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Hail dates in Thomas County, Kansas
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Thomas County on 69 days since 2016 (151 separate reports, 118 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 3.00" (tea cup) on May 23, 2019; the most recent hail was June 21, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Thomas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Per a text message with a photo, quarter size hail occurred in Levant. |
| 2026-06-01 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Hail size ranged from pea to penny size. The hail accumulated to an unknown depth, making the ground white. |
| 2026-05-29 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Hail size ranged from dimes to nickels. |
| 2026-05-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Report from mPing. |
| 2026-05-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 4 | Report from mPing. |
| 2025-08-29 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | EM reported ping pong ball hail in Brewster. |
| 2025-07-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Sporadic quarter sized hail report. |
| 2025-07-06 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | The public reported quarter size hail via MPing. |
| 2025-06-19 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | A video of quarter to half dollar size hail was sent to Facebook from the public. Report also did note that dime to quarter size hail started at 17:00. |
| 2025-06-16 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Emergency Manager reported dime to penny sized hail. |
| 2025-04-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Spotter estimated pea to quarter size. |
| 2024-07-28 | 2.75" (baseball) | 6 | The sheriff reported hail up to baseball sized occurring. |
| 2024-07-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Public reported quarter sized hail in the city of Colby. |
| 2024-06-14 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Dime to penny sized hail reported. |
| 2024-05-12 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Dime to nickel sized hail observed. |
| 2024-04-25 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 6 | Report via MPing of 2 inch hail. |
| 2023-08-07 | 2.75" (baseball) | 12 | Report of ping pong ball to golf ball sized hail at location to start. Hail size then increased to egg size at 5:53 PM CDT and then increased to up to baseba… |
| 2023-07-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | The hail ranged from nickel to quarter in size. |
| 2023-07-02 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Spotter reported hail up to pennies in size for a quarter mile stretch around location. |
| 2023-06-30 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Facebook report of quarter size hail 4 miles north of Colby. |
| 2023-06-09 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Pea to dime sized hail reported. |
| 2023-05-30 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | The hail ranged from pea to golf ball in size. |
| 2023-05-11 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | The hail ranged from nickel to quarter in size at the intersection of Highways 24 and 83. |
| 2023-05-10 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 5 | Mostly quarter to golf ball sized hail observed. |
| 2023-05-09 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 3 | The hail ranged from quarter to golf ball in size. |
| 2023-05-07 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Accumulating pea to penny sized hail observed. |
| 2022-06-04 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | Two reports received of ping pong to lopsided golf ball sized hail on the northwest edge of the city of Colby. |
| 2022-05-17 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2022-05-11 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2022-04-22 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Nickel to quarter sized hail reported. |
| 2021-08-25 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Off-duty NWS employee reported quarter sized hail at location. |
| 2021-08-19 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2021-08-12 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2021-08-07 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Report received of hail up to the size of a penny at location. |
| 2021-06-25 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Report received of estimated dime to quarter sized hail at location. Time is radar-estimated. |
| 2021-05-26 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 5 | Golf ball to tennis ball size hail was reported. The hail broke the vehicle's windshield. |
| 2021-05-16 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2021-05-14 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 1 | Report received of hail ranging from 1-2 inches at location. |
| 2021-05-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A supercell thunderstorm produced dime to quarter sized hail. |
| 2020-08-11 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Several reports received of various sized hail from dime to quarter in size in the town of Colby. The quarter sized hail was reported at the intersection of … |
| 2020-07-20 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2020-07-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2020-07-12 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | A citizen reported dime to nickel sized hail. |
| 2020-07-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-08-31 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-08-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-06-14 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 1 | Reported 2-inch hail about 5 miles south of Colby, KS. |
| 2019-06-08 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 8 | Report from near the Brewster exit on I-70. |
| 2019-05-23 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 6 | Irregularly shaped hail. |
| 2018-06-30 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | The hail started out golf ball size then decreased to nickel size. |
| 2018-06-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2018-06-24 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | The hail ranged from pea to penny in size and was accompanied by 40-50 MPH wind gusts. |
| 2018-06-23 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 5 | The hail ranged from half inch to hen egg size. |
| 2018-05-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2018-05-27 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | — |
| 2018-05-18 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2017-10-01 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Hail reported at exit 70 north of Oakley. |
| 2017-07-15 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2017-07-07 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 3 | The hail ranged from one to two inches. |
| 2017-06-26 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | — |
| 2017-06-20 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | A few quarter and half dollar sized hailstones fell, but most of the hail was dime to nickel size. The hail is still falling. No rain is occurring with the… |
| 2017-05-26 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 9 | Wind driven 1.0 inch hail shattered the back of a car window. Winds estimated at 75 to 80 mph. |
| 2017-05-25 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2017-05-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2016-09-15 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 9 | A home lost all of the windows in it from the hail. The glass was blown into the house. |
| 2016-07-27 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 1 | — |
| 2016-07-07 | 2.75" (baseball) | 5 | Estimated time of report from radar. |
| 2016-05-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | The hail stones were mostly nickel size with some quarter size hail mixed in. |
| 2016-05-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | The hail sizes ranged from nickel to quarter size. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 8 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2025 | 6 | 8 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2024 | 5 | 15 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2023 | 10 | 27 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2021 | 9 | 13 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2019 | 5 | 17 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2018 | 7 | 13 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2017 | 8 | 20 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2016 | 5 | 18 | 2.75" (baseball) |
Damaging wind in Thomas County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 177 reports since 2016, strongest 100 mph. 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-20 | 100 mph | 16 | Wind gusts up to 100 mph were measured by a personal weather station for ten minutes. Multiple trees were reported down. |
| 2025-08-18 | 100 mph | 2 | Emergency Manager relayed a report (with pictures) of roof damage to a home including part of roof being peeled off. |
| 2022-04-22 | 100 mph | 8 | Reported via Weather Underground station kkscolby28. A sustained speed of 78 mph was also recorded at the time. |
| 2021-06-19 | 100 mph | 13 | Image received via social media of a large tree down with the base of the trunk snapped. |
| 2017-08-10 | 100 mph | 1 | An 18 ft. diameter swimming pool with a foot and a half of water in it was tossed over. |
| 2024-07-01 | 90 mph | 6 | A tin shed that was unanchored was blown apart with one tree uprooted, several tree limbs down, and a portion of a rear windshield blown … |
| 2023-07-19 | 90 mph | 3 | Report received of 12 power poles snapped off near Road 9 and Road S northwest of Levant, KS by thunderstorm wind gusts. A big blue spruc… |
| 2021-07-09 | 90 mph | 1 | After the storms moved through western Thomas County, winds strengthened enough to snap a large redwood swing-set in half and toss a hay … |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Thomas County?
June 21, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 3.00" (tea cup) on May 23, 2019.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
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