Hail in Linn County, Kansas

Hail in Linn County, Kansas: 132 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,076 nationally and #102 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Linn County is the 2000s, when 57 of the county's 132 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 Linn County archive, hail makes up 46.6% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,076 for this hazard and #102 within Kansas, putting it in the 65.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Linn County with 37 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.

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

132 hail events are recorded in Linn County between 1970 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Linn County?

The strongest hail on record in Linn County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Linn 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.