HailEvidence → hail history → Ottawa, KS
Ottawa, 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 Ottawa city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 3 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2024 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2023 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2018 | 8 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 7 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2016 | 3 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2015 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2014 | 7 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2013 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2012 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
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
- 155 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 100 mph, most recent 2025-07-17.
- 15 tornado events, most recent 2017-03-06.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-17 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 3.2 mi |
| 2025-04-23 | Hail | 2.00" | 9.7 mi |
| 2025-04-17 | Hail | 1.00" | 6.1 mi |
| 2025-04-17 | Hail | 1.00" | 6.5 mi |
| 2024-07-13 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 6.7 mi |
| 2024-07-12 | Hail | 0.88" | 9.6 mi |
| 2024-06-07 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | 7 mi |
| 2024-05-06 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 4.9 mi |
| 2023-07-30 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 4.2 mi |
| 2023-07-30 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | 1.3 mi |
2025-07-17: “Estimated 60 mph gust.”
2025-04-23: “Delayed report via social media.”
2025-04-17: “Report via social media.”
Disputing a claim at a Ottawa 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.
Verify an address — $29source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-06-12