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South Mound, 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 South Mound city centroid, 1950 to present.

107hail events since 1950
68≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
4.50"largest on record · 1998-08-09
2025-05-21most recent hail event

Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 0
2025 1 1.00" (quarter)
2024 3 1.75" (golf ball)
2023 3 1.00" (quarter)
2022 1 1.00" (quarter)
2021 2 2.00" (hen egg)
2020 3 1.25" (half dollar)
2019 2 1.75" (golf ball)
2018 5 1.00" (quarter)
2017 2 1.75" (golf ball)
2016 1 1.00" (quarter)
2015 1 1.00" (quarter)
2014 0
2013 1 0.75" (penny)
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
2025-05-21 Hail 1.00" 7.8 mi
2025-05-19 Thunderstorm Wind 70 mph 7 mi
2024-09-19 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 8 mi
2024-06-26 Thunderstorm Wind 70 mph 4.7 mi
2024-05-16 Hail 1.75" 6.3 mi
2024-03-12 Hail 1.00" 8.8 mi
2024-03-12 Hail 1.25" 6.7 mi
2023-09-08 Hail 0.88" 7 mi
2023-09-08 Hail 1.00" 7 mi
2023-07-14 Thunderstorm Wind 70 mph 7.4 mi

2025-05-19: “Multiple trees and power lines were downed in Parsons.”

2024-06-26: “Dime sized hail was reported along with 70 mph winds.”

2024-03-12: “Quarter size hail fell along the Neosho and Crawford county line.”

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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