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Ford, 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 Ford city centroid, 1950 to present.
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Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2023 | 5 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2022 | 6 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 4 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2019 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2018 | 16 | 4.00" (softball) |
| 2017 | 4 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2016 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2015 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2014 | 7 | 2.25" (hen egg) |
| 2013 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2012 | 5 | 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
- 99 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 100 mph, most recent 2025-08-03.
- 24 tornado events, most recent 2021-10-12.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-03 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 9.3 mi |
| 2025-08-03 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | 7.4 mi |
| 2025-08-03 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | 4.3 mi |
| 2024-05-25 | Hail | 1.00" | 8.2 mi |
| 2024-05-19 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 9.3 mi |
| 2024-05-19 | Hail | 1.25" | 9 mi |
| 2024-05-19 | Hail | 1.00" | 9 mi |
| 2023-07-20 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | 9.3 mi |
| 2023-07-17 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | 8.6 mi |
| 2023-07-17 | Hail | 2.00" | 9 mi |
2025-08-03: “Mesonet station DW9907 Bloom reported a 65 mph wind gust, Mesonet station UP835 3.0 W Kingsdown reported a 62 mph, and a AWN weather station reported a 60 mph in the same time and area.”
2025-08-03: “Twenty-five freight cars were derailed on highway 54 east of Kingsdown.”
2025-08-03: “One mesonet site recorded a 73 mph wind gusts at AWN weather station 4 ENE Ford. A nearby mesonet site reported a 64 mph gust a minute earlier from K5FRD 3WNW Ford.”
Storm-day records for Ford — “did it hail on this date?”
Each recorded hail day in Ford has its own page with the official NWS reports for that date.
- Hail in Ford, KS on June 20, 2026 — up to 1.00"
- Hail in Ford, KS on June 16, 2026 — up to 2.50"
- Hail in Ford, KS on May 18, 2026 — up to 1.00"
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source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-07-25