Hail Reports in Tulsa, Oklahoma — Last 90 Days

Hail is a recurring, budgetable risk in Tulsa — roughly 9 hail-producing storms in a typical year. The 90-day log below shows where the most recent activity landed relative to town, so you can judge whether your street was in a hail path.

Tulsa's Storm-Climate Context

Tulsa roofs face real storm exposure: an EF2 tornado struck the city on August 6, 2017, and earlier tornadoes hit on December 5, 1975 and December 24, 1982, the kind of high-wind events that strip and damage roofing. Heat and cold cycle hard on materials here, with a recorded high of 115 F on August 10, 1936 and a recorded low of -16 F on January 22, 1930, while average seasonal snowfall of 8.7 inches (and a record 26.1 inches in the winter of 2010-2011) adds freeze and snow load. Flooding is also a documented threat: a 1984 event dropped 15 inches of rain overnight, killing 14, injuring 288, and destroying thousands of buildings across the city.

Tulsa is a substantial market with a 2020 Census population of 413,066. Its largest employer is the American Airlines maintenance base at Tulsa International Airport, and the city is headquarters to major companies including BOK Financial Corporation, Williams Companies, ONEOK, Helmerich and Payne, and QuikTrip.

Hail Events Near Tulsa by Date

August 20, 2026 — 1 report, hail up to 1.00″ (quarter size)

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 page section ≠ no hail — smaller or unreported events happen. The closest report in this window landed 9.1 miles from Tulsa's center.

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 Tulsa's Reports

The National Weather Service calls hail severe at 1″ (quarter size) and significant at 2″ (hen-egg size). Scoring the 1 Tulsa-area report (filed in Creek County) against that scale: 1 of them 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. Damage at these sizes is rarely visible from the ground but is typically covered by homeowners insurance when documented promptly.

What to Do If Your Roof Was in the Hail Path

1. Stay off the roof and read your yard instead. Granule piles at the downspouts, dings in gutters and window screens, shredded leaves — after the August 20, 2026 activity near Tulsa, those ground-level proxies tell you whether the roof took a hit.
2. Build the paper trail before anyone touches anything. Dated photos of the damage, a hailstone next to a coin if one is still around, and this NOAA log tying the loss to a specific Tulsa storm day are what the adjuster will ask for.
3. Expect door-knockers — and slow down. In a hail market like Tulsa, out-of-town crews canvass neighborhoods within days of an event. Do not sign a contract or an Assignment of Benefits on the doorstep; get a written inspection scope from a roofer you chose first.
4. File on your policy's clock, not the salesman's. Sudden storm damage is generally covered for Oklahoma homeowners, and your filing window comes from the policy itself. File promptly while the dates above are fresh, but on your terms.
5. Have your contractor at the adjuster meeting. A written scope keeps the estimate honest. Step-by-step: the roof insurance claim guide.

Hail History in Tulsa — the 10-Year Picture

NOAA's 10-year archive shows 198 hail events in Tulsa's county — roughly 20 per year — with hail up to 3.00″. For comparison, the last 90 days alone brought 1 hail day within 25 miles of Tulsa (this page's window). Tulsa averages roughly 9 hail-producing storms per year. In a market with repeat hail, impact-resistant Class 4 shingles often pay for themselves through insurer premium discounts — worth discussing with a Tulsa roofer if a recent event tips you into a replacement. Check your own address on the hail risk lookup.

Tulsa's county sits right at the Oklahoma median of 198 hail events per county over 10 years — average exposure for the state, meaning the risk is real but not outsized compared with neighboring markets.

Tulsa's County, Year by Year (NOAA Archive)

NOAA Storm Events archive, Tulsa's county. Years with no row logged no hail events.

2024 was the county's standout hail year on both counts: the most recorded events (58) and the largest stone (3.00″). Roofs installed before that season have already survived the local worst case — or absorbed damage that was never inspected.

Verified Roofing Contractors in Tulsa

Licensed contractors PickARoofer has already verified in Tulsa — each badge means we confirmed an active license against the official state registry. Always ask any roofer for a current certificate of insurance before signing:

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Hail in Tulsa — Questions Homeowners Ask

Check Your Own ZIP in Tulsa

The county-level history above averages over the whole area. For a score tied to your address, run your ZIP through the hail risk lookup — Tulsa ZIP codes include 74103, 74129, 74118, 74125, 74116.

Tulsa Neighborhoods — Hail Exposure Varies by Area

Hail paths track with storm cell movement, not city limits. If you're in Downtown Tulsa, Midtown, Briarwood or North Tulsa, check your specific street against the report locations above — distance from Tulsa's center is listed for each report.

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