Hail in Ottawa County, Kansas

Hail in Ottawa County, Kansas: 376 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #189 nationally and #47 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Ottawa County is the 2000s, when 116 of the county's 376 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 Ottawa County archive, hail makes up 55.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #189 for this hazard and #47 within Kansas, putting it in the 93.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Ottawa County with 98 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 Ottawa County, Kansas?

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

What is the strongest hail recorded in Ottawa County?

The strongest hail on record in Ottawa County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Ottawa 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.