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Hail in Mitchell County, Kansas
299 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Mitchell County, Kansas, has 299 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 56 different years.
May is the busiest month, with 88 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 154 events against 98 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.7% of the 40,229 hail events recorded in Kansas; its 42.6 per 100 square miles compares with 49.2 statewide.
73 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 4.25 inches (softball size).
Compared with Kansas
| Measure | Mitchell County | Kansas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 299 | 40,229 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 42.6 | 49.2 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 520.2 | 137.1 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | May | May | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
0Mar
7Apr
43May
88Jun
62Jul
36Aug
39Sep
16Oct
8Nov
0Dec
0
Magnitude distribution
NWS hail-size descriptors
- under 1 in
- pea to quarter
- 1–1.74 in
- quarter to golf ball
- 1.75–2.74 in
- golf ball to baseball
- 2.75–3.99 in
- baseball to softball
- 4 in and larger
- softball and larger
Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.
Recorded events
The 170 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 299. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Hail | 2.00 in | $1.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Hail | 1.50 in | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2024 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2024 | Hail | 1.50 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2024 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2024 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | $25K | $2.0M | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | $250K | $5.0M | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2021 | Hail | 2.75 in | $300K | $3.0M | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2021 | Hail | 1.50 in | $100K | $3.0M | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2021 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2018 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2018 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2018 | Hail | 2.00 in | $25K | $150K | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2018 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $150K | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | $150K | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $15K | $175K | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | $175K | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2016 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | $125K | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2016 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | $125K | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2016 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | $125K | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2016 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | $125K | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | $175K | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $100K | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2015 | Hail | 2.00 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $750K | $5.0M | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $750K | $5.0M | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | $25K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2014 | Hail | 2.50 in | $75K | $125K | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $250K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2014 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2014 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2014 | Hail | 1.25 in | $100K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2014 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | $750K | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2013 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2013 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2012 | Hail | 1.25 in | $50K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | $200K | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2011 | Hail | 2.00 in | $10K | $200K | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2011 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2011 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2010 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2010 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2009 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | $150K | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $50K | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $50K | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $50K | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $25K | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | $500K | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2008 | Hail | 2.00 in | $25K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | $2K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | $2K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | $2K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | $75K | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2005 | Hail | 2.75 in | $100K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $500K | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $150K | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | $75K | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2004 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2004 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $200K | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2004 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2004 | Hail | 4.25 in | $250K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2004 | Hail | 2.75 in | $50K | $150K | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2004 | Hail | 2.75 in | $25K | $150K | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2004 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | $100K | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $50K | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2002 | Hail | 1.25 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2002 | Hail | 1.75 in | $70K | $1.5M | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | $250K | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2001 | Hail | 2.00 in | $2K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | $100K | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | $10K | $300K | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | $50K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | $100K | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 1996 | Hail | 1.50 in | $5K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | $800K | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | $50K | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1995 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | $50K | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1995 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $50K | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 1993 | Hail | 2.34 in | $50K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 1993 | Hail | 2.50 in | $50K | $50K | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Mitchell County had?
299 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded hail event in Mitchell County?
19 Aug 2025 (Hail, 1.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Mitchell County?
The hail of 2 Oct 2014, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $750K and crop damage at $5.0M.
How does Mitchell County compare with Kansas for hail?
42.6 events per 100 square miles against 49.2 statewide; the county holds 299 of the state's 40,229 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Hail hub and the county page.