May Hailstorm Transforms Oklahoma Into Winter Scene

Some folks up in Oklahoma walked outside to witness a strange sight this weekend. Everything looked like it had been snowed on. But it wasn’t snow. It was hail. Lots and lots of hail.

A strong storm moved through the state late this weekend, and instead of just rain and thunder, it dropped piles of hail that stuck to the ground. Neighborhoods looked more like winter than late spring. Yards were white, streets were icy, and rooftops were completely covered. Some areas even looked like a snowstorm had hit, but it was really just frozen balls of ice left behind from the storm.

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May Hailstorm Transforms Oklahoma Into Winter Scene

According to the National Weather Service, it’s not super common for this much hail to pile up, especially not in May. But the conditions were just right. Cold air high up in the sky, a lot of energy in the storm, and slow-moving clouds all worked together to create this icy surprise.

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We had this exact same phenomenon happen here in Wichita Falls this past April. I walked out of my home and was shocked to see hundreds of thousands of tiny spheres of ice blanketing the ground. It really did look like winter in April.