Hail in Harvey County, Kansas

Hail in Harvey County, Kansas: 317 recorded events between 1958 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #281 nationally and #70 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Harvey County is the 2000s, when 111 of the county's 317 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 Harvey County archive, hail makes up 48.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #281 for this hazard and #70 within Kansas, putting it in the 90.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Harvey County with 93 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 226
• Tornado 52

How many hail events are on record in Harvey County, Kansas?

317 hail events are recorded in Harvey County between 1958 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Harvey County?

The strongest hail on record in Harvey County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Harvey 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.