Morton County, KS hail & severe wind history
223 storm reports on file for Morton County between 2010-04-22 and 2025-08-03 — 138 hail and 85 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 13.9 reports a year, and Jun is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: Aug 3, 2025 — 2.75" (baseball), 10.45 mi W of Richfield.
- Hail was reported on 63 days since 2010 — about 3.9 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 4" (grapefruit) on Jun 23, 2023.
- Morton County has more hail reports than 63% of the 105 Kansas counties we cover.
Search every Morton 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 Morton County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-19 | 14 | 2" (hen egg) | 60 mph |
| 2014-07-14 | 8 | 1" (quarter) | 77 mph |
| 2013-08-14 | 7 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | 81 mph |
| 2017-08-10 | 7 | 1" (quarter) | 75 mph |
| 2016-04-15 | 6 | 2" (hen egg) | — |
| 2022-04-22 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2020-05-24 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 60 mph |
| 2017-03-23 | 5 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2011-05-24 | 5 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2010-04-22 | 5 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-03 | 2.75" baseball | 10.45 mi W of Richfield | A public report of 2.75 inch hail. |
| 2023-06-23 | 2.75" baseball | .55 mi W of (1k5)Elkhart | No narrative filed |
| 2023-06-23 | 4" grapefruit | 1.1 mi E of (1k5)Elkhart | No narrative filed |
| 2020-05-21 | 2" hen egg | 5.67 mi WNW of Richfield | No narrative filed |
| 2018-06-19 | 2" hen egg | 2.2 mi E of Wilburton | No narrative filed |
| 2017-06-29 | 2.75" baseball | 13.55 mi WSW of Richfield | No narrative filed |
| 2016-04-15 | 2" hen egg | 7.32 mi NNW of Wilburton | No narrative filed |
| 2016-04-15 | 2" hen egg | 7.32 mi NNW of Wilburton | No narrative filed |
When does hail hit Morton County?
Across 16 years of records, June produced the most reports (65), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 0 | 0.0% |
| March | 11 | 4.9% |
| April | 26 | 11.7% |
| May | 39 | 17.5% |
| June | 65 | 29.1% |
| July | 29 | 13.0% |
| August | 36 | 16.1% |
| September | 12 | 5.4% |
| October | 3 | 1.3% |
| November | 2 | 0.9% |
| December | 0 | 0.0% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Morton County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Texas County, OK | 435 | 4" |
| Cimarron County, OK | 222 | 2.75" |
| Baca County, CO | 216 | 4.25" |
| Stanton County, KS | 205 | 4" |
| Stevens County, KS | 109 | 2.75" |
Common questions about hail in Morton County
- How often does it hail in Morton County?
- Hail was reported on 63 separate days between 2010 and 2025, about 3.9 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 20129). 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.