Kansas hail
Every recorded hail report since 1955 · 105 counties with a record
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 40,229 hail reports in Kansas from 1955 through June 30, 2026, about 1084 a year since 2000. The costliest was the September 15, 2010 hail ($203 million in 2025 dollars). Kansas ranks 2nd of 52 states and territories by count and 1st of 51 per square mile.
Hail in Kansas, 1955 to 2026
Hail records per year (NOAA Storm Events); 2026 to June 30, 2026. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996.
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $1 million
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- $1 billion or more, or 100 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1996: all 48 event types recorded from 1996
- Records
- 40,2291955 to June 30, 2026
- A year since 2000
- 1084average
- Deaths
- 0130 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $1.4Bas filed
- Busiest year
- 20081,794 records
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; deaths and damage as filed, damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
Are hail reports common in Kansas?
Kansas averages about 1084 hail reports a year since 2000, 2nd of 52 states and territories by count. The busiest year on record was 2008 (1,794). Per 10,000 square miles of land, Kansas records 4920 hail reports since 1955, 1st of 51 states and territories by that measure.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1955, per 10,000 square miles of land area (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; places under 1,000 square miles not ranked). Damage colours: Storm Events damage, 2025 dollars.
Which counties in Kansas have the most hail reports?
Per square mile, Wyandotte County leads Kansas: 117 days with a hail report since 1955, 771.6 per 1,000 square miles of land. By raw count, Sedgwick County has the most hail records (1,397 since 1955); large counties collect more records simply by covering more ground, so the ranking counts days with a record per unit of area (a storm filed for several forecast zones adds several records but one day).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, days with a record in the county since 1955 per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer); in brackets, the count of records.
When is hail season in Kansas?
53% of its hail reports since 1955 fell in May and June. The busiest month is May (11,865 records).
The values, month by month
Jan 10 · Feb 334 · Mar 1,941 · Apr 5,872 · May 11,865 · Jun 9,557 · Jul 4,027 · Aug 3,289 · Sep 2,314 · Oct 783 · Nov 196 · Dec 41 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began, since 1955.
The costliest hail reports in Kansas
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-09-15 | HailGoddard, Sedgwick County One storm episode: 12 records in 4 places; the totals are the episode's. | 4.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | $203M |
| 1993-03-28 | HailWichita, Sedgwick County Every hail record filed in the state that day (10, in 2 places; before 1996 NOAA filed no storm episodes); the totals are the day's. | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $148M |
| 2006-04-24 | HailGoddard, Sedgwick County | 3.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | $102M |
| 1999-07-01 | HailGarden City, Finney County One storm episode: 4 records in 2 places; the totals are the episode's. | 4.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | $94M |
| 1998-06-08 | HailAsh Grove, Lincoln County One storm episode: 13 records in 8 places, 1998-06-08 to 1998-06-28; the totals are the episode's. | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | $53M |
| 2013-04-07 | HailFt Scott, Bourbon County | 2.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | $38M |
| 2000-06-29 | HailGreat Bend, Barton County One storm episode: 5 records; the totals are the episode's. | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 5 | $35M |
| 2009-07-20 | HailGoodland Airport, Sherman County One storm episode: 12 records in 5 places; the totals are the episode's. | 4.25 in hail | 0 | 0 | $34M |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: property and crop damage as estimated by the National Weather Service, in 2025 dollars.
Are hail reports becoming more frequent in Kansas?
Kansas's count per decade against the whole country's, and its share. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996, so earlier decades are not comparable; the share of the national total is the fairer comparison across decades.
| Decade | Kansas | United States | Kansas's share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-59 | 265 | 2,477 | 10.7% |
| 1960s | 776 | 7,651 | 10.1% |
| 1970s | 1,048 | 11,007 | 9.5% |
| 1980s | 1,850 | 26,555 | 7.0% |
| 1990s | 7,543 | 75,581 | 10.0% |
| 2000s | 14,342 | 137,396 | 10.4% |
| 2010s | 10,166 | 107,281 | 9.5% |
| 2020-26 | 4,239 | 56,491 | 7.5% |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.
The most recent hail reports in Kansas
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | HailMaize, Sedgwick County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-25 | HailColwich, Sedgwick County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-25 | HailWeir, Cherokee County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-25 | HailMc Cune, Crawford County | 1.25 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-23 | HailLeoti, Wichita County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-21 | HailRussell Spgs, Logan County | 0.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-21 | HailLevant, Thomas County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-21 | HailHarper County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-20 | HailGrainfield, Gove County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-20 | HailCampus, Gove County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-20 | HailAngelus, Sheridan County | 2.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-20 | HailSeguin, Sheridan County | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; the newest months are revised by NCEI as reports arrive. Search the record at NCEI.
Federal disaster declarations for hail reports in Kansas
FEMA files hail and wind disasters under the incident type Severe Storm: 50 declarations in Kansas, 48 of them major disasters; the latest on September 1, 2026.
| Declared | Number | Title | Areas named |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | DR-4943 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 21 |
| 2026-09-01 | DR-4940 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 32 |
| 2026-06-30 | DR-4926 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 5 |
| 2025-12-19 | DR-4897 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | 12 |
| 2025-09-11 | DR-4891 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 16 |
| 2025-07-22 | DR-4883 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 11 |
| 2025-05-21 | DR-4869 | Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Wildfires | 28 |
| 2024-09-24 | DR-4824 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 17 |
| 2024-08-20 | DR-4811 | Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 14 |
| 2024-07-15 | DR-4800 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 13 |
| 2023-10-26 | DR-4747 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 21 |
| 2022-02-17 | DR-4640 | Severe Storms and Straight Line Winds | 55 |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026. OpenFEMA dataset page.
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