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Hail dates in Rawlins County, Kansas
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Rawlins County on 68 days since 2016 (140 separate reports, 99 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 4.00" (softball) on August 7, 2023; the most recent hail was June 20, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Rawlins 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-20 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | Hailstone sizes varied, with golfballs the largest reported. |
| 2025-09-16 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | Photo of 1 3/4 inch hail currently falling in Atwood. The hail ranged from quarter to golf ball in size. |
| 2025-08-09 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | A CO-OP Observer reported hail ranging from pea to quarters in size. Hail occurred before the rain did. |
| 2025-08-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A Department of Highway employee reported quarter size hail along with estimated 50-60 mph winds. |
| 2025-07-29 | 0.80" (penny) | 1 | Trained spotter measure hail up to 0.80 inches in size. |
| 2025-07-23 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Public report of penny to nickel sized hail in Atwood. |
| 2025-07-19 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Mostly pea sized, with nickel sized hail being the largest. |
| 2025-07-10 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | A trained spotter reported dime to penny size hail in McDonald. |
| 2025-07-08 | 0.88" (nickel) | 2 | A trained spotter reported hail ranging from pea to nickel size. |
| 2025-07-06 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | A trained spotter reported one inch hail. |
| 2025-06-17 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Pea to nickel size hail was reported in Atwood. |
| 2025-06-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Nickel to quarter sized hail ongoing over a duration of 10 minutes. |
| 2024-08-16 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Trained spotter reported pea to penny size hail. |
| 2024-07-28 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | The public reported hail up to 1.75 inches in diameter. |
| 2024-07-19 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | The hail ranged from pea to penny size. |
| 2024-07-06 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 4 | Quarter to ping pong ball sized hail fell over the location. |
| 2024-07-03 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Pea to nickel sized hail, starting to accumulate, hail lasted about 5 minutes. |
| 2024-05-03 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | West side of Herndon reports up to hail golf ball sized hail. |
| 2024-05-01 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail the size of quarters fell for a duration of 5 minutes. |
| 2024-04-25 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | Trained spotter reports 1 3/8 inch diameter hail. |
| 2023-09-09 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Pea to nickel sized hail reported over a duration of twenty-one minutes. |
| 2023-08-07 | 4.00" (softball) | 7 | Spotter reported hail up to softballs in size that broke windshield of car. A rapidly rotative wall cloud was also observed at location. |
| 2023-08-05 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | Multiple social media reports received of hail ranging from pea to half dollar in size in the city of Atwood. |
| 2023-07-22 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 6 | Picture and videos of golf ball sized hail. |
| 2023-07-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Spotter reported quarter sized hail covering Highway 25 near Mile Marker 215. |
| 2023-05-11 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2023-05-09 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | Hail was estimated to be between nickel and quarter in size. |
| 2023-05-07 | 0.75" (penny) | 2 | Dime to penny sized hail reported to be covering the ground. |
| 2023-04-19 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Hail up to pennies in size reported at location. Time is radar estimated. |
| 2022-07-22 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Dime to penny sized hail observed. |
| 2022-07-13 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Report received via social media of hail up to pennies in size at location. |
| 2022-06-07 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Multiple reports of hail in the town of Herndon varying in size from a quarter to golf balls. |
| 2022-04-22 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2021-06-25 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Report of golf ball sized hail received at location. Time is radar-estimated. |
| 2021-05-26 | 2.25" (hen egg) | 9 | The hailstone measured 2.25 inches in diameter. |
| 2021-05-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | A linear cluster of storms produced pea to quarter sized hail. Heavy rain and wind gusts estimated at 40-50 mph were also reported. |
| 2021-04-27 | 0.88" (nickel) | 2 | A line of thunderstorms produced up to penny sized hail as it entered western Rawlins County. |
| 2020-09-07 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Multiple reports received of pea to quarter sized hail in McDonald. A picture was submitted via social media of a large accumulation of hail against a struct… |
| 2020-07-20 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 4 | Estimated time of report from radar. |
| 2020-06-25 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail reported at location. |
| 2019-08-29 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2019-08-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-07-01 | 1.00" (quarter) | 4 | Also reported 60 mph winds and possible wind damage. Report received via Facebook with pictures and video. |
| 2019-06-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-06-03 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2019-05-26 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-05-23 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2019-05-17 | 2.25" (hen egg) | 3 | Public reported via Twitter hail up to 2.25 inches in diameter 1 mile south of the Kansas-Nebraska border along Highway 25. |
| 2019-05-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail measured from pea to quarter sized. |
| 2018-06-29 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | — |
| 2018-06-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | The hail ranged from dime to nickel in size. |
| 2018-05-28 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 4 | The hail was measured by a storm chaser. |
| 2018-05-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2018-05-18 | 2.75" (baseball) | 5 | The hail ranged from pea to baseball size, with the hail covering the ground. The combination of heavy rain and hail was creating near zero visibility. |
| 2017-10-06 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 3 | The hail lasted for 10 minutes then transitioned to heavy rainfall. |
| 2017-09-13 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2017-08-26 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | The hail ranged from quarter to half dollar in size. |
| 2017-08-14 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2017-08-02 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | The wind driven hail severely damaged a corn field near town. The size of the field was not given. |
| 2017-07-07 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2017-05-16 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 4 | — |
| 2017-05-09 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Emergency manager and local fire department reported mainly dimes and nickels with a few quarters mixed in. A vehicle slid off due to fog and hail covering t… |
| 2016-09-17 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2016-08-26 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | The wind driven hail broke windows in the building. |
| 2016-07-27 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 2 | — |
| 2016-07-07 | 2.75" (baseball) | 3 | Car windows broken in Atwood. |
| 2016-06-17 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | Hail was reported up to the size of golf balls. |
| 2016-05-25 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | The hailstones ranged from pea to penny in size. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2025 | 11 | 17 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2024 | 8 | 14 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2023 | 9 | 24 | 4.00" (softball) |
| 2022 | 4 | 5 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2021 | 4 | 15 | 2.25" (hen egg) |
| 2020 | 3 | 7 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2019 | 9 | 14 | 2.25" (hen egg) |
| 2018 | 5 | 15 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2017 | 8 | 15 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2016 | 6 | 11 | 2.75" (baseball) |
Damaging wind in Rawlins County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 117 reports since 2016, strongest 100 mph. 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-23 | 100 mph | 1 | Power pole was blown down by thunderstorm outflow along a cold front about seven miles west of Atwood near mile marker 47 on Highway 36. |
| 2023-07-26 | 100 mph | 5 | Weather Underground mesonet KKSMCDON2 reported severe thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 to 100 mph over a duration of 16 minutes in the town … |
| 2018-05-27 | 100 mph | 1 | Fourteen inch diameter ash tree blown down from thunderstorm winds. A camper was also lifted a foot off the ground. |
| 2017-08-10 | 100 mph | 2 | Twelve pine trees 70 to 80 ft. tall were blown down. One of the trees was broken in three places. Another tree was pulled out of the gr… |
| 2017-07-02 | 100 mph | 3 | Trees, big limbs, and power lines blown down by the thunderstorm winds. No details on the number or trees, limbs, or power poles blown d… |
| 2016-05-26 | 96 mph | 5 | Estimated duration of the report from radar data. |
| 2019-08-11 | 91 mph | 6 | Fourteen inch green Cottonwood tree limbs down. |
| 2025-05-14 | 90 mph | 5 | A 34 inch diameter tree trunk was uprooted, along with some 4 and 10 inch diameter limbs. |
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What date did hail last hit Rawlins County?
June 20, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 4.00" (softball) on August 7, 2023.
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