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Hail dates in Wichita County, Kansas
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Wichita County on 47 days since 2016 (92 separate reports, 63 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 2.75" (baseball) on April 22, 2022; the most recent hail was June 23, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Wichita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | The hail size was estimated. The hail damaged some tomato plants. |
| 2025-05-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Report if 1 inch hail. |
| 2025-05-19 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 2 | Sheriff reported golf ball to tennis ball sized hail along Highway 25. |
| 2025-05-18 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | A public report of nickel size hail was reported. |
| 2025-04-23 | 0.75" (penny) | 2 | Wichita County EM passed along a report of pea to dime sized hail in Leoti. |
| 2024-07-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Most of the hail was dime size, with some quarter size hail mixed in; lasted 5-10 minutes. Very windy but could not estimate the wind speed. |
| 2024-06-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2024-06-01 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Pea to 0.75 inch hail fell over a duration of 10 minutes. |
| 2024-05-19 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Pea to penny size hail reported but mostly dime size hail fell. |
| 2024-05-03 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Trained spotter reports golf ball sized hail with heavy rain and about 25 MPH wind gusts. Falling hail did shrink to 1 inch by 19 minutes after the hour. |
| 2024-04-25 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 7 | Report with photo via social media of hail up to 2 1/2 inch. |
| 2023-09-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A few one inch hailstones were reported. Hail fell over the location approximately three minutes. |
| 2023-08-07 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 8 | Estimated quarter to golf ball sized hail reported at location. Time is estimated by radar. |
| 2023-07-20 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 3 | Spotter report of 2.5 inch hail and window damage to home. |
| 2023-07-04 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | The hail ranged from pea to nickel in size and occurred with estimated 60 MPH wind gusts. |
| 2022-09-02 | 0.75" (penny) | 2 | Dime to penny sized hail reported. |
| 2022-07-26 | 0.88" (nickel) | 2 | Pea to penny sized hail reported. Most of the hail was pea to dime in size. |
| 2022-05-18 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Report received from a trained spotter of dime to penny sized hail at location along with a 50 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| 2022-04-22 | 2.75" (baseball) | 3 | Multiple reports of hail associated with second storm that moved through Leoti. Hail ranged in size from half-dollar to baseball in size over a duration of 1… |
| 2021-08-25 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Report received of golf ball sized hail at location. |
| 2021-08-11 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Wichita County Dispatch relayed an officer report of nickel sized hail at mile marker 106 along Kansas Highway 25. |
| 2021-08-07 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 6 | Report received of hen egg sized hail at location. |
| 2021-07-04 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2021-05-26 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | The report was sent from MPing. The hail ranged from nickel to half dollar size. |
| 2021-05-14 | 0.88" (nickel) | 2 | Report received of pea to nickel sized hail at location that lasted for about 15 to 20 minutes. |
| 2020-07-29 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | Report of quarter to half dollar size hail received. |
| 2020-07-01 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Sheriff and citizens on social media reported various sized hail from quarter to half dollar falling in the town of Leoti. |
| 2020-06-21 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2019-08-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-06-14 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Visibility was reduced to a half mile in the falling hail. |
| 2019-05-23 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 4 | Reported via Facebook. |
| 2018-06-19 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2018-05-28 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2018-05-14 | 2.75" (baseball) | 1 | The hail ranged from golf ball to baseball in size. |
| 2017-10-01 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | Damage was done to some windows of the house from the hail. |
| 2017-08-17 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2017-06-26 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2017-06-20 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | The hail sizes ranged from nickel to quarter in size. Estimated time of report from radar. |
| 2017-06-06 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2017-05-15 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 2 | Ping-pong to tea cup size hail was reported. The hail damaged a screen door on the house. |
| 2016-09-04 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | — |
| 2016-08-27 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Estimated wind gusts of 30-40 MPH accompanied the hail. |
| 2016-07-27 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Hail is covering the ground. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with water running down the road. |
| 2016-06-25 | 0.88" (nickel) | 2 | — |
| 2016-05-26 | 2.75" (baseball) | 2 | Hail sizes ranged from ping pong to baseball size. |
| 2016-05-22 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | — |
| 2016-05-21 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 6 | The hail sizes ranged from quarter to tennis ball size during this period. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2024 | 6 | 12 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2023 | 4 | 15 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2022 | 4 | 8 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2021 | 6 | 13 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2020 | 3 | 5 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2019 | 3 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2016 | 7 | 16 | 2.75" (baseball) |
Damaging wind in Wichita County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 57 reports since 2016, strongest 105 mph. 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-20 | 105 mph | 6 | Recorded total destruction of garage. |
| 2025-06-28 | 100 mph | 4 | Emergency manager reports a microburst with broken poles and downed tree limbs around 6 inches in diameter. |
| 2021-08-11 | 100 mph | 1 | Wichita County Dispatch relayed an officer report of near zero visibility due to blowing dust caused by winds with an estimated peak gust… |
| 2020-07-18 | 100 mph | 3 | Report received of 5 power poles broken on the NW side of town due to thunderstorm wind gusts. Time is radar estimated and estimated wind… |
| 2022-04-22 | 90 mph | 2 | A small metal office building had the metal roof partially peeled up by the strong thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| 2018-06-24 | 90 mph | 3 | Unknown number of trees blown down in town. |
| 2026-06-30 | 81 mph | 6 | Winds were sustained at around 64 mph, with a measured 81 mph gust. The report was relayed by the emergency manager. |
| 2023-09-09 | 75 mph | 1 | Kansas State mesonet site reported the 75 wind gust at 10m. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Wichita County?
June 23, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 2.75" (baseball) on April 22, 2022.
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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