Kansas City hail storm history
Wyandotte County·NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database·~75-day publication lag
Kansas City, located in Wyandotte County, has experienced 1 hail event of 1 inch or larger over the past 10 years. The city sits in the central Great Plains where the dryline—the boundary between Gulf moisture and drier continental air—creates conditions favorable for hail-producing supercells.
Hail risk in Kansas City peaks during May and June, with secondary activity in April and July. Late-afternoon storms during these months produce the strongest instability for large-hail development, though the frequency of damaging events in Wyandotte County remains relatively low compared to areas further west.
Annual frequency — last 10 years
When hail hits — monthly pattern
Avg events per month · all years · NOAA data
All recorded hail events
Of 68 recorded events, 22 (32%) reached 1.5" or larger — the threshold for likely functional damage on standard asphalt shingles.
Emergency manager relayed report of quarter size hail near Eisenhower Road just north of Lansing.
Quarter sized hail reported in Basehor.
Quarter sized hail was reported just west of Jarbolo.
Quarter size hail was reported in the Strawberry Hill neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas.
Quarter size hail was reported near Piper.
Golf ball sized hail reported in Strawberry Hill neighborhood of Kansas City, KS.
Quarter size hail was reported in Leavenworth.
This report came from MPing.
This was a MPing report.
This report was received via social media from 94th St and State Avenue.
Emergency Management reported golf ball sized hail at 207th Road and Springdale Road.
This report was gathered via social media.
Wyandotte County's hail event database contains a small sample size, which limits the precision of long-term frequency estimates. NOAA's Storm Events Database relies on trained spotters and damage reports; areas with fewer populated zones or lower reporting density may undercount smaller events. Current-year data is excluded from the annual frequency table until October, when NOAA's Storm Events Database has processed the full hail season accounting for the standard 75-day reporting lag.
NOAA Storm Events Database source