Hail in Pratt County, Kansas

Hail in Pratt County, Kansas: 576 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 6. That places the county #59 nationally and #10 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Pratt County is the 2000s, when 252 of the county's 576 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 Pratt County archive, hail makes up 57.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #59 for this hazard and #10 within Kansas, putting it in the 98.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Pratt County with 209 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 288
• Tornado 75

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

576 hail events are recorded in Pratt County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Pratt County?

The strongest hail on record in Pratt County measured 6.

Where does the hail data for Pratt 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.