459
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
Hail in Osage County, Kansas: 459 recorded events between 1958 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 5. That places the county #115 nationally and #23 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Osage County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Osage County is the 2000s, when 156 of the county's 459 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 Osage County archive, hail makes up 53.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #115 for this hazard and #23 within Kansas, putting it in the 96.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Osage County with 141 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 13, 2026 | LYNDON | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | LYNDON | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | BARCLAY | 2 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | BARCLAY | 2 | $0 |
| Sep 3, 2025 | OSAGE CITY | 1.5 | $0 |
| Sep 3, 2025 | OSAGE CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 3, 2025 | PETERTON | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 23, 2025 | OSAGE CITY | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 23, 2025 | OSAGE CITY | 1 | $0 |
| May 9, 2023 | OSAGE CITY | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Osage County
- Thunderstorm Wind 277
- Tornado 51
- Flash Flood 44
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A hailstorm struck the Burlingame area and caused significant property damage. The hail continued for over half an hour and damaged homes, windshields and even patrol cars of the sheriff's department. Hail up to the size of tennis balls covered the ground.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Osage County, Kansas?
459 hail events are recorded in Osage County between 1958 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Osage County?
The strongest hail on record in Osage County measured 5.
Where does the hail data for Osage 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 Osage County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/osage-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.