328
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$6.4M
Property damage
Hail in Phillips County, Kansas: 328 recorded events between 1955 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #256 nationally and #63 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Phillips County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Phillips County is the 2010s, when 98 of the county's 328 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 Phillips County archive, hail makes up 56.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #256 for this hazard and #63 within Kansas, putting it in the 91.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Phillips County with 103 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 31, 2024 | PHILLIPSBURG | 1.75 | $125K |
| Jul 31, 2024 | PHILLIPSBURG | 1.75 | $50K |
| Jul 31, 2024 | PHILLIPSBURG | 1.75 | $250K |
| Jul 31, 2024 | PRAIRIE VIEW | 4 | $100K |
| Jul 31, 2024 | LONG IS | 1.75 | $100K |
| Jun 18, 2024 | WOODRUFF | 1.75 | $100K |
| Jun 18, 2024 | LONG IS | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2024 | PRAIRIE VIEW | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2024 | LOGAN | 1 | $0 |
| May 6, 2024 | AGRA | 0.88 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Phillips County
- Thunderstorm Wind 183
- Tornado 40
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail reaching the size of baseballs resulted in significant damage to vehicles and homes in the area. Numerous windows and windshields were damaged or destroyed. There was extensive crop damage. Tree limbs up to 5 inches in diameter were downed, but an estimated wind speed was not available.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Phillips County, Kansas?
328 hail events are recorded in Phillips County between 1955 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Phillips County?
The strongest hail on record in Phillips County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Phillips 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 Phillips County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/phillips-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.