Jewell County, KS hail & severe wind history
204 storm reports on file for Jewell County between 2010-04-29 and 2025-08-09 — 116 hail and 88 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 12.8 reports a year, and May is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: Jul 28, 2023 — 2" (hen egg), 0 mi N of Burr Oak.
- Hail was reported on 61 days since 2010 — about 3.8 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 5.25" (softball) on May 27, 2013.
- Jewell County has more hail reports than 38% of the 105 Kansas counties we cover.
Search every Jewell 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 Jewell County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-19 | 12 | 2.75" (baseball) | 60 mph |
| 2015-09-10 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 81 mph |
| 2010-05-06 | 8 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 71 mph |
| 2016-04-26 | 7 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2019-06-25 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 66 mph |
| 2011-04-14 | 5 | 1.25" (half dollar) | — |
| 2025-08-09 | 5 | — | 90 mph |
| 2013-05-27 | 4 | 5.25" (softball) | — |
| 2016-05-09 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2010-07-14 | 4 | 0.75" (penny) | 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-28 | 2" hen egg | 0 mi N of Burr Oak | No narrative filed |
| 2023-05-09 | 2.5" tennis ball | .87 mi NE of Mankato | Hail up to the size of tennis balls was reported in Mankato. |
| 2020-08-14 | 4" grapefruit | .87 mi NE of Mankato | A long-lived supercell produced a substantial swath of very large hail in the Mankato and Jewell areas, with large hail produced for a significant amount of time. A public report of golf ball size hail was received at 7:45 p.m. CDT in Mankato. By 7:50 p.m. CDT, the hail size in Mankato reached a measured diameter of 4… |
| 2017-04-18 | 2.5" tennis ball | 2 mi N of Burr Oak | Golf ball to tennis ball size hail was reported. Hail covered Highway 128 to a depth of 1 inch. |
| 2015-06-03 | 2" hen egg | 4.25 mi W of Mankato | No narrative filed |
| 2013-05-27 | 2" hen egg | 0 mi N of Burr Oak | Ping pong ball to hen egg size hail was reported. |
| 2013-05-27 | 2.5" tennis ball | 0 mi N of Mankato | Hail up to the size of tennis balls was reported. |
| 2013-05-27 | 5.25" softball | 2 mi NW of Montrose | Numerous tennis ball to softball size hail stones reported, with the largest measuring 5.25 inches. |
When does hail hit Jewell County?
Across 16 years of records, May produced the most reports (52), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 0 | 0.0% |
| March | 3 | 1.5% |
| April | 28 | 13.7% |
| May | 52 | 25.5% |
| June | 48 | 23.5% |
| July | 17 | 8.3% |
| August | 26 | 12.7% |
| September | 22 | 10.8% |
| October | 7 | 3.4% |
| November | 0 | 0.0% |
| December | 1 | 0.5% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Jewell County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud County, KS | 241 | 2.5" |
| Mitchell County, KS | 197 | 2.75" |
| Osborne County, KS | 193 | 3" |
| Republic County, KS | 171 | 2.75" |
| Webster County, NE | 155 | 2.75" |
| Smith County, KS | 148 | 2.75" |
| Nuckolls County, NE | 145 | 2.5" |
Common questions about hail in Jewell County
- How often does it hail in Jewell County?
- Hail was reported on 61 separate days between 2010 and 2025, about 3.8 days a year, with May the busiest month for storm reports. 91 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 20089). 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.