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Hail dates in Pottawatomie County, Kansas
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Pottawatomie County on 31 days since 2016 (74 separate reports, 65 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 3.00" (tea cup) on July 22, 2017; the most recent hail was May 19, 2025. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Pottawatomie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-19 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | Ping pong ball size hail near Olsburg. |
| 2025-04-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | — |
| 2024-10-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail in Wamego. |
| 2024-06-13 | 2.75" (baseball) | 16 | Delayed report from social media. |
| 2024-05-06 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail near Olsburg. |
| 2024-03-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 4 | Quarter size hail reported in Saint George by EM. |
| 2023-09-16 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 4 | Hail up to the size of ping pong balls reported. |
| 2023-05-30 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | Half dollar sized hail reported. |
| 2023-05-07 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter sized hail reported. |
| 2023-04-19 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 4 | Golf ball sized hail reported via social media. |
| 2022-09-18 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter sized hail reported. |
| 2022-06-11 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Golf ball sized hail reported. |
| 2022-06-10 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Golf ball sized hail reported. |
| 2021-08-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail reported. |
| 2020-07-11 | 2.75" (baseball) | 3 | Reports of several large hailstones falling, including golf ball and baseball sized hail. |
| 2020-06-05 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2020-04-11 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 3 | Reports of golf ball and tennis ball sized hail that lasted for 20 minutes. |
| 2019-08-15 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2019-03-28 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2018-05-14 | 1.00" (quarter) | 4 | — |
| 2018-04-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail was reported near Highway 16 and Major Jenkins Road. |
| 2017-08-14 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph were also reported. |
| 2017-07-22 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 2 | Report received via social media. |
| 2017-06-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2017-04-15 | 1.00" (quarter) | 4 | Dime to quarter size hail reported. |
| 2017-03-06 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Dime to nickel size hail with a few quarter sized stones. |
| 2016-07-13 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2016-05-13 | 0.88" (nickel) | 3 | — |
| 2016-05-09 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2016-04-26 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Covering the ground. |
| 2016-04-24 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | — |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2024 | 4 | 22 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2023 | 4 | 10 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2020 | 3 | 7 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2018 | 2 | 5 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 5 | 9 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2016 | 5 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
Damaging wind in Pottawatomie County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 68 reports since 2016, strongest 92 mph. 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-29 | 92 mph | 4 | Railroad signs damaged and impaled into trees, possibly caused by a tornado. |
| 2022-06-11 | 90 mph | 3 | Lots of tree damage at Tuttle Creek State Park, large trees and limbs of 12 inches in diameter or bigger were broken, per NWS storm surve… |
| 2016-08-23 | 90 mph | 1 | KDOT facility west of Blaine was damaged including: destructiong of an equipment shed, roof blown off of sand shed, and broken windows in… |
| 2023-07-04 | 86 mph | 2 | Wind gust of 86 mph measured on a mobile mesonet along US highway 24. |
| 2024-08-14 | 85 mph | 4 | Lots of tree damage across the town with large tree limbs downed and tree trunks snapped. Time estimated from radar. |
| 2026-06-10 | 81 mph | 1 | A twelve inch diameter healthy elm tree is down. |
| 2021-12-15 | 81 mph | 1 | Report of 3 foot diameter tree blown down with the top half snapped. |
| 2019-05-27 | 81 mph | 1 | Large hay shed was blown down. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Pottawatomie County?
May 19, 2025, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 3.00" (tea cup) on July 22, 2017.
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.
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