Hail & Wind Storms in Ponca City, OK — Latest Dates and Sizes
Hail and wind activity within ~25 miles of Ponca City, Oklahoma or recorded for its county: the last 12 months from NWS warnings, storm reports, and station measurements, plus official NOAA records back to 2010.
Latest hail and wind near Ponca City
- Last reported hail (0.75 in.+, screening): July 4, 2026 — 1.00 in. reported 4.6 mi E of Ponca City (5 E Ponca City), NWS Local Storm Report.
- Last wind gust 45 mph+ (screening): July 4, 2026 — 66 mph measured 14.1 mi NE of Ponca City (8 E Newkirk), NWS Local Storm Report.
- 2026 so far: 10 hail days and 12 wind days within 25 miles (days with a storm report or station gust at the screening thresholds; warnings alone never count).
| Date | Largest reported hail | Strongest gust |
|---|---|---|
| July 4, 2026 | 1.00 in. reported | 66 mph measured |
| June 26, 2026 | 1.00 in. reported | — |
| June 22, 2026 | — | 58 mph measured |
| June 18, 2026 | 1.50 in. reported (Kansas) | — |
| June 13, 2026 | 1.75 in. reported | 76 mph measured |
| June 2, 2026 | — | 66 mph measured |
| May 19, 2026 | 1.25 in. reported | 71 mph measured |
| May 15, 2026 | — | 52 mph measured |
| May 10, 2026 | — | 52 mph measured |
| May 9, 2026 | — | 53 mph measured |
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Ponca City storm facts
- StormAuditor's analysis of NOAA and National Weather Service records found 118 wind and hail events, NWS warning products included, within 25 miles of Ponca City, Oklahoma (including the parts of Kansas inside that circle) or recorded for Kay County in the 12 months ending October 8, 2026 (59 wind, 59 hail).
- The strongest gust within 25 miles of Ponca City in the last 12 months was 76 mph, measured 15.2 mi NE of Ponca City (8 SW Hardy) on June 13, 2026 (NWS Local Storm Report; storm reports and station gusts only, warnings excluded).
- The largest hail reported within 25 miles of Ponca City in the last 12 months was 3.75 in., 23.8 mi NW of Ponca City (4 W Braman) on April 23, 2026 (NWS Local Storm Report).
- The busiest day by event count near Ponca City was April 17, 2026, with 20 events.
- Kay County alone recorded 99 of those wind and hail events (54 wind, 45 hail); the Oklahoma page ranks counties by events of every type, floods and Special Weather Statements included.
Ponca City, Oklahoma storm history at a glance (last 12 months)
This free weather history for Ponca City — home to about 24,000 residents — draws on StormAuditor's consolidated public record: 118 wind and hail events within 25 miles of Ponca City (including the parts of Kansas inside that circle) or recorded for Kay County in the trailing 12 months — 59 wind and 59 hail.
Events combine NWS warning products, observed Local Storm Reports, station measurements and official NCEI records in one event table. Because they include warnings, and wind covers thunderstorm and non-thunderstorm wind alike, they measure something different from the NCEI entry counts in the history section below; the two are not comparable year to year.
Busiest days near Ponca City by event count
Ranked by the number of 12-month events, NWS warnings included, so a day with many warnings can outrank a day with larger hail.
- April 17, 2026 — 20 events incl. warnings · 9 wind · 11 hail · storm-date page: 7 storm reports
- June 13, 2026 — 10 events incl. warnings · 6 wind · 4 hail · storm-date page: 8 storm reports
- April 23, 2026 — 9 events incl. warnings · 5 wind · 4 hail · storm-date page: 3 storm reports
- July 4, 2026 — 8 events incl. warnings · 6 wind · 2 hail
- May 19, 2026 — 5 events incl. warnings · 2 wind · 3 hail
Storm-day records for Ponca City
Storm-date pages for the biggest days near Ponca City: a report or station gust within 25 miles met NWS severe criteria (hail 1.00 in.+ or wind 58 mph+), with at least two separate observations. Not every storm day in the table above has a page. Each page lists the reports, station gusts and a free way to check one address:
- June 13, 2026 (hail 1.75 in., gusts 76 mph)
- April 23, 2026 (hail 3.75 in.)
- April 17, 2026 (hail 2.00 in., gusts 66 mph)
How these numbers are counted
The storm numbers on this page are counted in four different ways, plus the free address check. Each answers a different question with its own size cutoffs, area and time span, so compare numbers within one group, not across groups.
- Storm days (latest hail and wind): A day in the last 12 months when at least one report within 25 miles of Ponca City showed hail 0.75 in. or larger or wind of 45 mph or more (StormAuditor screening thresholds). Reports are NWS storm reports from spotters, the public and officials, plus weather-station gusts, which count from 50 mph. A warning on its own never makes a storm day. The latest and largest hail, the latest and strongest gust, and the storm-day table all use this record. The 25-mile circle around Ponca City reaches into Kansas. Values marked with that state's name come from there: they count for Ponca City but not on the Oklahoma state page, which counts reports inside Oklahoma only.
- Storm-date pages (NWS severe): A storm-date page is published only when at least one report or station gust within 25 miles of a city met the National Weather Service severe criteria (hail 1.00 in. or larger, or wind 58 mph or more), at least two separate observations were logged, and the day ranks among the most significant. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. Not every storm day gets a page; when one does, the page and the storm-day table show the same largest hail and strongest gust.
- Events (12-month counts): Events count NWS warnings, storm reports (wind 50 mph+, hail 0.75 in.+), station gusts (50 mph+) and NCEI entries within 25 miles of Ponca City or recorded for Kay County, tornado entries counted as wind. One event is one place on one day, counted separately for hail and for wind. A weather station or storm-report point counts once a day, at that day's highest reading, however many readings it filed; a place with hail and wind on the same day is two events. NWS warnings count once per county per day, and each NCEI entry once per place per day. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. The same report arriving through another feed (SPC or NCEI) is one record. Events measure how busy the area was, not whether a storm hit: one storm can bring warnings and reports from many places, so the busiest days by event count can differ from the storm days.
- NOAA history (since 2010): The official NOAA storm record (NCEI Storm Events) within 25 miles of Ponca City or in Kay County from January 1, 2010 to the day before the 12-month window starts: hail 0.50 in.+, thunderstorm wind 40 mph+ and tornadoes. It is a separate, older record with its own "storm days" (days with any entry), so its counts are not compared with the 12-month numbers.
- Free Report Snapshot: A free YES/NO estimate for one address, from radar and wind analysis at the property rather than area reports, at the same screening thresholds: hail 0.75 in. or wind 45 mph.
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Ponca City hail and wind history in NOAA NCEI records, 2010–Oct. 2025
This section covers January 1, 2010 through October 7, 2025. Storms from October 8, 2025 on are in the 12-month summary above, so no date is counted in both.
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 647 NCEI Storm Events entries within 25 miles of Ponca City or in Kay County for this period, on 182 separate storm days. Wind is the more common entry — 337 thunderstorm wind reports to 283 hail reports.
Hail peaks in May (33% of all hail reports); thunderstorm wind peaks in June. December through February accounts for 7 storm days.
Storm days ranged from 4 in 2021 to 18 in 2011. Across 2022–2024, the area averaged 12 storm days a year, above the 15-year average of 11. The latest five full years (2020–2024) averaged 9.2 storm days, down from 13 in 2010–2014.
The largest hail in these records for this area was 4.75 in. (larger than softball size), reported on May 10, 2010 in Noble County. Hail of 2 inches or more appears in 8 different years of this record, the latest being 2025 through Oct. 7. Measured thunderstorm gusts topped out at 99 mph (Noble County, November 17, 2015). NCEI also lists 27 tornado entries for the area — one entry per county a tornado crossed.
- Average: 11 storm days a year (2010–2024)
- April and May: 60% of all hail reports
- Most hail reports in one year: 47 in 2024
- Hail of 1 in. or larger reported in every full year, 2010–2024
| Year | Hail reports | Thunderstorm wind reports | Tornado entries | Storm days | Largest hail | Strongest measured gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 4.75 in. | 64 mph |
| 2011 | 45 | 33 | 2 | 18 | 4.25 in. | 94 mph |
| 2012 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 1.75 in. | 79 mph |
| 2013 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 1.75 in. | 90 mph |
| 2014 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 2.25 in. | 60 mph |
| 2015 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1.00 in. | 99 mph |
| 2016 | 39 | 36 | 0 | 17 | 2.00 in. | 75 mph |
| 2017 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 1.50 in. | 76 mph |
| 2018 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 1.75 in. | 70 mph |
| 2019 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1.75 in. | 71 mph |
| 2020 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1.75 in. | 64 mph |
| 2021 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2.50 in. | 78 mph |
| 2022 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 1.75 in. | 70 mph |
| 2023 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 13 | 2.00 in. | 68 mph |
| 2024 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 4.00 in. | 61 mph |
| 2025 through Oct. 7 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 3.81 in. | 74 mph |
Download this history: CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-history/ok/ponca-city.json (free, open license, cite StormAuditor).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (thunderstorm wind, hail, and tornado entries; hail 0.50 in. or larger, wind 40 mph or more; wind converted from knots).
Ponca City storm history questions, 2010–Oct. 2025
What is the largest hail reported near Ponca City, 2010–Oct. 2025?
4.75 in., larger than softball size, reported on May 10, 2010 in Noble County, per NCEI. Hail of 2 inches or more appears in 8 years of this record in all, most recently 2023, 2024 and 2025 through Oct. 7.
What was Ponca City's most active storm year, 2010–Oct. 2025?
2011, with 18 storm days (45 hail reports, 33 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 tornado entries). The 15-year average is 11 storm days.
How often does Ponca City get hail?
NCEI's records average 17 hail reports a year here over 2010–2024, alongside 21 thunderstorm wind reports. Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported in every one of those years.
When is hail season near Ponca City?
May has the most hail reports (94, 2010–Oct. 2025), followed by April (76) and June (45).
How strong were measured thunderstorm winds in Ponca City, 2010–Oct. 2025?
99 mph, measured on November 17, 2015 in Noble County. Only gusts NCEI lists as measured count here; gusts measured on a date and county with a tornado entry, and entries of 120 knots or more (known entry errors), are left out.
Ponca City hail map and wind map
Researching hail or wind in Ponca City? The Hail Explorer and Wind Explorer map radar-derived hail swaths and peak-gust wind swaths across Oklahoma, including the Ponca City metro: pick any storm date and see how estimated hail size and gust bands tracked through Kay County. Both explorers are included with Pro+ and Organization plans.
County-level activity is on the Impact Heatmap (free with an account), and day-by-day history is on the Storm Calendar (Pro plans and higher).
Free Ponca City weather report by address
Area maps show where storms tracked; an insurance claim or roof inspection turns on what happened at the property. Three ways to check one Ponca City address:
- The Free Report Snapshot answers YES/NO instantly on estimated wind of 45 mph or more and hail of 0.75 in. or larger (screening thresholds) at the address.
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Sources: NWS alerts (api.weather.gov) · NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · ASOS/AWOS station gusts via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database · every StormAuditor data source.
Free Ponca City storm data download
The Ponca City storm records for the last 12 months download free, free to reuse under the data license: download CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-data/ok/ponca-city.json.
- Coverage: every wind and hail record within about 25 miles of Ponca City (including the parts of Kansas inside that circle) or recorded for Kay County, with dates, counties, event types, measured gusts and hail sizes.
- Rows: each source record before consolidation, including every NWS warning product and smaller storm reports, so the row count differs from the event counts above. The file holds Oklahoma records only; the counts above also include the neighboring-state records inside the 25-mile circle.
- Statewide files are on the Oklahoma storm data page.
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Data last refreshed October 8, 2026. Event counts cover wind and hail (warning products, and storm reports from 50 mph or 0.75 in.); flood activity and Special Weather Statements are not counted here.