323
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$49K
Property damage
Hail in Marshall County, Kansas: 323 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 5. That places the county #264 nationally and #66 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Marshall County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Marshall County is the 2010s, when 107 of the county's 323 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 Marshall County archive, hail makes up 50.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #264 for this hazard and #66 within Kansas, putting it in the 91.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Marshall County with 99 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 23, 2026 | FRANKFORT | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | SUMMERFIELD | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2025 | BESTWALL | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | HOME | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | BESTWALL | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | BESTWALL | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | BESTWALL | 2 | $0 |
| May 8, 2023 | BREMEN | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 8, 2023 | MARYSVILLE | 2 | $0 |
| May 8, 2023 | MARYSVILLE | 1.25 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Marshall County
- Thunderstorm Wind 225
- Tornado 41
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Several public reports of two and a half inch to two and three quarter inch hail in the Waterville area collected by the nssl shave project. Smaller, non-severe hail for several minutes on either side of the time for the larger hail stones.
Report relayed by nssl shave project. The size of the hail stone was estimated based on the fact that the citizen found golf ball size hail on the ground twenty minutes after it stopped hailing. Smaller, non-severe hail fell for several minutes on either side of the large hail stones. The citizen also reported that 2.20 inches of rain had fallen.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Marshall County, Kansas?
323 hail events are recorded in Marshall County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Marshall County?
The strongest hail on record in Marshall County measured 5.
Where does the hail data for Marshall 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 Marshall County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/marshall-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.