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Albert, KS hail history

Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the Albert city centroid, 1950 to present.

169hail events since 1950
124≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
6.00"largest on record · 2011-05-24
2023-10-03most recent hail event

Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 0
2025 0
2024 0
2023 5 1.75" (golf ball)
2022 3 2.50" (tennis ball)
2021 1 1.00" (quarter)
2020 8 2.00" (hen egg)
2019 4 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2018 6 2.50" (tennis ball)
2017 10 1.75" (golf ball)
2016 1 0.75" (penny)
2015 8 1.75" (golf ball)
2014 5 2.50" (tennis ball)
2013 2 1.00" (quarter)
2012 3 1.75" (golf ball)

Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.

Wind and tornado record

Most recent recorded events

DateTypeMagnitudeDistance
2024-07-31 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 5.7 mi
2024-06-18 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 6.5 mi
2023-10-03 Hail 1.75" 8.9 mi
2023-08-09 Thunderstorm Wind 66 mph 0.4 mi
2023-08-07 Thunderstorm Wind 63 mph 0.3 mi
2023-07-16 Hail 1.50" 5.1 mi
2023-05-09 Hail 1.00" 7 mi
2023-05-09 Hail 1.25" 4.1 mi
2023-05-09 Hail 1.00" 9.9 mi
2022-08-29 Hail 1.50" 5.7 mi

2024-07-31: “Trained spotter estimated a few gusts near 60 mph.”

2024-06-18: “Estimated 50 to 60 mph wind gusts west of Great Bend.”

2023-10-03: “A trained spotter reported hail of 1.75 inches.”

Disputing a claim at a Albert address?

This page covers the city. A claim dispute needs the record around your address: every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles, the disputed date highlighted, citations formatted for an insurance appeal.

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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.

source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-06-12