Hail Reports in Wichita, Kansas — Last 90 Days
NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 8 hail reports within 25 miles of Wichita across 2 storm days, most recently on August 7, 2026. Source: SPC Local Storm Reports (preliminary, may be revised).
Data as of October 24, 2026 (last successful NOAA check). The newest report in the feed is from Oct 23, 2026. The 90-day log is SPC preliminary data. The county history (2017 to June 2026) is the NOAA Storm Events archive, 2014–June 2026; it has no storms after it ends.
- 2.00 inlargest hail near the city, last 90 days (golf ball size)
- 87days with hail 1 in or larger in the county, 2014–June 2026
- 102days with 58+ mph thunderstorm wind, 2014–June 2026
- #4 of 209among the cities we cover, by hail days of 1 in or more
Has hail hit my Wichita roof since it was installed?
County-level hail reports for Wichita from the NOAA archive this page uses; a county report is not proof of damage at your Wichita address.
When does hail hit Wichita?
NOAA NCEI Storm Events, county level, 2014–June 2026
If insurance covers it, what do I pay in Wichita?
Only if the claim is approved. The ACV math is a straight-line example over a 25-year life; insurers writing Wichita policies use their own schedules, so check your policy.
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Hail near Wichita in the last 90 days
- 2.00 inLargest hail in 90 days (golf-ball size)
- 2Hail days near Wichita
- 8SPC reports
- August 7, 2026Most recent event
Around Wichita, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 8 hail reports within 25 miles between August 6 and August 7, 2026, spread over 2 storm days. Both days brought stones of 1″ or more, and 4 of the 8 Wichita reports with coordinates fell within 10 miles of the city center. In a typical year Wichita sees about 12 hail-producing storms, which is why insurers price separate wind-and-hail deductibles in this market.
Wichita's storm-climate context
Wichita is the epicenter of Great Plains severe weather and consistently ranks among the top US cities for annual insured hail losses. Sedgwick County averages 12 or more significant hail days per year, with storms producing hailstones 1 to 3 inches in diameter on a regular basis; a major May 2016 hailstorm caused extensive insured property losses across the Wichita metro. Tornadoes are a seasonal reality, and Wichita has experienced EF2 events within the city limits in the past decade.
Wichita's aviation manufacturing economy (Spirit AeroSystems, Cessna, Beechcraft) provides strong middle-class employment that supports active homeownership and regular roofing investment. Insurer incentives and contractor education campaigns through the Kansas Association of Roofing Contractors have made impact-resistant Class 4 shingle installations unusually common here compared to most US markets.
How close the hail came
On August 6, 2026, a report fell just 4.5 miles from the Wichita city center, the nearest of 8 (1.00″ at 2 E Wichita). August 7, 2026 was the heaviest day around Wichita, with 4 reports and a top stone of 2.00″. Stones of 1″ or more came on 2 of the 2 Wichita-area hail days.
| Distance from city center | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|
| Within 5 miles | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Within 10 miles | 4 | 1.25″ |
| Within 25 miles | 8 | 2.00″ |
Distances are straight-line from the city center to each SPC report point; reports without coordinates are left out of the table.
Hail events near Wichita by date
August 7, 2026 4 reports, hail up to 2.00″ (golf-ball size) Largest in 90 days
| Time (UTC) | Hail size | Location | Distance from Wichita |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1308 | 2.00″ | 2 NNE Augusta, Butler County | 20.2 mi |
| 1251 | 1.00″ | Potwin, Butler County | 24.4 mi |
| 1307 | 1.00″ | 2 N Augusta, Butler County | 20.2 mi |
| 1308 | 1.00″ | Augusta, Butler County | 20.1 mi |
August 6, 2026 4 reports, hail up to 1.25″ (quarter size)
| Time (UTC) | Hail size | Location | Distance from Wichita |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1037 | 1.25″ | 2 ENE Haysville, Sedgwick County | 7.8 mi |
| 1043 | 1.00″ | 2 NNW Derby, Sedgwick County | 9.2 mi |
| 1052 | 1.00″ | 2 E Haysville, Sedgwick County | 9.2 mi |
| 1101 | 1.00″ | 2 E Wichita, Sedgwick County | 4.5 mi |
The Wichita tables above list preliminary Local Storm Reports from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Sizes are reported hailstone diameters; times are UTC. Reports can be added or corrected for about a day after each event. A quiet log does not mean no hail: small or unreported events happen. The closest report in this window landed 4.5 miles from Wichita's center.
View the 8 Wichita-area reports on a map
On the Wichita map, circle positions are the NOAA SPC report coordinates; tap a circle for the date and hail size.
Hail size: < 1″ 1–1.75″ ≥ 2″ not recorded
How severe was it? The NWS yardstick, applied to Wichita's reports
The National Weather Service calls hail severe at 1″ (quarter size) and significant at 2″ (hen-egg size). Scoring Wichita's 8 area reports (filed in Butler, Sedgwick Counties) against that scale: 1 Wichita report reached the significant 2″+ tier — stones that crack shingles and break skylights outright, not just bruise them, plus 7 in the severe 1″–2″ band. At these sizes, damage on a Wichita roof is rarely visible from the ground, and homeowners policies typically cover it when it is documented promptly.
Hail history in Wichita: the long picture
County-level NOAA records for the county behind Wichita, 2014–June 2026. Each figure shows its source. Storms after the archive ends are not in these numbers. Ranks count from 1, the highest.
Wichita against the 209 cities we cover
- #4of 209Days with hail 1 in or larger in Wichita: top quarter
- #4of 209Days with hail 1.75 in or larger (golf ball) in Wichita: top quarter
- #14of 209Days with 58+ mph thunderstorm wind in Wichita: top quarter
- #126of 209Tornadoes in Wichita: middle
- #88of 209Reported storm property damage in Wichita: middle
- #75of 209Share of homes built before 1980 in Wichita: middle
Hail events by year
| 2017 | 16 |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2019 | 37 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 24 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2025 | 40 |
| 2026* | 40 |
Wichita's county peaked at 40 events in 2025, its busiest full year, out of 228 for 2017 to June 2026. In 2017–2026, a 0 means the archive holds no event for that year.
2026 covers only January to June: NOAA's file ends there, so it is not counted as the worst year or in the yearly average.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, county level, 2017–2026Hail history at a glance
- 228Hail events in the county, since 2017 (NOAA)
- 2.75 inLargest hailstone on record
- Jun 25, 2026Last recorded event in the archive
NOAA's archive for the county behind Wichita lists 228 hail events since 2017, about 24 a year in Wichita's county. Its most severe stone measured 2.75″. Set against that baseline, the 2 hail days near Wichita in the 90-day window above run below the long-term average rate. Check your own Wichita address on the hail risk lookup.
Compared to the Kansas county median of 90 hail events since 2017, Wichita's county runs 2.5× above average.
Three ways a storm reaches a roof
Hail
Wichita's county days with at least one report at that size. Largest stone: 2.75 in.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, 2014–June 2026Thunderstorm wind
102 Wichita's county days with 58+ mph
58 mph is the NWS severe threshold. Strongest gust on record in Wichita's county: 102 mph on Jun 17, 2025.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, 2014–June 2026Tornadoes
6 in Wichita's county
Strongest tornado in Wichita's county: EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita scale.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, 2014–June 2026Costliest storm day
Apr 29, 2022
7 reports that day (5 hail, 1 wind, 1 tornado); reported property damage $4,500,000; county FIPS 20173, 2014–June 2026.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Peak storm month
June
In Wichita's county, 254 of 822 hail, wind and tornado reports (31%) fell in June.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Older homes
58.3% of Wichita homes built before 1980
About 102,000 of Wichita's 175,539 housing units (share times units, rounded). Median year built: 1974. Housing units, not roofs: many Wichita homes have been re-roofed since.
Source: Census ACS (Wichita city), 2019–2023Year-by-year table with the largest stone
| Year | Recorded hail events | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 40 | 1.75″ |
| 2025 busiest largest stone | 40 | 2.75″ |
| 2024 | 16 | 1.75″ |
| 2023 | 6 | 1.25″ |
| 2022 | 24 | 2.25″ |
| 2021 | 12 | 1.00″ |
| 2020 | 15 | 2.00″ |
| 2019 | 37 | 2.50″ |
| 2018 | 22 | 2.50″ |
| 2017 | 16 | 1.75″ |
NOAA Storm Events archive, Wichita's county. Years missing from the table have no record in the archive. * 2026 covers only January to June: NOAA's file ends there, so it is not counted as the worst year or in the yearly average.
2025 was the standout hail year in Wichita's county on both counts: the most recorded events (40) and the largest stone (2.75″).
In a market with repeat hail, impact-resistant Class 4 shingles often pay for themselves through insurer premium discounts — worth discussing with a Wichita roofer if a recent event tips you into a replacement.
Sedgwick County fact sheet for Wichita homeowners
Housing age, federal disaster declarations and your state's claim deadlines in one place. All three come from public records, county level.
How old are the roofs? Homes in Sedgwick County by decade built
| pre-1940 | 9.0% |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 6.6% |
| 1950s | 16.7% |
| 1960s | 8.2% |
| 1970s | 13.3% |
| 1980s | 12.8% |
| 1990s | 12.3% |
| 2000s | 11.9% |
| 2010s | 8.3% |
| 2020+ | 1.0% |
225,795 homes, median built in 1977. 53.8% date from before 1980 and 9.3% from 2010 on; 62.3% are owner-occupied. The most common decade is the 1950s.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey · data as of ACS 5-yearWhat to do if your roof was in the hail path
- Read the yard first; stay off the roof. 4.5 miles from the Wichita city center (2 E Wichita, August 6, 2026) is where the nearest report fell in the last 90 days. Look at your Wichita downspouts for granules and at gutters, vents and screens for dents.
- Record the damage before anyone repairs it. August 7, 2026 is the worst day in the Wichita log: 4 reports, largest 2.00 in. Dated photos, a hailstone next to a coin and this NOAA log tie the loss to a specific storm day.
- Out-of-town crews will knock; take your time. With 2 of the 2 hail days at 1 inch or more around Wichita, canvassers arrive fast. A contract or Assignment of Benefits signed at a Wichita door is a risk; a written scope from your own roofer is not.
- Watch two deadlines: the policy's and the insurer's. Hail last fell near Wichita 79 days ago. The policy sets your reporting window, while Kansas law sets how fast the insurer must answer (page linked below).
- Bring the written scope to the adjuster. A Wichita estimate stays honest when the adjuster receives your contractor's written scope. Step-by-step: the roof insurance claim guide.
Insurer clocks for Wichita homeowners: rule text, quotes and links on the Kansas claim-deadlines page (checked 2026-10-09). Not legal advice.
Hail in Wichita — questions homeowners ask
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Check your own ZIP in Wichita
The county figures above average over everything inside the county line. For a score tied to your Wichita address, run your ZIP through the hail risk lookup — Wichita ZIP codes include 67202, 67203, 67206, 67208, 67212.
Wichita neighborhoods — hail exposure varies by area
Hail paths track with storm cell movement, not city limits. If you're in Riverside, College Hill, Eastborough, Delano, Westlink or Maize South, check your specific street against the report locations above — distance from Wichita's center is listed for each report.
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Sources: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Local Storm Reports (last 90 days, preliminary) and the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county of the city, 2014–June 2026); U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (housing). The Storm Events archive used here ends in 2026, so storms between that date and the start of the 90-day log are not shown. How we collect data. Are you a roofer in Wichita? See how requests reach contractors.
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