Hail in Kansas — where it hits, county by county
Hail is a fact of life on Kansas ground — 1,135 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 | 153 | 30.6 | May | 27% |
| Sherman | 142 | 28.4 | May | 28% |
| Sedgwick | 132 | 26.4 | Apr | 21% |
| Butler | 90 | 18.0 | Apr | 17% |
| Gove | 89 | 17.8 | May | 48% |
| Cheyenne | 88 | 17.6 | May | 24% |
| Thomas | 85 | 17.0 | Jul | 27% |
| Ford | 79 | 15.8 | Jun | 46% |
| Rawlins | 78 | 15.6 | Jul | 27% |
| Logan | 69 | 13.8 | Apr | 26% |
| Dickinson | 67 | 13.4 | May | 37% |
| Phillips | 63 | 12.6 | Jul | 29% |
Key figures — Kansas hail at a glance
- Kansas logged 1,135 National Weather Service hail reports statewide over the last 5 years (2022–2026).
- Johnson County leads Kansas with 153 hail reports over that span — about 30.6 per year.
- Reported hail in Kansas peaks in May.
- Roughly 329 of Kansas's reports involved stones 1.5″ or larger — the size that damages roofs, vehicles, and crops.
Citing these figures? Attribution: AGSIST National Hail Map, https://agsist.com/hail-map/kansas (NWS Local Storm Reports, 2022–2026). Data is available at no charge; a link back keeps it that way.
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 1,135 reports over 5 years.
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