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Lincoln County, KS hail & severe wind history
232 storm reports on file for Lincoln County between 2010-04-29 and 2026-06-30 — 114 hail and 118 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 13.6 reports a year, and Jun is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: May 18, 2026 — 2" (hen egg), 0.87 mi NE of Lincoln.
- Hail was reported on 59 days since 2010 — about 3.5 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 2.75" (baseball) on May 1, 2018.
- Lincoln County has more hail reports than 36% of the 105 Kansas counties we cover.
Search every Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-27 | 17 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 85 mph |
| 2021-08-12 | 9 | 1" (quarter) | 75 mph |
| 2011-06-16 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 70 mph |
| 2018-05-01 | 7 | 2.75" (baseball) | — |
| 2011-06-01 | 7 | 2" (hen egg) | 81 mph |
| 2017-04-15 | 7 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | — |
| 2010-04-29 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 60 mph |
| 2021-08-10 | 6 | — | 77 mph |
| 2022-09-17 | 5 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | 64 mph |
| 2017-04-19 | 5 | 1.25" (half dollar) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | 2" hen egg | .87 mi NE of Lincoln | No narrative filed |
| 2022-05-12 | 2" hen egg | .69 mi N of Lincoln | Other reports of 1 inch in diameter were noted across the community also. |
| 2018-05-01 | 2.75" baseball | 9.54 mi SSW of Sylvan Grove | No narrative filed |
| 2018-05-01 | 2" hen egg | 5.29 mi SSW of Ash Grove | Sent via Twitter. The hail lasted for 10 minutes. |
| 2015-04-24 | 2.5" tennis ball | 11.44 mi SSW of Sylvan Grove | No damage was reported. |
| 2014-09-30 | 2.5" tennis ball | 10 mi NNW of Lincoln | Golf ball to tennis ball-sized hail pelted a residence at 2270 North 120th Road, but no damage was reported. |
| 2012-05-30 | 2" hen egg | 5.55 mi S of Sylvan Grove | No narrative filed |
| 2011-06-01 | 2" hen egg | 9.01 mi SSW of Sylvan Grove | No narrative filed |
When does hail hit Lincoln County?
Across 17 years of records, June produced the most reports (63), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 0 | 0.0% |
| March | 2 | 0.9% |
| April | 28 | 12.1% |
| May | 58 | 25.0% |
| June | 63 | 27.2% |
| July | 24 | 10.3% |
| August | 31 | 13.4% |
| September | 18 | 7.8% |
| October | 4 | 1.7% |
| November | 0 | 0.0% |
| December | 4 | 1.7% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Lincoln County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Russell County, KS | 378 | 2.75" |
| Saline County, KS | 286 | 3" |
| Ottawa County, KS | 274 | 4" |
| Ellsworth County, KS | 221 | 3.25" |
| Mitchell County, KS | 197 | 2.75" |
| Osborne County, KS | 193 | 3" |
Common questions about hail in Lincoln County
- How often does it hail in Lincoln County?
- Hail was reported on 59 separate days between 2010 and 2026, about 3.5 days a year, with June the busiest month for storm reports. 99 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 20105). 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.