Hail in Oregon — where it hits, county by county
Oregon logged 98 National Weather Service hail reports over the last 5 years — meaningful but not hail-alley volume. The table below ranks the counties; the interactive national map shows exactly where, year by year. Checking a specific address? The map’s search box pulls every dated report within 25 miles.
Open the interactive map on Oregon →Top hail counties in Oregon (2022–2026)
| County | Reports | Avg/yr | Peak month | % damaging (≥1.5″) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DESCHUTES | 14 | 2.8 | May | 14% |
| Clackamas | 12 | 2.4 | Apr | 8% |
| UMATILLA | 11 | 2.2 | May | 45% |
| Deschutes | 11 | 2.2 | Aug | 9% |
| UNION | 8 | 1.6 | May | 50% |
| Klamath | 8 | 1.6 | Aug | 12% |
| WALLOWA | 7 | 1.4 | Aug | 71% |
| Wallowa | 6 | 1.2 | Aug | 0% |
| Lane | 6 | 1.2 | Aug | 0% |
| LANE | 5 | 1.0 | Aug | 0% |
| BAKER | 5 | 1.0 | May | 20% |
| MALHEUR | 5 | 1.0 | May | 0% |
Oregon hail — the questions people ask
Where does it hail the most in Oregon?
By reported hail over the last 5 years, the most active counties in Oregon are DESCHUTES, Clackamas, UMATILLA. Reports track population and spotter coverage as well as storms, so rural corridors can be under-counted; the persistent leaders on this table are real hail geography.
When is hail season in Oregon?
Reported hail in Oregon peaks around May, with most activity in the spring-through-midsummer window. Any single year can break the pattern.
How much of Oregon's hail is damaging?
On this page, damaging means reported stones of 1.5″ or larger — the size that reliably dents roofs and vehicles and strips crops. The per-county damaging share is in the table; statewide, hail of any size totaled 98 reports over 5 years.