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Hail dates in Cheyenne County, Kansas
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Cheyenne County on 60 days since 2016 (163 separate reports, 113 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 4.25" (softball) on July 7, 2016; the most recent hail was October 16, 2025. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Cheyenne County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Reports from mPing range from 0.75 to 1 inch in St. Francis. |
| 2025-09-16 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2025-09-14 | 0.88" (nickel) | 2 | Pea to penny, some nickel sized. Hail accumulated about 1 inch deep. |
| 2025-08-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Social media report of nickel to quarter sized hail in St. Francis. |
| 2025-08-09 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Nickel size hail accumulating on streets and in yards. |
| 2025-08-07 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 3 | Estimated 2 inch hail in Bird City with photo. Multiple stones around 1-1.5 inches. |
| 2025-05-18 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 8 | Off duty NWS employee reports hailstones still on the ground up to 2 inches in size. |
| 2025-05-14 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | Hail ranged from nickel to half dollar in size. |
| 2024-08-11 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Public report of 1.75 inch hail and power being out. |
| 2024-07-28 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 8 | Public reports of penny to half dollar sized hail. |
| 2024-06-02 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 3 | A trained spotter reported 3 inch hail occurring. A picture of the hail was shown being measured by calipers. |
| 2024-05-19 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Dime to nickel sized hail occurred about 6 miles northwest of Bird City. |
| 2024-05-01 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Cheyenne County Dispatch relayed report of quarter sized hail near intersection of County Road D and Highway 27. |
| 2024-04-25 | 1.00" (quarter) | 4 | Quarter sized hail with 90% ground coverage and torrential rainfall. |
| 2023-09-09 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 4 | Multiple reports received of ping pong ball to hen egg sized hail reported in Wheeler. |
| 2023-08-07 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 7 | Report received of near 2 inch diameter hail at location. |
| 2023-07-15 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Spotter reported quarter sized hail along with 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts at location for a four minute duration. Spotter's anemometer was damaged by hail. |
| 2023-07-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 7 | Quarter sized hail at location while with strong winds bending the trees. |
| 2023-05-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | The hail ranged from pea to quarter in size. |
| 2023-05-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | Nickel to quarter sized hail observed. |
| 2023-05-09 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Hail from the storm covered the ground. |
| 2022-07-16 | 0.75" (penny) | 2 | Dime to penny sized hail reported. |
| 2022-06-24 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | A trained spotter called in to report dime size hail. |
| 2022-06-05 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 5 | Accumulating hail up to golf ball in size. |
| 2021-08-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2021-08-09 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A trained spotter observed quarter sized hail that lasted for a duration of 15 minutes. |
| 2021-07-18 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | Report received of hail ranging from a half inch to a half dollar in size at location. |
| 2021-05-23 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Report received of hail up to penny size at location. |
| 2021-05-13 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 8 | Report received via mPing of hen egg sized hail at location. |
| 2021-05-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | A supercell thunderstorm produced pea to nickel sized hail. |
| 2021-04-27 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 10 | A strong embedded supercell thunderstorm produced tea cup sized hail as it crossed the Colorado/Kansas state line. The large hail damaged the roof of a home … |
| 2020-08-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail at the location that fell for a duration of 20 minutes. |
| 2020-08-08 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Hail up to golf ball sized reported at location. |
| 2020-08-05 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | A member of the public reported sporadic dime to penny sized hail that fell for a duration of 20 minutes. |
| 2020-07-13 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Trained spotter reported half dollar sized hail at the intersection of road 5 and road Z in northern Cheyenne County. |
| 2020-07-02 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | — |
| 2020-06-03 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Dime to penny sized hail reported at the location. |
| 2020-06-02 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2019-08-17 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | — |
| 2019-08-11 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 10 | Golf ball to tennis ball size hail was reported. |
| 2019-06-08 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 3 | Hail lasted about 15 minutes in total with the largest hailstones around half dollar size. |
| 2019-05-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Public report of hail up to 1 inch in diameter. |
| 2019-04-28 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 1 | — |
| 2018-08-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2018-07-27 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | — |
| 2018-07-22 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | The hail dented cars and damaged shingles. |
| 2018-07-04 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2018-06-24 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2018-06-19 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | The hail measured 1.5 by 0.75. Windows were broken on the north side of the house. |
| 2018-05-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2017-08-14 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 5 | The hail size ranged from quarter to half dollar in size. Hail in town was up to three inches deep. |
| 2017-07-18 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | The hailstones ranged from pea to quarter size. |
| 2017-05-31 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Hail started off around nickel size then grew to quarter size and is still falling. Hail is covering the ground. |
| 2017-05-15 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | Relayed by the emergency manager. |
| 2016-09-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Hail was accompanied by estimated wind gusts of 50 MPH. |
| 2016-08-26 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2016-07-13 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Torrential rainfall accompanied the hail. |
| 2016-07-07 | 4.25" (softball) | 5 | Measured 3.2 inches. Photo relayed through social media. |
| 2016-05-26 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2016-05-25 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Nickel to quarter size hailstones were covering Highway 27. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 20 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2024 | 6 | 19 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2023 | 7 | 26 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2022 | 3 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2021 | 7 | 25 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2020 | 7 | 11 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2019 | 5 | 18 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2018 | 7 | 12 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2017 | 4 | 12 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2016 | 6 | 12 | 4.25" (softball) |
Damaging wind in Cheyenne County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 123 reports since 2016, strongest 100 mph. 9 tornadoes recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-08 | 100 mph | 7 | Report received via social media of at least 4 large trees downed by thunderstorm winds in St. Francis, with one possibly damaging the fr… |
| 2018-06-19 | 100 mph | 8 | A few large cottonwood trees blown down. |
| 2016-12-25 | 96 mph | 1 | Two buildings on a farm were destroyed. One was a cinder block bottom with a wood top that was flattened. The blocks were scattered aro… |
| 2025-05-18 | 90 mph | 2 | Storm survey pictures of a hay wagon with partial bale in it was tipped to the north. A smaller metal bin was thrown as well. An electric… |
| 2023-07-26 | 90 mph | 5 | Thunderstorms wind gusts estimated to be 90 mph snapped power poles at the intersection of Highway 27 and County Road D. The irrigation f… |
| 2020-07-02 | 90 mph | 1 | Emergency Manager reported three wooden power poles down due to strong wind gusts. |
| 2018-06-30 | 86 mph | 3 | An unknown number of tree were blown down and a shed blew over the house. |
| 2025-06-16 | 81 mph | 7 | Report of brick car wash collapsing from winds. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Cheyenne County?
October 16, 2025, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 4.25" (softball) on July 7, 2016.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
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