Hail in Kearny County, Kansas

Hail in Kearny County, Kansas: 439 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #129 nationally and #27 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Kearny County is the 2000s, when 176 of the county's 439 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 Kearny County archive, hail makes up 62.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #129 for this hazard and #27 within Kansas, putting it in the 95.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Kearny 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 177
• Tornado 45

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

439 hail events are recorded in Kearny County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Kearny County?

The strongest hail on record in Kearny County measured 4.25.

Where does the hail data for Kearny 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.