| Year | Recorded hail events | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 22 | 2.75″ |
| 2025 | 18 | 1.75″ |
| 2024 | 19 | 2.75″ |
| 2023 busiest largest stone | 45 | 4.00″ |
| 2022 | 8 | 1.50″ |
| 2021 | 6 | 2.75″ |
| 2020 | 32 | 3.00″ |
| 2019 | 20 | 1.75″ |
| 2018 | 4 | 1.75″ |
| 2017 | 16 | 3.00″ |
NOAA Storm Events archive, Lawton's county. Years missing from the table have no record in the archive. * 2026 covers only January to June: NOAA's file ends there, so it is not counted as the worst year or in the yearly average.
2023 was the standout hail year in Lawton's county on both counts: the most recorded events (45) and the largest stone (4.00″).
In a market with repeat hail, impact-resistant Class 4 shingles often pay for themselves through insurer premium discounts — worth discussing with a Lawton roofer if a recent event tips you into a replacement.
Comanche County fact sheet for Lawton homeowners
Housing age, federal disaster declarations and your state's claim deadlines in one place. All three come from public records, county level.
How old are the roofs? Homes in Comanche County by decade built
| pre-1940 | 5.4% |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 5.2% |
| 1950s | 11.7% |
| 1960s | 14.8% |
| 1970s | 19.2% |
| 1980s | 13.0% |
| 1990s | 10.2% |
| 2000s | 11.1% |
| 2010s | 8.6% |
| 2020+ | 0.7% |
52,647 homes, median built in 1977. 56.3% date from before 1980 and 9.3% from 2010 on; 55.0% are owner-occupied. The most common decade is the 1970s.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey · data as of ACS 5-yearFederal disaster declarations naming Comanche County
Comanche County appears in 7 FEMA declarations since 2014 (3 storm, 1 flood, 3 winter, 0 fire). NOAA logs in Comanche County 76 days of hail at 1 in or more, in 12 of 12 full years. The latest in Comanche County was 1,154 days ago.
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries · data as of declarations since 2014What to do if your roof was in the hail path
- Walk the ground, not the roof. Hail came as near as 12.7 miles to Lawton (3 NE Lake Lawtonka, September 26, 2026) in the last 90 days. Granule piles under a Lawton downspout and dents on gutters, vents and screens are the signs to look for.
- Document everything before any repair. For Lawton the worst day is September 26, 2026 with 1 report and a top stone of 1.00 in. Dated photos, a coin beside a hailstone and this NOAA log tie your loss to one storm day.
- Crews from outside town will canvass; slow down. Near Lawton, the single hail day reached 1 inch or more, and storm crews canvass within days of storms like that. In Lawton, do not sign a contract or an Assignment of Benefits at the door; get a written scope from a roofer you picked.
- Watch two deadlines: the policy's and the insurer's. The latest storm day near Lawton was 29 days ago. For a Lawton claim, state law sets the insurer's clocks (see the Oklahoma page below); your own reporting window is in the policy.
- Bring the written scope to the adjuster. A Lawton estimate stays honest when the adjuster receives your contractor's written scope. Step-by-step: the roof insurance claim guide.
Insurer clocks for Lawton homeowners: rule text, quotes and links on the Oklahoma claim-deadlines page (checked 2026-10-09). Not legal advice.
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VerifiedHail in Lawton — questions homeowners ask
When did hail last hit Lawton, OK?
The most recent NOAA hail report within 25 miles of Lawton is from September 26, 2026, with hail up to 1.00″.
How large was the hail near Lawton?
The largest hailstone reported near Lawton in the last 90 days measured 1.00″ — about quarter size. Lawton had 1 hail day of 1″ or more, the size where asphalt shingles start to bruise; the biggest came on September 26, 2026.
Does homeowners insurance cover hail damage in Lawton?
The latest hail day near Lawton was September 26, 2026, 29 days ago, a date a claim can point to. Standard homeowners policies generally cover sudden storm damage and not gradual wear. For a Lawton claim, document the damage before repairs, keep this NOAA log as proof of the September 26, 2026 event date, and read your own policy for its filing deadline: the policy sets that window, not a universal rule.
How often does hail hit the Lawton area?
In Lawton's county, NOAA's archive since 2017 shows 190 recorded hail events. Lawton averages about 20 a year, and its biggest stone on record measured 4.00″.
How near to Lawton did the nearest hail report fall?
The closest SPC hail report was 12.7 miles from the Lawton city center on September 26, 2026, 1.00 in. at 3 NE Lake Lawtonka.
How long does an insurer in Oklahoma have to respond to a hail claim?
Oklahoma sets the insurer's clocks by rule: it must acknowledge a claim within 30 days and tell the homeowner whether it is accepted or denied within 60 days. For Lawton homeowners, the deadlines to report and to sue come from the policy and state law. Not legal advice; rule text and links are on the claim-deadlines page, checked 2026-10-09.
Has Comanche County had federal disaster declarations?
OpenFEMA lists 7 declarations naming Comanche County since 2014. The most recent was 1,154 days ago. A declaration is a federal record of a disaster; it does not change what a Lawton homeowners policy covers.
Check your own ZIP in Lawton
The county figures above average over everything inside the county line. For a score tied to your Lawton address, run your ZIP through the hail risk lookup — Lawton ZIP codes include 73501, 73520, 73549, 73503, 73505.
Lawton neighborhoods — hail exposure varies by area
Hail paths track with storm cell movement, not city limits. If you're in Southmoore, Seward Park, North Heights, Lawton Country Club or Cushing, check your specific street against the report locations above — distance from Lawton's center is listed for each report.
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Sources: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Local Storm Reports (last 90 days, preliminary) and the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county of the city, 2014–June 2026); U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (housing). The Storm Events archive used here ends in 2026, so storms between that date and the start of the 90-day log are not shown. How we collect data. Are you a roofer in Lawton? See how requests reach contractors.
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