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Crawford County, KS hail & severe wind history
235 storm reports on file for Crawford County between 2010-04-07 and 2026-06-25 — 99 hail and 136 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 13.8 reports a year, and Jun is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: Jun 25, 2026 — 1.25" (half dollar), 0 mi N of Mc Cune.
- Hail was reported on 50 days since 2010 — about 2.9 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 2.75" (baseball) on Aug 27, 2015.
- Crawford County has more hail reports than 29% of the 105 Kansas counties we cover.
Search every Crawford County report
Check a single date first, or filter the full record below — pick a year, narrow to a month, or drag the hail-size slider to see only the larger stones (1", quarter size, is the National Weather Service severe threshold).
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Worst storm days in Crawford County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-28 | 12 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 120 mph |
| 2017-06-17 | 10 | 0.88" (nickel) | 60 mph |
| 2011-06-18 | 8 | 1" (quarter) | 64 mph |
| 2021-06-11 | 7 | — | 60 mph |
| 2011-02-27 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 64 mph |
| 2025-05-19 | 6 | 1" (quarter) | 66 mph |
| 2017-02-28 | 6 | 1" (quarter) | 60 mph |
| 2020-08-29 | 6 | — | 70 mph |
| 2010-06-02 | 5 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 70 mph |
| 2015-11-05 | 5 | 1" (quarter) | 64 mph |
Reports by year
Report counts are driven partly by how many people were around to report a storm, so recent years tend to look busier than the early 2010s. Treat the trend as a reporting trend, not purely a weather trend.
Notable large-hail events (2" and up)
| Date | Size | Near | What was reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-27 | 2.75" baseball | 1.78 mi ESE of Greenbush | A picture from social media showed baseball size hail near Highway 47 and Highway 3. Several residences had damaged roofs and windows to homes. Several cars received severe damage with dents and cracked windshields. |
| 2013-05-31 | 2.5" tennis ball | 1.49 mi SSE of Girard | Tennis ball size hail damaged cars and some roofs. |
When does hail hit Crawford County?
Across 17 years of records, June produced the most reports (51), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 0.4% |
| February | 26 | 11.1% |
| March | 22 | 9.4% |
| April | 36 | 15.3% |
| May | 45 | 19.1% |
| June | 51 | 21.7% |
| July | 19 | 8.1% |
| August | 16 | 6.8% |
| September | 11 | 4.7% |
| October | 1 | 0.4% |
| November | 6 | 2.6% |
| December | 1 | 0.4% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Crawford County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Jasper County, MO | 358 | 3" |
| Cherokee County, KS | 292 | 2.75" |
| Labette County, KS | 195 | 4.25" |
| Vernon County, MO | 177 | 2.75" |
| Barton County, MO | 138 | 3" |
| Neosho County, KS | 137 | 2.5" |
| Bourbon County, KS | 131 | 2.5" |
Common questions about hail in Crawford County
- How often does it hail in Crawford County?
- Hail was reported on 50 separate days between 2010 and 2026, about 2.9 days a year, with June the busiest month for storm reports. 67 reports were quarter size (1") or larger.
- Does a report here mean hail hit my street?
- Not necessarily. Each report is one observation tied to a nearby landmark, and a county can be large. Storms also go unreported where few people live. Use the date check above to see what was reported nearby, and treat it as a starting point.
- How big is a 1.75" hailstone?
- Forecasters describe hail by everyday objects: 1" is a quarter, 1.75" a golf ball, 2.75" a baseball. The sizes in these reports are estimates made by the person reporting, not lab measurements.
- Where do I get the official record?
- All reports here come from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, which you can search directly. For anything formal, use NOAA’s own records rather than this page.
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About these numbers
Every row above is a report filed with the National Weather Service and archived in the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (FIPS 20037). Reports are eyewitness, trained-spotter and damage-survey observations, so they cluster near roads and towns and miss storms over empty country. Hail sizes are estimates. Damage figures are preliminary as filed and are never revised in this archive. Use this page for background, not for an insurance claim, a legal filing, or a roof assessment — for those, get the official record from NOAA directly.