Hail Reports in Wichita, Kansas — Last 90 Days

Wichita sits in one of the country's most hail-prone corridors — local roofs are hit so regularly that the 12 hail-producing storms in a typical year shape how insurers price wind-and-hail deductibles here. The 9 NOAA reports below are the last 90 days of that pattern, not an outlier.

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.

Hail Events Near Wichita by Date

August 7, 2026 — 4 reports, hail up to 2.00″ (golf-ball size) Largest in 90 days

August 6, 2026 — 4 reports, hail up to 1.25″ (quarter size)

July 9, 2026 — 1 report, hail up to 1.75″ (golf-ball size)

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 page section ≠ no hail — smaller or unreported events happen. The closest report in this window landed 4.5 miles from Wichita's center.

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 the 9 Wichita-area reports (filed in Butler, Sedgwick, Sumner Counties) against that scale: 1 reached the significant 2″+ tier — stones that crack shingles and break skylights outright, not just bruise them, plus 8 in the severe 1″–2″ band. Damage at these sizes is rarely visible from the ground but is typically covered by homeowners insurance when documented promptly.

What to Do If Your Roof Was in the Hail Path

1. Stay off the roof and read your yard instead. Granule piles at the downspouts, dings in gutters and window screens, shredded leaves — after the August 7, 2026 activity near Wichita, those ground-level proxies tell you whether the roof took a hit.
2. Build the paper trail before anyone touches anything. Dated photos of the damage, a hailstone next to a coin if one is still around, and this NOAA log tying the loss to a specific Wichita storm day are what the adjuster will ask for.
3. Expect door-knockers — and slow down. In a hail market like Wichita, out-of-town crews canvass neighborhoods within days of an event. Do not sign a contract or an Assignment of Benefits on the doorstep; get a written inspection scope from a roofer you chose first.
4. File on your policy's clock, not the salesman's. Sudden storm damage is generally covered for Kansas homeowners, and your filing window comes from the policy itself. File promptly while the dates above are fresh, but on your terms.
5. Have your contractor at the adjuster meeting. A written scope keeps the estimate honest. Step-by-step: the roof insurance claim guide.

Hail History in Wichita — the 10-Year Picture

NOAA's 10-year archive shows 250 hail events in Wichita's county — roughly 25 per year — with hail up to 2.75″. For comparison, the last 90 days alone brought 3 hail days within 25 miles of Wichita (this page's window). Wichita averages roughly 12 hail-producing storms per year. 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. Check your own address on the hail risk lookup.

Compared to the Kansas county median of 78 hail events over 10 years, Wichita's county runs 3.2× above average — an exposure level that pushes local insurers toward higher wind-and-hail premium tiers and makes impact-resistant shingles a cost-effective upgrade.

Wichita's County, Year by Year (NOAA Archive)

NOAA Storm Events archive, Wichita's county. Years with no row logged no hail events.

2016 was the county's standout hail year on both counts: the most recorded events (102) and the largest stone (2.75″). Roofs installed before that season have already survived the local worst case — or absorbed damage that was never inspected.

Hail in Wichita — Questions Homeowners Ask

Check Your Own ZIP in Wichita

The county-level history above averages over the whole area. For a score tied to your 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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