625
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$63.1M
Property damage
Hail in Finney County, Kansas: 625 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 5.5. That places the county #45 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Finney County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Finney County is the 2000s, when 232 of the county's 625 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 Finney County archive, hail makes up 47.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #45 for this hazard and #9 within Kansas, putting it in the 98.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Finney County with 201 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 9, 2025 | EMINENCE | 2 | $0 |
| Jul 8, 2025 | KALVESTA | 2 | $0 |
| Jul 8, 2025 | KALVESTA | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | GARDEN CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | GARDEN CITY | 2 | $0 |
| Apr 23, 2025 | GARDEN CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2024 | GARDEN CITY | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2024 | GARDEN CITY | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2024 | GARDEN CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | GARDEN CITY | 2 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Finney County
- Thunderstorm Wind 544
- Tornado 99
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Widespread golfball to softball size hail produced a tremendous amount of damage but miraculously there were no injuries. Almost every house in Garden City sustained damage and all vehicles left in the elements received hail dents or broken windows. Several stories of hail bouncing through rooms were received. The severity of the storm was also unique in that it occurred well after midnight.
Although damage was F1, this tornado was rated higher based on observation and video. Damage was done to two golf courses, a few house roofs, power lines, and one overturned tractor-semitrailer at the dying stage of the tornado.
Although damage was F1, this tornado was rated higher based on observation and video. Damage was done to two golf courses, a few house roofs, power lines, and one overturned tractor-semitrailer at the dying stage of the tornado.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Finney County, Kansas?
625 hail events are recorded in Finney County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Finney County?
The strongest hail on record in Finney County measured 5.5.
Where does the hail data for Finney 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 Finney County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/finney-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.