HailEvidence NWS storm records · per-address verification

HailEvidenceBentley, KS → 2025-09-03

Did it hail in Bentley, KS on September 3, 2025?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 4 hail reports within 10 miles of Bentley, KS on September 3, 2025, with hail up to 2.50" (tennis ball size).

4hail reports ≤ 10 mi
2.50"largest hail · tennis ball
2wind reports · max 75 mph

Every recorded report near Bentley on 2025-09-03

Distances are from the Bentley city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 6.

DistanceTypeSize / speedTimeReported nearSource
5.2 mi Hail 1.75" (golf ball) 18:16 local HARVEY, HARVEY Storm Events · final
7.8 mi Hail 2.50" (tennis ball) 18:06 local HARVEY, HARVEY Storm Events · final
7.8 mi Wind 60 mph 18:06 local HARVEY, HARVEY Storm Events · final
7.8 mi Hail 1.75" (golf ball) 18:50 local HARVEY, HARVEY Storm Events · final
8.5 mi Wind 75 mph 18:04 local HARVEY, HARVEY Storm Events · final
8.5 mi Hail 1.75" (golf ball) 18:31 local SEDGWICK, SEDGWICK Storm Events · final

7.8 mi, hail: “Wind gusts up to 60 mph were also reported.”

7.8 mi, wind: “This wind gust was estimated along with tennis ball sized hail.”

7.8 mi, hail: “Golfball sized hail covering most of the ground.”

8.5 mi, wind: “A railroad crossing arm was snapped with a police officer estimating 75mph wind gusts in Halstead.”

Was your property hit on 2025-09-03?

City-level reports won't settle a claim dispute — the question is what was recorded near your address. The verification report lists every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles of a specific address, with this date highlighted as a plain-English finding, formatted for an insurance appeal.

Verify your address — $29 Bentley hail history
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.

sources: NOAA NCEI page updated 2026-06-12