Marion County, KS hail & severe wind history
251 storm reports on file for Marion County between 2010-04-06 and 2026-06-19 — 126 hail and 125 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 14.8 reports a year, and Apr is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: Apr 26, 2026 — 1" (quarter), 0 mi N of Lehigh.
- Hail was reported on 56 days since 2010 — about 3.3 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 4" (grapefruit) on Apr 23, 2026.
- Marion County has more hail reports than 47% of the 105 Kansas counties we cover.
Search every Marion 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 Marion County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | 13 | 4" (grapefruit) | — |
| 2023-04-19 | 10 | 3" (teacup) | 64 mph |
| 2026-06-08 | 10 | — | 100 mph |
| 2024-08-14 | 9 | — | 70 mph |
| 2026-04-26 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 81 mph |
| 2010-08-13 | 8 | — | 81 mph |
| 2019-09-27 | 7 | 2.5" (tennis ball) | 64 mph |
| 2015-09-07 | 7 | — | 64 mph |
| 2022-05-31 | 6 | 3.25" (teacup) | — |
| 2020-04-11 | 6 | 2.75" (baseball) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | 4" grapefruit | 5.83 mi SW of Marion | The report was an image relayed from emergency management. This was a delayed report with the time estimated via radar. |
| 2026-04-23 | 2.75" baseball | .88 mi NE of Marion | The largest hailstone was baseball size, although dime to tennis ball size hailstones fell for 10 minutes. |
| 2026-04-23 | 2.75" baseball | 4.32 mi ESE of Marion | No narrative filed |
| 2026-04-23 | 2.25" hen egg | .54 mi W of Peabody | No narrative filed |
| 2025-09-03 | 2" hen egg | .54 mi E of Ramona | No narrative filed |
| 2025-09-03 | 3" teacup | .54 mi E of Ramona | No narrative filed |
| 2023-04-19 | 2.5" tennis ball | .54 mi W of Peabody | No narrative filed |
| 2023-04-19 | 2.75" baseball | 4.81 mi ENE of Peabody | No narrative filed |
When does hail hit Marion County?
Across 17 years of records, April produced the most reports (56), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 5 | 2.0% |
| March | 6 | 2.4% |
| April | 56 | 22.3% |
| May | 52 | 20.7% |
| June | 43 | 17.1% |
| July | 23 | 9.2% |
| August | 42 | 16.7% |
| September | 21 | 8.4% |
| October | 3 | 1.2% |
| November | 0 | 0.0% |
| December | 0 | 0.0% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Marion County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Butler County, KS | 685 | 5" |
| McPherson County, KS | 392 | 3.25" |
| Dickinson County, KS | 348 | 4.5" |
| Saline County, KS | 286 | 3" |
| Harvey County, KS | 243 | 2.75" |
| Morris County, KS | 138 | 3" |
| Chase County, KS | 110 | 4" |
Common questions about hail in Marion County
- How often does it hail in Marion County?
- Hail was reported on 56 separate days between 2010 and 2026, about 3.3 days a year, with April the busiest month for storm reports. 104 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 20115). 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.