206
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$10K
Property damage
Hail in Wilson County, Kansas: 206 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #587 nationally and #91 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Wilson County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Wilson County is the 2000s, when 96 of the county's 206 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 Wilson County archive, hail makes up 47.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #587 for this hazard and #91 within Kansas, putting it in the 81.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Wilson County with 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | FREDONIA | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2025 | BUFFALO | 2.25 | $0 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | ALTOONA | 0.88 | $0 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | BUXTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | NEODESHA | 1 | $0 |
| May 16, 2024 | BUFFALO | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | NEODESHA | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | NEODESHA | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | NEW ALBANY | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | NEW ALBANY | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A series of thunderstorms developed around Hutchinson and Wichita, and intermittently dropped hail between 0.75 inch and 2.00 inches as they drifted east and weakened. Widespread golfball-size hail resulted in damage estimated by the Insurance Information Institute at near $35 million primarily in Wichita.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Wilson County, Kansas?
206 hail events are recorded in Wilson County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Wilson County?
The strongest hail on record in Wilson County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Wilson 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 Wilson County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/wilson-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.