481
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$118K
Property damage
Hail in Meade County, Kansas: 481 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.75. That places the county #101 nationally and #17 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Meade County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Meade County is the 2000s, when 181 of the county's 481 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 Meade County archive, hail makes up 64.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #101 for this hazard and #17 within Kansas, putting it in the 96.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Meade County with 149 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2025 | FOWLER ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | MEADE | 1 | $0 |
| May 28, 2024 | MEADE STATE PARK | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2022 | PLAINS | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2021 | FOWLER ARPT | 2.75 | $0 |
| Sep 2, 2020 | MEADE MUNI ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| May 24, 2020 | FOWLER | 1 | $0 |
| May 24, 2020 | MISSLER | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 24, 2020 | COLLANO | 1 | $0 |
| May 24, 2020 | PLAINS | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Meade County
- Thunderstorm Wind 169
- Tornado 57
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Large hail occurred between roads 15 and 16 and immediately south of road A in extreme northern Meade county. All the windows were knocked out on the east side of a house. A metal roof and grain bins were dented by the large hail.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Meade County, Kansas?
481 hail events are recorded in Meade County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Meade County?
The strongest hail on record in Meade County measured 4.75.
Where does the hail data for Meade 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 Meade County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/meade-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.