Hail in Kansas — where it hits, county by county
Hail is a fact of life on Kansas ground — 1,099 National Weather Service hail reports in the last 5 years, led by Johnson County, peaking around May. The table below ranks the counties; the interactive national map shows exactly where, year by year. Checking a specific address? The map’s search box pulls every dated report within 25 miles.
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| County | Reports | Avg/yr | Peak month | % damaging (≥1.5″) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 151 | 30.2 | May | 27% |
| Sherman | 140 | 28.0 | May | 29% |
| Sedgwick | 128 | 25.6 | Apr | 22% |
| Gove | 88 | 17.6 | May | 48% |
| Butler | 86 | 17.2 | Apr | 16% |
| Thomas | 85 | 17.0 | Jul | 27% |
| Cheyenne | 85 | 17.0 | May | 25% |
| Rawlins | 74 | 14.8 | Jul | 26% |
| Ford | 70 | 14.0 | Jun | 49% |
| Logan | 66 | 13.2 | Apr | 27% |
| Dickinson | 63 | 12.6 | May | 35% |
| Phillips | 63 | 12.6 | Jul | 29% |
Kansas hail — the questions people ask
Where does it hail the most in Kansas?
By reported hail over the last 5 years, the most active counties in Kansas are Johnson, Sherman, Sedgwick. Reports track population and spotter coverage as well as storms, so rural corridors can be under-counted; the persistent leaders on this table are real hail geography.
When is hail season in Kansas?
Reported hail in Kansas peaks around May, with most activity in the spring-through-midsummer window. Any single year can break the pattern.
How much of Kansas's hail is damaging?
On this page, damaging means reported stones of 1.5″ or larger — the size that reliably dents roofs and vehicles and strips crops. The per-county damaging share is in the table; statewide, hail of any size totaled 1,099 reports over 5 years.