Scott County, KS hail & severe wind history
223 storm reports on file for Scott County between 2010-04-22 and 2025-09-16 — 141 hail and 82 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 — 1.75" (golf ball), 5.3 mi NNW of Scott City.
- Hail was reported on 70 days since 2010 — about 4.4 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 4" (grapefruit) on May 18, 2025.
- Scott County has more hail reports than 65% of the 105 Kansas counties we cover.
Search every Scott 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 Scott County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-20 | 12 | 2.5" (tennis ball) | — |
| 2018-06-19 | 6 | 2" (hen egg) | 75 mph |
| 2013-07-31 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2015-04-02 | 6 | — | 112 mph |
| 2018-05-14 | 5 | 2" (hen egg) | — |
| 2013-05-29 | 5 | 2" (hen egg) | — |
| 2011-06-17 | 5 | 2" (hen egg) | — |
| 2010-04-22 | 5 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 82 mph |
| 2023-05-30 | 5 | 1" (quarter) | 70 mph |
| 2015-05-28 | 5 | 1" (quarter) | 74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-18 | 4" grapefruit | 4.53 mi WSW of Scott State Park | A photo of a 4 inch diameter hail stone was relayed by Emergency Management of a Public report. |
| 2025-04-23 | 2" hen egg | .54 mi W of Scott City | A NWS employee reported hail just over 2 inches in size. |
| 2023-07-20 | 2.5" tennis ball | 3 mi NW of Modoc | No narrative filed |
| 2021-08-07 | 2" hen egg | 7.77 mi SSW of Shallow Water | No narrative filed |
| 2019-05-28 | 2" hen egg | 4.07 mi NNW of Manning | No narrative filed |
| 2018-06-19 | 2" hen egg | 4.33 mi E of Modoc | No narrative filed |
| 2018-05-14 | 2" hen egg | 4.68 mi NW of Sandon | No narrative filed |
| 2018-05-14 | 2" hen egg | 8.21 mi W of Scott State Park | No narrative filed |
When does hail hit Scott County?
Across 16 years of records, June produced the most reports (66), 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 | 23 | 10.3% |
| May | 58 | 26.0% |
| June | 66 | 29.6% |
| July | 43 | 19.3% |
| August | 17 | 7.6% |
| September | 9 | 4.0% |
| October | 4 | 1.8% |
| November | 1 | 0.4% |
| December | 0 | 0.0% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Scott County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Logan County, KS | 396 | 4.25" |
| Finney County, KS | 383 | 4.25" |
| Gove County, KS | 310 | 4.5" |
| Kearny County, KS | 216 | 3.5" |
| Wichita County, KS | 201 | 2.75" |
| Lane County, KS | 126 | 2.75" |
Common questions about hail in Scott County
- How often does it hail in Scott County?
- Hail was reported on 70 separate days between 2010 and 2025, about 4.4 days a year, with June the busiest month for storm reports. 119 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 20171). 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.