Severe Weather History


Kansas Hail History: 39,737 Recorded Events

39,929

Recorded events

105

Counties affected

0

Direct deaths

$548.6M

Property damage

Kansas hail history: 39,929 recorded events across 105 counties between 1955 and 2026.

Decade by decade

Kansas hail history by decade

Kansas hail history: recorded events per decade
Kansas hail history: recorded events per decade

The 2000s are the busiest decade on record with 14,341 reported hail events across Kansas. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most hail events in Kansas

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Sedgwick County1,3860$302.2M1955–2026
#2Ford County9800$14.4M1955–2025
#3Butler County8880$16.7M1956–2026
#4Cowley County7180$339K1955–2026
#5Reno County7100$456K1957–2026
#6Sherman County6890$12.7M1955–2025
#7Johnson County6570$1.9M1959–2026
#8Shawnee County6290$635K1955–2026
#9Finney County6250$63.1M1955–2025
#10Pratt County5760$195K1956–2026
#11Sumner County5530$3.2M1956–2026
#12Ellis County5390$2.2M1955–2025
#13Barton County5240$21.5M1955–2026
#14Thomas County4850$1.1M1956–2025
#15Logan County4850$419K1957–2025
#16Russell County4850$468K1956–2026
#17Meade County4810$118K1958–2025
#18Cheyenne County4800$172K1956–2025
#19Rawlins County4800$356K1955–2025
#20Gray County4780$1.2M1957–2025
#21Clark County4710$2.2M1962–2025
#22Dickinson County4630$1.3M1962–2026
#23Osage County4590$1.1M1958–2026
#24Pawnee County4570$115K1955–2026
#25Rush County4490$3.8M1958–2026
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

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