299
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$6.2M
Property damage
Hail in Mitchell County, Kansas: 299 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #314 nationally and #74 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Mitchell County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Mitchell County is the 2010s, when 94 of the county's 299 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 Mitchell County archive, hail makes up 51.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #314 for this hazard and #74 within Kansas, putting it in the 89.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Mitchell County with 87 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2025 | GLEN ELDER RES | 1 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | SCOTTSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 18, 2025 | BELOIT | 1.5 | $500K |
| May 18, 2025 | BELOIT ARPT | 2 | $1.5M |
| Jul 31, 2024 | GILBERT | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2024 | BELOIT | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | GLEN ELDER | 1.75 | $25K |
| May 26, 2024 | CAWKER CITY | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | GLEN ELDER | 1 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | BELOIT | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Mitchell County
- Thunderstorm Wind 180
- Tornado 50
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
At 640 am CDT, law enforcement reported that there were fields with destroyed crops due to the combination of golf ball size hail and strong wind. These fields were on both the north and south sides of Highway 24 from Roads 350 to 380. At 651 am CDT, Law enforcement reported that golf ball size hail was covering Highway 24. A semi-truck slid off the road and overturned at the intersection of Highway 24 and Road 380 due to the copious amount of hail on the road.
At 635 am CDT, law enforcement reported that windows were broken from wind-driven hail on the south side of homes about 3 to 8 miles south of Beloit. These homes were located approximately from near Road L to Road P, just east of Highway 14. At 640 am CDT, a trained spotter reported golf ball size hail along with estimated 60 mph wind gusts, 5 miles south of Beloit.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Mitchell County, Kansas?
299 hail events are recorded in Mitchell County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Mitchell County?
The strongest hail on record in Mitchell County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Mitchell 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 Mitchell County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/mitchell-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.