130
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$97K
Property damage
Hail in Woodson County, Kansas: 130 recorded events between 1961 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,105 nationally and #104 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Woodson County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Woodson County is the 2000s, when 60 of the county's 130 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 Woodson County archive, hail makes up 48.0% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,105 for this hazard and #104 within Kansas, putting it in the 64.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Woodson County with 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2026 | YATES CENTER | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | YATES CENTER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | YATES CENTER | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2023 | TORONTO | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2020 | PIQUA | 1 | $0 |
| May 7, 2019 | YATES CENTER | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 7, 2019 | YATES CENTER | 1.75 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2018 | YATES CENTER | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2018 | YATES CENTER | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 14, 2018 | BATESVILLE | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Woodson County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The following sustained damage: 16 farm dwellings & service buildings ($96,000), 3 pieces of equipment/ machinery ($1,200), and an estimated 4,800 acres of land ($21,600) due primarily to gullying and erosion. Acreage breakdown of 3rd category follows: Corn: 800, Wheat: 1,400; Soybeans: 1,200; Grain sorghum: 1,200; Hay: 200. (This portion of narrative courtesy of USDA Flash Situation Report, Woodson County.) Property damage extensive, involving the following: Broken windows in numerous buildings, business and residential, including the courthouse, a hardware store, and a restaurant, roofs and siding on numerous homes and, obviously, trees and other foliage. (Latter narrative courtesy of Iola Register.)
Crops affected/Estimated Acreage/Percent of Yield Losses: Corn: 4,000/2.2%; Soybeans: 4,000/6.3%; Hay (all types): 1,000/4%; Grain sorghum: 1,000/2.2%. Other land damages: 120 Acres. (Narrative courtesy USDA Flash Situation Report.)
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Woodson County, Kansas?
130 hail events are recorded in Woodson County between 1961 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Woodson County?
The strongest hail on record in Woodson County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Woodson 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 Woodson County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/woodson-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.