242
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
18
Direct injuries
$1.0M
Property damage
Hail in Coffey County, Kansas: 242 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #461 nationally and #86 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Coffey County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Coffey County is the 2000s, when 88 of the county's 242 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Coffey County archive, hail makes up 48.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #461 for this hazard and #86 within Kansas, putting it in the 85.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Coffey County with 74 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 1986 | 3.5 | 0 | 18 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2026 | GRIDLEY | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2026 | LE ROY | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2026 | LE ROY ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2026 | GRIDLEY | 1.25 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | SHARPE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | BURLINGTON | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | LEBO | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 12, 2023 | GRIDLEY | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | LE ROY | 1 | $0 |
| Oct 11, 2021 | SHARPE | 1.75 | $0 |
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Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Coffey County, Kansas?
242 hail events are recorded in Coffey County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Coffey County?
The strongest hail on record in Coffey County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Coffey County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Coffey County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/coffey-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.