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Elbing, KS hail history

Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the Elbing city centroid, 1950 to present.

136hail events since 1950
90≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
3.00"largest on record · 1958-06-10
2026-04-23most recent hail event

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Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 7 2.25" (hen egg)
2025 2 1.00" (quarter)
2024 3 1.75" (golf ball)
2023 5 2.50" (tennis ball)
2022 3 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2021 0
2020 2 1.00" (quarter)
2019 7 1.75" (golf ball)
2018 2 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2017 3 1.25" (half dollar)
2016 9 1.00" (quarter)
2015 1 0.88" (nickel)
2014 2 1.00" (quarter)
2013 3 1.75" (golf ball)
2012 2 1.00" (quarter)

Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.

Wind and tornado record

Most recent recorded events

DateTypeMagnitudeDistance
2026-04-23 Tornado EF0 7.5 mi
2026-04-23 Tornado EFU 2.9 mi
2026-04-23 Hail 2.00" 0.3 mi
2026-04-23 Hail 0.88" 0.3 mi
2026-04-23 Hail 1.00" 5.4 mi
2026-04-23 Hail 1.50" 8.1 mi
2026-04-23 Hail 2.25" 8.1 mi
2026-04-17 Hail 1.50" 6.8 mi
2026-04-17 Hail 1.00" 6.6 mi
2025-07-18 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 8.1 mi

2026-04-23: “Landspout tornado relayed via video to the emergency manager and caused damage to a property with sheet metal taken off of an outbuilding and blown about 200 yards. One tree was uprooted, and items in a shed were pushed backwards. There was a tractor trailer which had an eight-inch branch hurled int”

2026-04-23: “Retired NWS employee reports landspout which lasted for a few minutes.”

2026-04-23: “This was a delayed report received via emergency management.”

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Nearby hail history

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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.

source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-08-10