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Hail dates in Sheridan County, Kansas
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Sheridan County on 52 days since 2016 (107 separate reports, 79 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 4.25" (softball) on August 10, 2017; the most recent hail was June 20, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Sheridan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-20 | 2.75" (baseball) | 4 | The report came through mPING. |
| 2026-04-11 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Quite a bit of hail fell, but not enough to measure for a depth. |
| 2025-09-19 | 2.25" (hen egg) | 1 | Multiple reports from mPing along Highway 24 of hail ranging from 1.5 to 2.25 inches. |
| 2025-09-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Most of the hail was pea size. |
| 2025-08-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | The public reported quarter size hail. |
| 2025-05-18 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | A trained spotter reported half dollar size hail in the town of Hoxie. |
| 2024-07-31 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | Trained spotter reported numerous quarter to half dollar sized hail stones. |
| 2024-07-28 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 4 | Public reported 1.75 inch hail stones. |
| 2024-07-06 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2024-06-07 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 5 | Multiple reports or large hail ranging from quarter sized to large apple sized over a duration of twenty-five minutes. North facing windows and numerous wind… |
| 2024-05-01 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Dime to nickel sized hail observed. |
| 2024-04-27 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Pea to around quarter sized hail fell over a duration of seven minutes. |
| 2024-03-24 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 4 | Public report via social media with photo of estimated ping pong ball sized hail. |
| 2023-09-18 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Nickel to quarter sized hail observed. |
| 2023-09-09 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | Report received via social media of half dollar sized hail at location. Possibly larger size as hail was not collected and measured immediately. |
| 2023-08-07 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 3 | Ping pong to tennis balls sized hail reported at location. Damage done to pickup truck and entire east side of the house. Time is estimated by radar. |
| 2023-07-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Law enforcement reports hail up to a quarter size or larger in Selden, KS. Time is radar estimated. |
| 2023-07-04 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 4 | The hail ranged from golf ball to lime size. |
| 2023-06-30 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Facebook report of nickel to quarter size hail 13 miles northeast of Hoxie. |
| 2023-06-16 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Report of Golf Ball sized hail. |
| 2023-06-09 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | The hail started out ping pong ball size then decreased to pea size by the end. |
| 2023-05-30 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | The power has been out for the last 10 minutes. |
| 2023-05-10 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 5 | Accumulating pea to quarter sized hail observed. |
| 2023-05-07 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Sheridan County Dispatch relayed a report of pea to nickel sized hail that was accumulating to a depth of one to two inches. |
| 2022-07-22 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2022-06-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Pea to puarter sized hail reported via Social Media. |
| 2021-12-15 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | A line of weak storms developed along the cold front as it exited Northwest Kansas and entered Central Kansas. As the line moved over Sheridan County, it pro… |
| 2021-10-26 | 0.88" (nickel) | 2 | Pea to nickel sized hail covered half the ground at the location. The spotter also noted the hail was bouncing at least 3 ft off the ground. |
| 2021-09-05 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A trained spotter observed penny to quarter sized hail as a thunderstorm moved over the location. |
| 2021-08-12 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | The hail ranged from quarter to golf ball in size. |
| 2021-08-07 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | Report received of hail up to ping pong ball size at location. |
| 2021-07-04 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Caller reported various sized hail, mostly pea to dime in size with a few quarter sized stones mixed in. |
| 2021-05-26 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Quarter to golf ball size hail was reported. |
| 2021-05-14 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 4 | Trained spotted reported 2 inch hail which cracked the windshield on their vehicle. |
| 2020-07-12 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A citizen reported hail between a nickel and quarter in size. |
| 2020-06-21 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | Quarter to half dollar sized hail was ongoing at time of report with an estimated duration of 12 minutes as of call time. The caller also reported seeing a l… |
| 2019-09-09 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2019-08-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-05-28 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | The hail ranged from pea to dime size, lasting for 10 minutes. |
| 2019-04-10 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | The hail was nickel size, with some stones a little larger in size. The roads were completely covered with hail. |
| 2018-06-23 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | The hail ranged from pea to quarter in size, with the hail covering the ground. |
| 2018-03-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Reported near the Norton/Decatur line. |
| 2017-10-01 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 7 | Hail up to 2.25 inches was reported on Highway 24, with hail covering the roadway. The highway was nearly impassable due to the hail. |
| 2017-08-10 | 4.25" (softball) | 3 | The wind driven hail ranged from baseball to softball in size. A nearby corn field was chopped down to six inches tall. |
| 2017-06-26 | 0.88" (nickel) | 3 | Quite a bit of nickle size hail west of Hoxie Feed Yard. |
| 2017-06-20 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 8 | The hail ranged from nickel to quarter in size. |
| 2017-05-26 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2017-05-10 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | A mix of rain and hail continued through 3 AM CDT. No hail size was given past the time of this report. |
| 2016-09-15 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2016-07-05 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Several trained spotters reported hail stones ranging from nickel to quarter size. |
| 2016-05-29 | 0.88" (nickel) | 2 | The hail stones ranged from pea to penny in size. |
| 2016-05-07 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | — |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 | 2.25" (hen egg) |
| 2024 | 7 | 18 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2023 | 11 | 22 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2021 | 8 | 15 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2017 | 6 | 23 | 4.25" (softball) |
| 2016 | 4 | 7 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
Damaging wind in Sheridan County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 108 reports since 2016, strongest 120 mph. 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | 120 mph | 21 | Twenty seven power poles where snapped off along this line segment on CR 10E. These poles were still in somewhat new condition. The tot… |
| 2019-06-08 | 102 mph | 2 | A peak gust of 102.7 mph was measured. Forty-foot TV tower kinked in half and 6 inch diameter tree branches snapped off. Live pine trees … |
| 2021-06-19 | 100 mph | 5 | Multiple reports received of large, healthy trees uprooted and of large tree limbs of an unknown diameter blown down in the city of Hoxie… |
| 2018-06-30 | 100 mph | 3 | Multiple large tree limbs blown down in town, and a four inch flag pole by the sheriff's office was bent in half. |
| 2017-08-10 | 100 mph | 8 | The roof was taken off the barn. Unspecified tree damage also occurred. |
| 2025-05-18 | 90 mph | 1 | Part of a irrigation pivot was tipped over. |
| 2024-06-07 | 90 mph | 2 | A large metal shed that was anchored with poles cemented into the ground was blown over with pieces tossed into the nearby field. The she… |
| 2023-05-10 | 90 mph | 5 | Wind damage to farm outbuildings, irrigation pivots, and street signs. Seems to be an RFD from an intensifying supercell that produced th… |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Sheridan County?
June 20, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 4.25" (softball) on August 10, 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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