447
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$5.7M
Property damage
Hail in Gove County, Kansas: 447 recorded events between 1961 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 5. That places the county #122 nationally and #26 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Gove County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Gove County is the 2000s, when 157 of the county's 447 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 Gove County archive, hail makes up 59.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #122 for this hazard and #26 within Kansas, putting it in the 96.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Gove County with 175 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2026 | GOVE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | QUINTER | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2025 | GOVE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2025 | GOVE | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2025 | GRINNELL | 2.75 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2025 | GRAINFIELD | 2.75 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2025 | GRAINFIELD | 2 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | GOVE | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | GRAINFIELD | 1 | $0 |
| May 18, 2025 | CAMPUS | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Gove County
- Thunderstorm Wind 200
- Tornado 62
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
About a dozen reports of large, damaging hail were received from the NSSL SHAVE project. Windows were broken, and some roof damage occurred. Hail was embedded 1-2 inches into the ground in some locations. The hail occurred with a supercell thunderstorms tracking north through the area.
Photo showing a hailstone around 2 inches in diameter. Additional photos show the back window of a vehicle on I-70 near Grainfield was obliterated by the hail, and the front windshield of the same vehicle was smashed.
Report received of golf ball sized hail that broke all of the north facing windows at location in a potential wind driven hail event. Water was able to flood into basement due to a broken window. Other neighbors in the area also reported north facing windows broken by hail.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Gove County, Kansas?
447 hail events are recorded in Gove County between 1961 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Gove County?
The strongest hail on record in Gove County measured 5.
Where does the hail data for Gove 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 Gove County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/gove-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.