Hail events in Rooks 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 317 hail events on record for Rooks County, Kansas, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
The newest hail event on record is on 18 Aug 2025.
From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 57 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
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
3 miles ESE of CODELL
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles SW of WEBSTER
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
5 miles NW of WEBSTER
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
At PLAINVILLE. Damage estimate: $2.1 million
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
6 miles ENE of CODELL
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
At ZURICH. Damage estimate: $2.1 million
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
5 miles NW of WEBSTER
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
3 miles ENE of ZURICH
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
3 miles ESE of ZURICH
Hail1.25 in, half dollar size
2 miles NW of ZURICH
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
8 miles S of PALCO
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
7 miles N of PLAINVILLE
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
4 miles SW of PLAINVILLE
Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size
9 miles SSE of WOODSTON. Damage estimate: $250 thousand
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
8 miles NE of PLAINVILLE. Damage estimate: $50 thousand
Hail0.75 in, penny size
4 miles NNE of WEBSTER
Hail0.75 in, penny size
2 miles NNE of WEBSTER RES
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
7 miles SSW of STOCKTON. Damage estimate: $100 thousand
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile E of CODELL
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
6 miles N of PLAINVILLE
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles W of PLAINVILLE
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile E of PALCO
Hail1.25 in, half dollar size
At PALCO
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
At PLAINVILLE
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
At ZURICH
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 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1990s | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 65 |
| 2000s | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 92 |
| 2010s | 24 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 96 |
| 2020s | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 (part of the year) | 38 |
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
- Mar8 events
- Apr34 events
- May99 events
- Jun94 events
- Jul46 events
- Aug20 events
- Sep12 events
- Oct4 events
- Nov0 events
- Dec0 events
Magnitudes on record
| Hail size | Size in words | Events |
|---|---|---|
| under 1 in | pea to quarter | 98 |
| 1 to 1.74 in | quarter to golf ball | 134 |
| 1.75 to 2.74 in | golf ball to baseball | 68 |
| 2.75 to 3.99 in | baseball to softball | 11 |
| 4 in and larger | softball and larger | 6 |
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 | Rooks | All counties of Kansas | All counties of the United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events, 1955 to 2026 | 317 | 40,204 | 423,723 |
| Events for each 100 square miles | 35.6 | 49.2 | 12.0 |
| Events for each 10,000 residents | 656.2 | 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 | 1.75 in | $4.0 million | 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 | 1.75 in | none | 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 | 1.50 in | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.00 in | $550 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.00 in | $300 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 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 | 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 | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $125 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $125 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $155 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 | 1.00 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 | 1.50 in | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $50 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 | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 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 | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $300 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $265 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $525 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $525 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $525 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $525 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $525 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $350 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $1.3 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $1.3 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 4.25 in | $1.3 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $1.3 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $300 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 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 | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $525 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $105 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $102 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $525 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $525 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $255 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $102 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $440 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $360 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $1.6 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $205 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $120 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $110 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $105 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $510 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $225 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $102 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $550 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 4.25 in | $550 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $105 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $95 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $95 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 4.00 in | $600 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $600 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $175 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $175 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $125 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $505 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $102 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $2.3 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $200 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $125 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $75 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $420 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $320 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $160 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $110 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County |
The site keeps 171 of the 317 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 Rooks County, Kansas". https://countyhazards.com/county/ks/rooks/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 Rooks County?
- May has 99 of the 317 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 Rooks County compare with the other counties of Kansas?
- The counties of Kansas have 49.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Rooks County has 35.6.
- How large is the hail on record for Rooks County?
- 85 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.