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Sedgwick County, KS hail & severe wind history
1,135 storm reports on file for Sedgwick County between 2010-04-06 and 2026-06-25 — 568 hail and 567 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 66.8 reports a year, and Jun is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: Jun 25, 2026 — 1" (quarter), 3.21 mi SSW of Colwich.
- Hail was reported on 141 days since 2010 — about 8.3 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 7.75" (softball) on Sep 15, 2010.
- Sedgwick County has the most hail reports of the 105 Kansas counties we cover.
Search every Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-30 | 50 | 2" (hen egg) | 75 mph |
| 2025-06-17 | 35 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 102 mph |
| 2016-04-26 | 34 | 2" (hen egg) | — |
| 2011-06-09 | 32 | 4.25" (grapefruit) | 70 mph |
| 2016-06-15 | 24 | 2.5" (tennis ball) | 60 mph |
| 2012-03-29 | 24 | 2.5" (tennis ball) | 60 mph |
| 2011-06-20 | 23 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 81 mph |
| 2015-04-02 | 21 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 90 mph |
| 2016-10-04 | 20 | 2" (hen egg) | 72 mph |
| 2022-06-10 | 18 | 0.88" (nickel) | 64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-03 | 2.75" baseball | 1.49 mi NNE of Wichita | No narrative filed |
| 2025-09-03 | 2.5" tennis ball | 3.56 mi WNW of Wichita | No narrative filed |
| 2025-09-03 | 2" hen egg | 3.28 mi W of Wichita | Many ping pong ball sized hailstones fell along with a couple of two-inch hailstones. |
| 2022-05-31 | 2.25" hen egg | 2.59 mi WSW of Wichita | Pictures were sent via Facebook of the hail. |
| 2022-04-29 | 2" hen egg | .69 mi S of Andale | A trained spotter reported most of the hail was pea to nickel size, but a few stones were around two inches in diameter. |
| 2020-05-03 | 2" hen egg | 5.53 mi N of Kechi | A report and picture of 2 inch diameter hail near Oliver and 109th Street in Valley Center. |
| 2019-06-18 | 2" hen egg | 2.14 mi SSW of Maize | No narrative filed |
| 2019-06-18 | 2.5" tennis ball | 3.21 mi NNW of (Ict)Wichita Arpt | Reported near 21st and Ridge. |
When does hail hit Sedgwick County?
Across 17 years of records, June produced the most reports (339), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 22 | 1.9% |
| March | 53 | 4.7% |
| April | 159 | 14.0% |
| May | 273 | 24.1% |
| June | 339 | 29.9% |
| July | 124 | 10.9% |
| August | 65 | 5.7% |
| September | 52 | 4.6% |
| October | 42 | 3.7% |
| November | 6 | 0.5% |
| December | 0 | 0.0% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Sedgwick County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Butler County, KS | 685 | 5" |
| Cowley County, KS | 465 | 4" |
| Reno County, KS | 458 | 4.25" |
| Sumner County, KS | 262 | 3.5" |
| Kingman County, KS | 256 | 4" |
| Harvey County, KS | 243 | 2.75" |
Common questions about hail in Sedgwick County
- How often does it hail in Sedgwick County?
- Hail was reported on 141 separate days between 2010 and 2026, about 8.3 days a year, with June the busiest month for storm reports. 434 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 20173). 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.