HailEvidence → hail history by county → Kansas → Norton County
Hail dates in Norton County, Kansas
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Norton County on 46 days since 2016 (92 separate reports, 65 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 3.00" (tea cup) on July 6, 2025; the most recent hail was June 9, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Norton County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | A report of 1 inch hail in Norton. |
| 2026-05-30 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | — |
| 2026-05-16 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Occurred along Highway 383 between Keith Sebelius Lake and Clayton. |
| 2025-07-06 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 2 | A trained spotter reports hail up to 3 inches in diameter. Damage was reported to north facing windows. |
| 2024-10-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Dime to quarter sized hail reported with ground turning white from hail coverage. |
| 2024-07-31 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Spotter estimated quarter sized hail ongoing at time of the report. |
| 2024-07-16 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | A trained spotter reported pea to penny size hail in the town of Norton. |
| 2024-06-18 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | Ongoing hail was reported to have ranged from dime to half dollar size. |
| 2024-05-25 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | Multiple reports of hail ranging from nickel to half dollar in size in the town of Norton. |
| 2024-04-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2024-03-24 | 0.88" (nickel) | 2 | — |
| 2023-10-12 | 0.75" (penny) | 2 | Accumulating half inch to nickel sized hail observed. Ground was reported to be almost completely white. |
| 2023-10-03 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 4 | Hail ranging from two to three inches in size fell at the Keith Sebelius Reservoir. |
| 2023-09-21 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | MPing report. |
| 2023-08-25 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | The hail ranged from pea to dime in size. |
| 2023-08-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter sized hail lasted a duration of 5 minutes over the location. |
| 2023-08-05 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 3 | The hail also occurred with damaging winds. |
| 2023-07-22 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 11 | Storm chaser reported hail between ping pong ball and tennis ball sizes. |
| 2023-07-14 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Report received via social media of marble to quarter sized hail at location. Time is radar estimated. |
| 2023-07-04 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 3 | Quarter size hail started at :40 after, then increased to half dollar size at :44 after. The hail also occurred with estimated 70 MPH wind gusts. |
| 2023-06-30 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Corn stalks 3-4 feet tall now stubs after wind and hail storm. Nickel size hail found at 9:30 AM the next day. The hail swath between CR V and CR Q, and anot… |
| 2023-06-29 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | Report of 1 to 1.5 inch hail two miles south of Norton, KS. |
| 2023-05-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Report received of a mix of hail from pea to a quarter in size at location. Hail was estimated to accumulate up to around 3 to 6 inches on the roadways. Time… |
| 2023-05-09 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2022-06-09 | 2.75" (baseball) | 1 | Hail ranging in size from golf ball to baseball fell in the Lenora area over a period of five minutes. |
| 2022-06-07 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | Dime to quarter sized hail fell for a duration of fifteen minutes over the location. |
| 2022-05-17 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2022-05-14 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Report received via social media of an estimated quarter sized hail at location. |
| 2022-05-12 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | Penny to half dollar sized hail. |
| 2021-08-22 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Pea to penny sized hail reported. |
| 2021-07-18 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Report received of hail from pea sized up to penny sized at location. Time is radar estimated. |
| 2021-05-26 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 5 | The hail ranged from golf ball to quarter in size. |
| 2021-05-02 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | A linear cluster of storms moved across Norton County producing penny sized hail south of the city of Norton for a duration of fifteen minutes. |
| 2020-07-29 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Report received of nickle size hail at location. |
| 2020-06-21 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | Trained spotter reported ongoing half dollar sized hail that had been falling for approximately 15 minutes duration. |
| 2020-06-20 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 5 | Supercell dropped various sizes of large hail from half dollar to tennis ball. A few hail stones may have reached baseball size. |
| 2019-05-23 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | Hail was quarter to golf ball size covering the ground 5 minutes after the hail started. |
| 2018-07-25 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Heavy rainfall accompanied the nickel size hail. |
| 2018-03-23 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 5 | The hail ranged from nickel to golf ball in size, with quite a bit of ping-pong to golf ball size hail occurring. Screens and cars were damaged from the hail. |
| 2017-09-15 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2017-08-09 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | — |
| 2017-07-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2017-06-26 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 3 | Hail is still falling. |
| 2017-05-15 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | The hail sizes ranged from a half inch to three-quarters of an inch. |
| 2016-07-30 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | The hail sizes ranged from pea to half dollar. |
| 2016-05-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 65-70 MPH also occurred with the hail. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 5 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2024 | 7 | 8 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2023 | 13 | 33 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2022 | 5 | 8 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2021 | 4 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2020 | 3 | 8 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2017 | 5 | 7 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
Damaging wind in Norton County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 91 reports since 2016, strongest 110 mph. 2 tornadoes recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-05 | 110 mph | 2 | Mature tree trunks snapped and many large tree limbs broken by the thunderstorm winds. An enclosed small trailer that was loaded was pus… |
| 2023-07-04 | 90 mph | 6 | Wind gusts of 60 MPH increased in intensity. Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a cabin. Power is also lost at the location. |
| 2022-06-07 | 90 mph | 1 | As a strong thunderstorm moved over the town of Lenora, a large healthy hardwood tree was split in half down the trunk. Half of the tree … |
| 2019-06-20 | 89 mph | 1 | The Norton AWOS recorded a wind gust to 89 mph. Norton County Dispatch reported numerous trees down across the town of Norton. Pictures f… |
| 2023-08-25 | 81 mph | 5 | A 10 inch diameter tree limb blown down. |
| 2023-06-30 | 81 mph | 3 | Facebook report indicating that a semi with a load of cows was blown over on Highway 283, just south of County Road Q. |
| 2022-04-23 | 81 mph | 1 | Straight-line winds ripped metal tin panels off a roof of a barn. |
| 2021-05-02 | 77 mph | 4 | Reported via Weather Underground, mesonet station KKSCLAYT3 measured a wind gust of 77 mph. |
Was hail recorded at your Norton County address? Check free
Type a street address — or just a ZIP code. We measure it
against every hail event the National Weather Service recorded in the last 10 years and show you
how many fall within 1, 3 and 10 miles — free, instantly, nothing stored. Rural property with no street
address? Enter coordinates as 44.05, -107.31.
Address lookup by the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder. Records: NOAA NCEI Storm Events (final) plus SPC preliminary reports for storms newer than the latest compile — see methodology.
Need it in writing for a claim?
The verification report lists every NWS hail (and, in the extended version, wind and tornado) record within 1, 3 and 10 miles of one address, each linked to its official source, with the disputed date called out in plain English. Adjusters can verify every line.
10-year hail history for one address + the disputed-date finding.
15-year window, wind & tornado records, plus a drafted claim-appeal letter.
Questions
What date did hail last hit Norton County?
June 9, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 3.00" (tea cup) on July 6, 2025.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
Nearby counties
Phillips County, KS (27 mi) · Furnas County, NE (28 mi) · Decatur County, KS (28 mi) · Graham County, KS (32 mi) · Harlan County, NE (36 mi) · Red Willow County, NE (43 mi) · Sheridan County, KS (45 mi) · Rooks County, KS (45 mi)
See also: Kansas hail history by city · all counties