⌁ HailEvidence NWS storm records · per-address verification

HailEvidence → Benton, KS → 2025-06-17

Did it hail in Benton, KS on June 17, 2025?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 3 hail reports within 10 miles of Benton, KS on June 17, 2025, with hail up to 1.75" (golf ball size).

3hail reports ≤ 10 mi
1.75"largest hail · golf ball
11wind reports · max 85 mph

Every recorded report near Benton on 2025-06-17

Distances are from the Benton city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 14.

DistanceTypeSize / speedTimeReported nearSource
0.1 mi Wind 62 mph 03:56 local BUTLER, BUTLER Storm Events · final
3.7 mi Wind 64 mph 16:42 local BUTLER, BUTLER Storm Events · final
4.4 mi Wind 64 mph 04:42 local BUTLER, BUTLER Storm Events · final
5.7 mi Wind 75 mph 16:30 local BUTLER, BUTLER Storm Events · final
6.4 mi Wind 75 mph 16:38 local BUTLER, BUTLER Storm Events · final
6.6 mi Wind 85 mph 03:34 local SEDGWICK, SEDGWICK Storm Events · final
6.8 mi Wind 81 mph 16:35 local BUTLER, BUTLER Storm Events · final
8.1 mi Hail 1.00" (quarter) 16:19 local SEDGWICK, SEDGWICK Storm Events · final
8.3 mi Wind 59 mph 16:35 local BUTLER, BUTLER Storm Events · final
8.8 mi Wind 63 mph 03:50 local SEDGWICK, SEDGWICK Storm Events · final
8.9 mi Hail 1.00" (quarter) 16:51 local BUTLER, BUTLER Storm Events · final
9.2 mi Wind 60 mph 16:09 local SEDGWICK, SEDGWICK Storm Events · final
9.8 mi Wind 81 mph 16:52 local BUTLER, BUTLER Storm Events · final
9.8 mi Hail 1.75" (golf ball) 16:57 local BUTLER, BUTLER Storm Events · final

5.7 mi, wind: “Power lines were knocked down.”

6.4 mi, wind: “There were 2-foot diameter trees down.”

6.6 mi, wind: “A peak wind gust of 85 mph was measured at Jabara Airport at 4:35 AM CDT. Wind gusts over 58 mph occurred through 5:00 AM CDT.”

6.8 mi, wind: “Estimated 80 mph winds along with nickel sized hail.”

8.3 mi, wind: “Measured wind gust from Augusta Municipal Airport.”

Was your property hit on 2025-06-17?

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 Benton 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