Enid, OK Hail Storm – April 2025

What Happened

A severe hail storm crossed Enid, OK, on April 1, 2025, with radar and spotter verification reaching 2.75 inches during the early evening. The storm produced nine NWS alerts across the Enid metro area from 5:52 PM CDT through 7:52 PM CDT.

The first verified hail signal came at 5:52 PM CDT with 2.5-inch hail. A stronger pulse followed at 6:27 PM CDT, when radar and spotters aligned on 2.75-inch hail. Additional alerts through the rest of the evening stayed in the 1.25-inch to 1.75-inch range, with 1-inch hail also detected at 7:08 PM CDT and another 1.5-inch report at 7:52 PM CDT.

Ground reports matched that sequence. At 6:54 PM CDT, two separate mPING entries reported 1.5-inch hail. At 6:58 PM CDT, a report from mPING placed golf ball hail at 1.75 inches. Later, at 7:45 PM CDT, two photo-based reports documented 1.25-inch hail. The field reports sat inside the same evening window as the radar-derived hail estimates and kept the event anchored to the Enid metro.

Damage Assessment

The field reports point to a hail core that held together for more than an hour and produced repeated large stones, not a single short burst. The 1.75-inch mPING report at 6:58 PM CDT and the paired 1.5-inch reports at 6:54 PM CDT show hail large enough to affect vehicles, roof coverings, and exposed siding in the storm path. The later photo reports at 7:45 PM CDT confirm the storm kept producing measurable hail after the first large-core pass.

The report mix also shows variation within the warning area. Sizes ranged from 1 inch to 2.75 inches over the course of the storm. That spread is consistent with a hail core that shifted across parts of Enid rather than a uniform swath of equal intensity. The strongest verified hail came early, then later reports continued to document damaging stone sizes into the evening.

For contractors, the main takeaway is the clustering. Multiple verified reports arrived within minutes of each other, then continued again about an hour later. That pattern fits a storm with repeated hail cores or a rebuilt hail-producing segment. In a city the size of Enid, that can leave one neighborhood with clear impacts while another nearby block sees lighter accumulation.

What Contractors Should Know

Start with the early evening reports near 6:27 PM CDT. That was the peak verified hail size in this event, and the surrounding alerts show large stones were not isolated. Roofs, vents, soft metals, and vehicle panels in the Enid metro should be treated as priority inspection targets, especially on properties that took the first wave before sunset.

The 6:54 PM CDT and 6:58 PM CDT field reports matter for routing. They show a second set of large hail observations after the peak radar reading, which raises the odds of stacked losses across nearby neighborhoods. Crews should not assume the worst damage sits only under the earliest report. Repeated hail of 1.5 inches to 1.75 inches can leave repairable but widespread claims across adjoining blocks.

Enid, OK Hail Storm – April 2025

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What Happened

Damage Assessment

What Contractors Should Know

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