Hail history in Bend, OR
On average, NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Bend on 1.0 days a year from 2016 to 2025, 0.9 of them with hail 1 inch or larger. NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Bend on 19 days since 2010. The largest hail reported was 2.0 in, in 2020. 16 of those days had hail of 1 inch or larger. August has the most hail days, 9 since 2010. The most recent was August 3, 2025. NOAA also recorded high wind on 3 days, with gusts up to 80 mph.
Ranks #120 of 200 US cities for days with hail 1 inch or larger, 2016 to 2025.
- Hail days since 2010
- 19
- Largest hail
- 2.0 in
- Highest gust
- 80 mph
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
19 hail days within 15 miles since 2010, largest 2.0 in
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
Hail days by year
Bar chart of hail days per year, 2010 to 2026. 19 hail days in total; the most was 3 in 2013.
Hail days by month
Hail days by month since 2010: Jan 0, Feb 0, Mar 0, Apr 0, May 4, Jun 1, Jul 4, Aug 9, Sep 1, Oct 0, Nov 0, Dec 0.
Most recent hail days
| Date | Largest hail | Nearest report |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2025 | 1.5 in | 5.5 mi |
| Jul 21, 2024 | 0.75 in | 10.1 mi |
| May 20, 2023 | 1.5 in | 13.1 mi |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 1.75 in | 4.2 mi |
| Aug 2, 2021 | 1.0 in | 7.5 mi |
| Jun 23, 2021 | 1.25 in | 0.3 mi |
| May 30, 2020 | 2.0 in | 2.1 mi |
| Aug 9, 2019 | 1.0 in | 3.8 mi |
| May 4, 2017 | 2.0 in | 1.0 mi |
| May 14, 2016 | 1.75 in | 13.9 mi |
About this data
- Distances are from the center of Bend, not from any one property. Look up a street address below for a single building.
- Reports come from trained spotters and the public, so they cluster near towns and roads.
- No report does not mean no hail. Hail can fall where no one is there to report it.
- This is not a damage or insurance assessment.
3 high-wind days within 15 miles since 2010, strongest gust 80 mph
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
Most recent high-wind days
| Date | Highest gust | Nearest report |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | 80 mph | 5.1 mi |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 63 mph | 5.5 mi |
| Sep 5, 2013 | 70 mph | 14.2 mi |
About this data
- Distances are from the center of Bend, not from any one property. Look up a street address below for a single building.
- Reports come from trained spotters and the public, so they cluster near towns and roads.
- No report does not mean no hail. Hail can fall where no one is there to report it.
- Wind speed is the highest reported gust; some reports have no speed.
- This is not a damage or insurance assessment.
Gusts, tornadoes and hurricanes in Bend
Estimated peak gusts
1 day since October 1, 2021 had an estimated peak gust of 58 mph or more at Bend.
| Day | Estimated peak gust |
|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2025 | 50 mph or more |
| Dec 27, 2022 | 58 mph or more |
| Dec 26, 2022 | 50 mph or more |
Estimates: the highest gust of each storm day in NOAA’s hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. Analyses like this smooth out short thunderstorm gusts, so they are best for widespread wind (hurricanes, winter storms, high wind days); for thunderstorm wind, NOAA’s wind reports are the better record. Not a measurement at any building.
Tornadoes within 10 miles
NOAA recorded 4 tornadoes whose path came within 10 miles of Bend since 1950; the strongest was rated EF1.
| Day | Rating | Path length | Closest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2017 | EF0 | 0.07 miles | 2.4 miles |
| Sep 3, 1997 | EF0 | 1 miles | 6.5 miles |
| Aug 22, 1989 | EF1 | 1 miles | 6.4 miles |
| Jun 22, 1983 | EF0 | 0.1 miles | 3.2 miles |
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center. Ratings before 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
No hurricane or tropical storm in NOAA's records brought modeled tropical-storm-force winds (39 mph) to Bend.
Modeled from NOAA’s best tracks for open, flat ground; not measurements. How we model hurricane winds
14 radar hail days within 15 miles since 2020, largest 1.75 in or more
Source: NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), from October 14, 2020. Estimates of the largest hail in each 1 km cell, not measurements.
9 days with radar hail 1 inch or larger, 0 at 2 inches or larger, within 15 miles of Bend’s center.
Biggest radar hail days
- 0.75 in+
- 1.0 in+
- 1.5 in+
- 2.0 in+
- 2.5 in+
- 3.0 in+
Most recent radar hail days
| Date | Largest radar estimate |
|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | 1.25 in or more |
| Sep 6, 2025 | 1.0 in or more |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 1.25 in or more |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 0.75 in or more |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 0.75 in or more |
| May 20, 2023 | 1.0 in or more |
Storms in Bend
NWS Pendleton says severe thunderstorms occur every year across central Oregon and south-central Washington, mostly between May and late August.1
Notable storms
- August 3, 2025A storm moving north-northwest over Bend dropped hail 1 to 1.5 inches across on the city's south and east sides, and state highway sensors measured gusts up to 63 mph.2,3
- July 2, 2022A slow-moving thunderstorm over Bend dropped hail 1 to 1.75 inches across.4
- May 30, 2020In what NWS Pendleton called an atypically strong severe weather event, 1.5-inch hail fell 3 miles southwest of Bend and 2-inch hail fell 9 miles southeast of Sisters.1,5,6
- May 4, 2017A late evening round of severe storms dropped measured 2-inch hail in northwest Bend, and another measured 2-inch report came from 3 miles east of Sisters.7,8
- August 2, 2014Late afternoon thunderstorms dropped hail 1 to 2 inches across, mostly in Bend, including 2-inch hail half a mile west of the city.9
- June 12, 2006Hail up to 2 inches across fell around Bend, denting vehicles and breaking windows, with the heaviest damage on the city's east side. NOAA's storm records list about $7 million in property damage in the area.10
Warnings and alerts
Severe thunderstorm warnings for Bend come from NWS Pendleton, the office named on NOAA's storm records for Deschutes County.1,10 Deschutes Alerts, the county's opt-in emergency notification system, sends severe weather and evacuation notices by phone, text and email across Deschutes County, Crooked River Ranch and Camp Sherman.11
Sources
- 1. NWS Pendleton: May 2020: An Atypically Strong Severe Weather Event (Fall/Winter 2020 newsletter)
- 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Deschutes County, August 3, 2025
- 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Deschutes County, August 3, 2025
- 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Deschutes County, July 2, 2022
- 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Deschutes County, May 30, 2020
- 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Deschutes County, May 30, 2020 (near Sisters)
- 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Deschutes County, May 4, 2017
- 8. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Deschutes County, May 4, 2017 (near Sisters)
- 9. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Deschutes County, August 2, 2014
- 10. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Deschutes County, June 12, 2006
- 11. Deschutes County: Emergency Alerts
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Questions about hail in Bend
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
- How often does it hail in Bend?
- NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Bend on 1.0 days a year on average from 2016 to 2025, 0.9 of them with hail 1 inch or larger. Since 2010 it recorded 19 hail days.
- When is hail season in Bend?
- August has the most hail days within 15 miles of the center of Bend, 9 since 2010, then May (4) and July (4).
- What is the largest hail recorded in Bend?
- 2.0 in, in 2020: the largest hail NOAA recorded within 15 miles of the center of Bend since 2010.
- When did it last hail in Bend?
- NOAA's most recent hail report within 15 miles of the center of Bend is from August 3, 2025, with hail up to 1.5 in reported 5.5 miles from the center. Data through November 1, 2026.