410
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$35K
Property damage
Hail in Trego County, Kansas: 410 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #154 nationally and #34 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Trego County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Trego County is the 2000s, when 150 of the county's 410 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 Trego County archive, hail makes up 63.8% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #154 for this hazard and #34 within Kansas, putting it in the 95.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Trego County with 130 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2025 | WAKEENEY | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 14, 2025 | COLLYER | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | COLLYER | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | WAKEENEY | 1 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | OGALLAH | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | COLLYER | 2.25 | $0 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | TREGO CENTER | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2024 | RIGA | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 19, 2024 | RIGA | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 19, 2024 | TREGO CENTER | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Trego County
- Thunderstorm Wind 134
- Tornado 61
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
All of the west windows broken out of a house. The hail was part of a swath 7 miles wide that tracked along a line from the Gove county border from section 19-14-25 to the southeast corner of the county. Over 50,000 acres of native grass were mowed down.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Trego County, Kansas?
410 hail events are recorded in Trego County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Trego County?
The strongest hail on record in Trego County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Trego 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Trego County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/trego-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.