Trego County, KS hail & severe wind history
215 storm reports on file for Trego County between 2010-04-14 and 2025-09-14 — 158 hail and 57 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 13.4 reports a year, and May is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: Sep 14, 2025 — 1" (quarter), 0.69 mi N of Collyer.
- Hail was reported on 83 days since 2010 — about 5.2 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 4.25" (grapefruit) on Aug 10, 2017.
- Trego County has more hail reports than 74% of the 105 Kansas counties we cover.
Search every Trego 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 Trego County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-10 | 9 | 4.25" (grapefruit) | 100 mph |
| 2024-03-13 | 7 | 2" (hen egg) | — |
| 2017-06-15 | 7 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 64 mph |
| 2013-05-07 | 7 | 1" (quarter) | — |
| 2021-05-14 | 5 | 4" (grapefruit) | — |
| 2019-05-28 | 5 | 2.75" (baseball) | — |
| 2014-06-11 | 5 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | — |
| 2011-08-26 | 5 | 1" (quarter) | 60 mph |
| 2018-05-28 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 70 mph |
| 2017-06-06 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-16 | 2.25" hen egg | 8.29 mi S of Collyer | Social media reports included multiple pictures of 2-2.25 inch hail stones. |
| 2024-03-13 | 2" hen egg | 1.76 mi ESE of Cedar Bluff Res | No narrative filed |
| 2021-05-14 | 4" grapefruit | 4.84 mi S of Wakeeney | No narrative filed |
| 2019-05-28 | 2" hen egg | 4.18 mi N of Trego Center | No narrative filed |
| 2019-05-28 | 2.75" baseball | 3.51 mi WNW of Ogallah | No narrative filed |
| 2017-08-10 | 4.25" grapefruit | 2.98 mi SW of Voda | Winds were 70 to 80 MPH while the giant hail fell. |
| 2017-08-10 | 4.25" grapefruit | 2.33 mi SSE of Voda | High winds accompanied the hail. |
| 2017-08-10 | 2.5" tennis ball | 0 mi N of Wakeeney | Winds were at least 70 MPH while the hail fell. Nearly every window was broken in structures and vehicles. |
When does hail hit Trego County?
Across 16 years of records, May produced the most reports (57), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 0 | 0.0% |
| March | 9 | 4.2% |
| April | 18 | 8.4% |
| May | 57 | 26.5% |
| June | 51 | 23.7% |
| July | 25 | 11.6% |
| August | 42 | 19.5% |
| September | 13 | 6.0% |
| October | 0 | 0.0% |
| November | 0 | 0.0% |
| December | 0 | 0.0% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Trego County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Ellis County, KS | 404 | 4" |
| Gove County, KS | 310 | 4.5" |
| Graham County, KS | 239 | 2.75" |
| Ness County, KS | 225 | 4.25" |
| Rooks County, KS | 209 | 4.25" |
Common questions about hail in Trego County
- How often does it hail in Trego County?
- Hail was reported on 83 separate days between 2010 and 2025, about 5.2 days a year, with May the busiest month for storm reports. 124 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 20195). 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.