Hail in Wallace County, Kansas

Hail in Wallace County, Kansas: 382 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #185 nationally and #45 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Wallace County is the 2000s, when 144 of the county's 382 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 Wallace County archive, hail makes up 58.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #185 for this hazard and #45 within Kansas, putting it in the 94.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Wallace County with 108 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 203
• Tornado 45

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

382 hail events are recorded in Wallace County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Wallace County?

The strongest hail on record in Wallace County measured 4.25.

Where does the hail data for Wallace 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.