Hail events in Osborne 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 352 hail events on record for Osborne County, Kansas, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
The newest hail event on record is on 18 May 2025.
From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 62 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
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile E of ALTON
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
8 miles WNW of COVERT
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
1 mile W of NATOMA
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
1 mile N of OSBORNE. Damage estimate: $500 thousand
Hail2.75 in, baseball size
1 mile E of DOWNS. Damage estimate: $1.0 million
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
4 miles SSW of PORTIS
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
At ALTON. Damage estimate: $25 thousand
Hail0.75 in, penny size
1 mile N of OSBORNE
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
11 miles ESE of COVERT
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
4 miles N of NATOMA
Hail3.00 in, tea cup size
3 miles NE of COVERT. Damage estimate: $100 thousand
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
7 miles SSE of OSBORNE MUNI ARPT. Damage estimate: $50 thousand
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
4 miles SSE of OSBORNE MUNI ARPT
Hail1.25 in, half dollar size
10 miles S of COVERT
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
1 mile N of NATOMA
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
At ALTON. Damage estimate: $100 thousand
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
11 miles ESE of COVERT
Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size
10 miles SE of COVERT
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
7 miles S of ALTON
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
12 miles ENE of NATOMA
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
19 miles ESE of COVERT. Damage estimate: $275 thousand
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
At OSBORNE
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
9 miles SSE of OSBORNE. Damage estimate: $1.1 million
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
At OSBORNE
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
8 miles S of DOWNS
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 1980s | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 41 |
| 1990s | 6 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 85 |
| 2000s | 3 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 70 |
| 2010s | 16 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 109 |
| 2020s | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 (part of the year) | 29 |
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
- Mar9 events
- Apr41 events
- May107 events
- Jun97 events
- Jul33 events
- Aug39 events
- Sep17 events
- Oct9 events
- Nov0 events
- Dec0 events
Magnitudes on record
| Hail size | Size in words | Events |
|---|---|---|
| under 1 in | pea to quarter | 140 |
| 1 to 1.74 in | quarter to golf ball | 125 |
| 1.75 to 2.74 in | golf ball to baseball | 77 |
| 2.75 to 3.99 in | baseball to softball | 10 |
| 4 in and larger | softball and larger | 0 |
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 | Osborne | All counties of Kansas | All counties of the United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events, 1955 to 2026 | 352 | 40,204 | 423,723 |
| Events for each 100 square miles | 39.4 | 49.2 | 12.0 |
| Events for each 10,000 residents | 1,006.3 | 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 | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $150 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 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 | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $750 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $525 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $175 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 | 1.50 in | $200 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $200 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 | none | 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 | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 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 | 1.75 in | $180 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $210 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $180 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $165 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 | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 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 | 0.88 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 | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 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 | 1.00 in | $285 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $1.1 million | 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 | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $550 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 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 | 1.75 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $550 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $210 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $210 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $210 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $200 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 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 | $75 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $52 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $52 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $302 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $105 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $102 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $102 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $102 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $300 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $60 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $60 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $225 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $120 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $95 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $60 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $4.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $175 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $225 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $110 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $175 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $105 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $155 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $75 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $75 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $1.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $260 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $510 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $60 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $55 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.00 in | $150 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $520 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $310 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $310 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $75 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $55 thousand | 0 | 0 | County |
The site keeps 167 of the 352 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 Osborne County, Kansas". https://countyhazards.com/county/ks/osborne/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 Osborne County?
- May has 107 of the 352 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 Osborne County compare with the other counties of Kansas?
- The counties of Kansas have 49.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Osborne County has 39.4.
- How large is the hail on record for Osborne County?
- 87 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.