HailEvidence → El Dorado, KS → 2025-05-19

Did it hail in El Dorado, KS on May 19, 2025?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 4 hail reports within 10 miles of El Dorado, KS on May 19, 2025, with hail up to 2.50" (tennis ball size).

4hail reports ≤ 10 mi

2.50"largest hail · tennis ball

1wind reports · max 60 mph

Every recorded report near El Dorado on 2025-05-19

Distances are from the El Dorado city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 5.

Distance	Type	Size / speed	Time	Reported near	Source
0.2 mi	Hail	2.50" (tennis ball)	18:55 local	BUTLER, BUTLER	Storm Events · final
4.4 mi	Hail	1.50" (ping pong ball)	18:57 local	BUTLER, BUTLER	Storm Events · final
5.7 mi	Hail	1.50" (ping pong ball)	19:06 local	BUTLER, BUTLER	Storm Events · final
9.9 mi	Wind	60 mph	18:53 local	BUTLER, BUTLER	Storm Events · final
10 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	18:52 local	BUTLER, BUTLER	Storm Events · final

0.2 mi, hail: “Pictures of tennis-ball sized hail sent in by the emergency manager.”

9.9 mi, wind: “A few three inch diameter tree limbs were down in Leon.”

Was your property hit on 2025-05-19?

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 El Dorado 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