Miami County, KS hail & severe wind history
136 storm reports on file for Miami County between 2010-05-02 and 2026-06-08 — 62 hail and 74 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 8 reports a year, and May is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: Apr 15, 2026 — 2.5" (tennis ball), 1.08 mi W of Osawatomie.
- Hail was reported on 29 days since 2010 — about 1.8 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 4" (grapefruit) on Apr 15, 2026.
- Miami County has more hail reports than 8% of the 105 Kansas counties we cover.
Search every Miami 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 Miami County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | 18 | 4" (grapefruit) | 69 mph |
| 2025-05-19 | 7 | — | 64 mph |
| 2014-08-22 | 6 | — | 64 mph |
| 2017-05-31 | 5 | 2.5" (tennis ball) | 60 mph |
| 2011-02-27 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2025-04-17 | 4 | 1.25" (half dollar) | — |
| 2026-06-08 | 4 | — | 60 mph |
| 2025-06-03 | 4 | — | 60 mph |
| 2020-05-04 | 3 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 81 mph |
| 2018-08-16 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | 2.5" tennis ball | 1.08 mi W of Osawatomie | Several social media photos and videos of hail up to tennis ball size in Osawatomie. Multiple homes and vehicles were damaged, with many windows and windshields cracked or broken from the hail. |
| 2026-04-15 | 2" hen egg | 1.08 mi W of Osawatomie Paola Arp | Two inch hail reported north of Osawatomie. Damaged a roof. |
| 2026-04-15 | 2.75" baseball | 1.48 mi NNW of Osawatomie Paola Arp | Baseball sized hail reported northeast of Osawatomie toward Paola. |
| 2026-04-15 | 2" hen egg | .88 mi SW of Paola | Two inch hail reported south of Paola. |
| 2026-04-15 | 2.5" tennis ball | 1.75 mi SE of Paola Majeski Arpt | Tennis ball sized hail reported west of Paola. |
| 2026-04-15 | 2.75" baseball | 1.48 mi NNE of Osawatomie Paola Arp | Baseball sized hail reported northeast of Osawatomie. |
| 2026-04-15 | 3" teacup | 1.08 mi E of Paola | Hail larger than baseballs on the east side of Paola. |
| 2026-04-15 | 2.5" tennis ball | .54 mi W of Paola | Tennis ball sized hail measured in downtown Paola. |
When does hail hit Miami County?
Across 16 years of records, May produced the most reports (37), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 5 | 3.7% |
| March | 9 | 6.6% |
| April | 31 | 22.8% |
| May | 37 | 27.2% |
| June | 22 | 16.2% |
| July | 12 | 8.8% |
| August | 16 | 11.8% |
| September | 3 | 2.2% |
| October | 1 | 0.7% |
| November | 0 | 0.0% |
| December | 0 | 0.0% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Miami County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson County, KS | 583 | 3.5" |
| Douglas County, KS | 291 | 2.5" |
| Cass County, MO | 273 | 5" |
| Franklin County, KS | 176 | 2.75" |
| Anderson County, KS | 141 | 3" |
| Bates County, MO | 140 | 4.25" |
| Linn County, KS | 107 | 2.75" |
Common questions about hail in Miami County
- How often does it hail in Miami County?
- Hail was reported on 29 separate days between 2010 and 2026, about 1.8 days a year, with May the busiest month for storm reports. 53 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 20121). 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.