Hail events in Jewell County, Kansas The hail events on record, by date and by year
This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).
NCEI has 332 hail events on record for Jewell County, Kansas, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
The newest hail event on record is on 28 Jul 2023.
From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 44 hail events on record for the county.
The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .
Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Hail.
Newest hail events on record
Hail2.00 in, hen egg size
At BURR OAK. Damage estimate: $1.1 million
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
5 miles SW of JEWELL. Damage estimate: $350 thousand
Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size
1 mile NE of MANKATO. Damage estimate: $1.0 million
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile NW of MANKATO
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles E of WEBBER
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
1 mile W of BURR OAK
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
6 miles N of ESBON
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles ENE of WEBBER
Hail4.00 in, softball size
1 mile NE of MANKATO. Damage estimate: $26 million
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
At IONIA
Hail0.75 in, penny size
At BURR OAK
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
6 miles SSW of JEWELL
Hail1.25 in, half dollar size
2 miles E of WEBBER
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
At FORMOSO
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
5 miles ENE of WEBBER
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles ENE of WEBBER
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
6 miles S of JEWELL
Hail1.25 in, half dollar size
4 miles NE of RANDALL
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile NW of LOVEWELL RES
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles ESE of FORMOSO
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
3 miles W of BURR OAK
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles N of ESBON
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
At BURR OAK
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles W of IONIA
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
6 miles N of ESBON
A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.
Hail events by year
| Decade | Year that ends in 0 | Year that ends in 1 | Year that ends in 2 | Year that ends in 3 | Year that ends in 4 | Year that ends in 5 | Year that ends in 6 | Year that ends in 7 | Year that ends in 8 | Year that ends in 9 | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 1980s | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 42 |
| 1990s | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 47 |
| 2000s | 0 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 99 |
| 2010s | 16 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 106 |
| 2020s | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (part of the year) | 10 |
A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.
Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.
By month, all years
- Jan0 events
- Feb0 events
- Mar13 events
- Apr56 events
- May83 events
- Jun84 events
- Jul26 events
- Aug25 events
- Sep37 events
- Oct8 events
- Nov0 events
- Dec0 events
Magnitudes on record
| Hail size | Size in words | Events |
|---|---|---|
| under 1 in | pea to quarter | 103 |
| 1 to 1.74 in | quarter to golf ball | 148 |
| 1.75 to 2.74 in | golf ball to baseball | 65 |
| 2.75 to 3.99 in | baseball to softball | 13 |
| 4 in and larger | softball and larger | 3 |
When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.
An event without a size in the record is not in this table.
Beside the other counties
| Measure | Jewell | All counties of Kansas | All counties of the United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events, 1955 to 2026 | 332 | 40,204 | 423,723 |
| Events for each 100 square miles | 36.5 | 49.2 | 12.0 |
| Events for each 10,000 residents | 1,130.4 | 137.0 | 12.8 |
The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.
More hail events on record
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Damage estimate | Deaths | Injuries | On record for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $190 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $190 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $190 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $1.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $325 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $525 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $1.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $2.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 5.25 in | $1.3 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $325 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $600 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $265 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $325 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $2 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $52 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $150 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $200 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $260 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $210 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $102 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $52 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $102 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $520 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $325 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $77 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $55 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $52 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $260 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $60 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $52 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $55 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $55 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.00 in | $1.5 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $780 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $770 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $80 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $40 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $350 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $125 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $155 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $75 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $75 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $1.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $175 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $110 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $200 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $175 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $1.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $115 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $2.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 4.00 in | $700 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $70 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $120 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $175 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $400 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $65 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $52 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County |
The site keeps 170 of the 332 events for this page. It keeps the newest 120 events. It also keeps 80 events with the most damage, injuries or deaths. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.
Official channels
- NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
- National Weather Service: Hastings, NE (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
- FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.
These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on .
Cite this page
County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Jewell County, Kansas". https://countyhazards.com/county/ks/jewell/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .
Questions
- Which month has the most hail events on record for Jewell County?
- June has 84 of the 332 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
- How many hail events are on record for Kansas?
- NCEI has 40,229 hail events on record for Kansas from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
- How does Jewell County compare with the other counties of Kansas?
- The counties of Kansas have 49.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Jewell County has 36.5.
- How large is the hail on record for Jewell County?
- 81 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.