HailEvidence → Garden City, MO → 2026-04-26

Did it hail in Garden City, MO on April 26, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 5 hail reports within 10 miles of Garden City, MO on April 26, 2026, with hail up to 2.50" (tennis ball size).

These are preliminary same-day SPC storm reports; the official Storm Events record for this date is compiled by NWS over the following weeks. This page updates when it lands.

5hail reports ≤ 10 mi

2.50"largest hail · tennis ball

2wind reports

Every recorded report near Garden City on 2026-04-26

Distances are from the Garden City city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 7.

Distance	Type	Size / speed	Time	Reported near	Source
4.3 mi	Hail	1.50" (ping pong ball)	03:22 UTC	4 S Garden City, Cass	SPC · preliminary
5.2 mi	Hail	2.00" (hen egg)	03:25 UTC	5 SSW Garden City, Cass	SPC · preliminary
5.3 mi	Wind	speed n/a	22:54 UTC	4 W Quick City, Johnson	SPC · preliminary
5.7 mi	Hail	2.50" (tennis ball)	03:25 UTC	5 S Garden City, Cass	SPC · preliminary
6.7 mi	Hail	1.50" (ping pong ball)	03:35 UTC	1 NW Creighton, Cass	SPC · preliminary
8 mi	Hail	2.50" (tennis ball)	03:39 UTC	Creighton, Cass	SPC · preliminary
9.9 mi	Wind	speed n/a	11:18 UTC	1 SE Harrisonville, Cass	SPC · preliminary

4.3 mi, hail: “Social media report. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)”

5.2 mi, hail: “Social media video. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)”

5.3 mi, wind: “Downed wires and power outages near Route ZZ. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)”

5.7 mi, hail: “Delayed social media video of tennis ball size hail near Dayton. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)”

6.7 mi, hail: “Social media report. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)”

Was your property hit on 2026-04-26?

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.

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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.

sources: NOAA SPC page updated 2026-06-12