Hail events in Phillips County, Kansas The hail events on record, by date and by year
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NCEI has 328 hail events on record for Phillips County, Kansas, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
The newest hail event on record is on 31 Jul 2024.
From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 67 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
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
5 miles E of PHILLIPSBURG. Damage estimate: $1.1 million
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
8 miles N of PHILLIPSBURG. Damage estimate: $550 thousand
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
3 miles WNW of PHILLIPSBURG. Damage estimate: $1.3 million
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
4 miles S of LONG IS. Damage estimate: $1.1 million
Hail4.00 in, softball size
4 miles NE of PRAIRIE VIEW. Damage estimate: $1.1 million
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
3 miles W of WOODRUFF. Damage estimate: $1.1 million
Hail0.75 in, penny size
At LONG IS
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
At PRAIRIE VIEW
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles N of LOGAN
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
8 miles NNE of AGRA
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
9 miles NNE of AGRA
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
1 mile N of PHILLIPSBURG
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles N of SPEED
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
4 miles SE of STUTTGART
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles WSW of PRAIRIE VIEW
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile NW of PHILLIPSBURG
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
2 miles NW of PHILLIPSBURG
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
4 miles S of STUTTGART
Hail1.25 in, half dollar size
At LONG IS. Damage estimate: $1.1 million
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
At PHILLIPSBURG. Damage estimate: $500 thousand
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
4 miles S of LONG IS. Damage estimate: $1.1 million
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
1 mile N of PHILLIPSBURG. Damage estimate: $500 thousand
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles S of LONG IS
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
At PRAIRIE VIEW
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
7 miles S of GLADE. Damage estimate: $100 thousand
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1980s | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 1990s | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 72 |
| 2000s | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 97 |
| 2010s | 22 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 98 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 (part of the year) | 36 |
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
- Mar2 events
- Apr24 events
- May105 events
- Jun93 events
- Jul39 events
- Aug31 events
- Sep23 events
- Oct11 events
- Nov0 events
- Dec0 events
Magnitudes on record
| Hail size | Size in words | Events |
|---|---|---|
| under 1 in | pea to quarter | 92 |
| 1 to 1.74 in | quarter to golf ball | 137 |
| 1.75 to 2.74 in | golf ball to baseball | 87 |
| 2.75 to 3.99 in | baseball to softball | 8 |
| 4 in and larger | softball and larger | 4 |
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 | Phillips | All counties of Kansas | All counties of the United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events, 1955 to 2026 | 328 | 40,204 | 423,723 |
| Events for each 100 square miles | 37.0 | 49.2 | 12.0 |
| Events for each 10,000 residents | 681.2 | 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 | 2.00 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $550 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $550 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 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 | 1.00 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 | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $75 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $175 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $300 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $300 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 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 | 1.25 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 | $125 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $165 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 | 2.75 in | $1.2 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $700 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 | 1.75 in | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 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 | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 4.25 in | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 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 | 1.50 in | $50 thousand | 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 | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $575 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $525 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $575 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $1.1 million | 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 | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $270 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $200 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 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 | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $200 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $1.2 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $800 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $550 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $255 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $205 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $510 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 | 1.50 in | $160 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $160 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $155 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $155 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $155 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $120 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $110 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $110 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $125 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $125 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 4.00 in | $600 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $210 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $460 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $410 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $400 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $400 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $255 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $3.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $2.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $1.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $200 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $420 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $200 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $200 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $105 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $303 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $253 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $800 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $800 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $135 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $125 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $430 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $300 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $240 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $202 thousand | 0 | 0 | County |
The site keeps 170 of the 328 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 Phillips County, Kansas". https://countyhazards.com/county/ks/phillips/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 Phillips County?
- May has 105 of the 328 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 Phillips County compare with the other counties of Kansas?
- The counties of Kansas have 49.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Phillips County has 37.0.
- How large is the hail on record for Phillips County?
- 99 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.