Hail in Smith County, Kansas

Hail in Smith County, Kansas: 271 recorded events between 1955 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #378 nationally and #80 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Smith County is the 2000s, when 72 of the county's 271 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 Smith County archive, hail makes up 53.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #378 for this hazard and #80 within Kansas, putting it in the 87.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Smith County with 94 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 159
• Tornado 42

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

271 hail events are recorded in Smith County between 1955 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Smith County?

The strongest hail on record in Smith County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Smith 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.