207
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$271K
Property damage
Hail in Geary County, Kansas: 207 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #579 nationally and #90 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Geary County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Geary County is the 2000s, when 60 of the county's 207 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 Geary County archive, hail makes up 42.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #579 for this hazard and #90 within Kansas, putting it in the 81.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Geary County with 69 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1995 | Junction City | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | JUNCTION CITY | 1 | $0 |
| May 18, 2025 | JUNCTION CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2025 | CAMP FORSYTHE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2025 | CAMP FORSYTHE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | CAMP FORSYTHE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | JUNCTION CITY | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | JUNCTION CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | JUNCTION CITY | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | JUNCTION CITY | 1 | $0 |
| May 7, 2024 | JUNCTION CITY | 0.88 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Geary County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A man riding a bike was caught in a hail storm west of Junction City. He was knocked from the bike and took refuge in a ditch, but was pelted by the wind driven large hail. He was treated and then released from the local community hospital.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Geary County, Kansas?
207 hail events are recorded in Geary County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Geary County?
The strongest hail on record in Geary County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Geary 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 Geary County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/geary-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.