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Hail dates in Rice County, Kansas
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Rice County on 33 days since 2016 (80 separate reports, 69 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 2.75" (baseball) on June 10, 2026; the most recent hail was June 10, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Rice 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | 2.75" (baseball) | 7 | Photo received via social media. Time was estimated via radar. |
| 2026-04-26 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2025-06-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2025-05-18 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | — |
| 2025-04-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2025-04-01 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | — |
| 2024-06-04 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Broadcast media (KWCH TV) relayed picture from the public of ping-pong ball sized hail. |
| 2024-05-19 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | KWCH shared a picture from the public showing hail about the size of ping pong balls. |
| 2023-04-14 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2022-09-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2022-04-12 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | A KWCH viewer sent a picture via Twitter of the golfball sized hail. |
| 2021-08-15 | 2.75" (baseball) | 6 | Numerous car windshields were noted. |
| 2021-08-12 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2021-05-26 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 9 | This report was relayed via KWCH. |
| 2021-04-06 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | The hail occurred at the dispatch center. |
| 2020-06-24 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 4 | KAKE meteorologist sent picture via Twitter with two inch sized hail. The time of report was estimated from radar. |
| 2020-04-19 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | — |
| 2019-08-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-06-11 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 7 | Report relayed via Twitter. |
| 2019-05-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | The spotter also measured a 43-knot gust. |
| 2019-05-18 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2019-05-05 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 3 | — |
| 2019-04-21 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | The hail size ranged from quarters to ping pong balls. |
| 2018-06-11 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2017-10-06 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 3 | The storm chaser reported quarter to half dollar sized hail. |
| 2017-06-15 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | Reported in K-4 about 8 miles east of Geneseo. |
| 2017-06-13 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2017-05-27 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | — |
| 2017-05-18 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2016-07-11 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | The report was relayed via Twitter. |
| 2016-07-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2016-05-26 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2016-05-09 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 5 | The quarter sized hail was also mixed with dime and nickel hail along Highway 4. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 8 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2025 | 4 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2021 | 4 | 17 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2020 | 2 | 6 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2019 | 6 | 15 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 5 | 10 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2016 | 4 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
Damaging wind in Rice County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 62 reports since 2016, strongest 110 mph. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-15 | 110 mph | 1 | A two to three wide swath of intense severe thunderstorm winds up to 110 mph moved out of Ellsworth county and across Rice county. Leavi… |
| 2019-05-05 | 100 mph | 1 | A trained spotter estimated the gust to be 90 to 100 mph. |
| 2018-07-29 | 87 mph | 4 | The gust was measured by a home weather station. No damage was reported, but with winds this strong, one would have to believe that there… |
| 2026-06-10 | 81 mph | 2 | Damage to a farm outbuilding. |
| 2019-05-18 | 81 mph | 3 | Relayed by a trained spotter. |
| 2019-06-22 | 72 mph | 4 | No damage was reported. |
| 2024-09-20 | 70 mph | 2 | A U-Haul trailer was blown over west of Lyons. Time of occurrence was estimated by radar. |
| 2024-08-14 | 70 mph | 1 | Trained spotter reported wind gusts up to 70 mph. Their car was shaking, and a significant number of tree limbs were down. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Rice County?
June 10, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 2.75" (baseball) on June 10, 2026.
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.
Nearby counties
Ellsworth County, KS (23 mi) · Reno County, KS (28 mi) · McPherson County, KS (29 mi) · Barton County, KS (32 mi) · Stafford County, KS (40 mi) · Saline County, KS (42 mi) · Lincoln County, KS (44 mi) · Russell County, KS (49 mi)
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