718
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$339K
Property damage
Hail in Cowley County, Kansas: 718 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #24 nationally and #4 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Cowley County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Cowley County is the 2000s, when 272 of the county's 718 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 Cowley County archive, hail makes up 50.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #24 for this hazard and #4 within Kansas, putting it in the 99.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Cowley County with 248 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 27, 2026 | ARKANSAS CITY | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | ARKANSAS CITY | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | ARKANSAS CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | ARKANSAS CITY | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | ARKANSAS CITY | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | ATLANTA | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 1, 2026 | WINFIELD | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | ARKANSAS CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | ARKANSAS CITY | 2 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | ARKANSAS CITY | 3.81 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Cowley County
- Thunderstorm Wind 504
- Tornado 89
- 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 line of thunderstorms produced 70 mile an hour winds and hail as large as golf balls across parts Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner and Cowley Counties. Sumner County, including Wellington, Conway Springs and Oxford caught some significant damage, while only minor damage occurred in the other locations.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Cowley County, Kansas?
718 hail events are recorded in Cowley County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Cowley County?
The strongest hail on record in Cowley County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Cowley 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 Cowley County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/cowley-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.