480
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$356K
Property damage
Hail in Rawlins County, Kansas: 480 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #102 nationally and #18 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Rawlins County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Rawlins County is the 2000s, when 155 of the county's 480 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 Rawlins County archive, hail makes up 56.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #102 for this hazard and #18 within Kansas, putting it in the 96.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Rawlins County with 129 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2025 | HERNDON | 1.5 | $0 |
| Sep 17, 2025 | LUDELL | 1.5 | $0 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | ATWOOD | 1.75 | $0 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | ATWOOD | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | BLAKEMAN | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2025 | LUDELL | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2025 | BLAKEMAN | 0.8 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2025 | ATWOOD | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jul 19, 2025 | MC DONALD | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | MC DONALD | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Rawlins County
- Thunderstorm Wind 273
- Tornado 52
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Wind-driven hail up to nickel size piled up into 10-inch deep drifts, broke one house window, the back window of a pickup truck, and two vehicle side mirrors. The brief storm also stripped leaves off vegetation and some bark off of trees.
Multiple reports received of pea to quarter sized hail in McDonald. A picture was submitted via social media of a large accumulation of hail against a structure. The hail fell for an approximate duration of five minutes.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Rawlins County, Kansas?
480 hail events are recorded in Rawlins County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Rawlins County?
The strongest hail on record in Rawlins County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Rawlins 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 Rawlins County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/rawlins-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.