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Potwin, 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 Potwin city centroid, 1950 to present.

152hail events since 1950
105≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
4.00"largest on record · 1998-04-14
2026-04-23most recent hail event

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Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 8 2.00" (hen egg)
2025 2 1.00" (quarter)
2024 6 2.00" (hen egg)
2023 1 1.00" (quarter)
2022 3 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2021 0
2020 0
2019 3 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2018 4 1.00" (quarter)
2017 6 1.25" (half dollar)
2016 10 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2015 0
2014 1 0.75" (penny)
2013 6 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 Hail 1.00" 9.6 mi
2026-04-23 Hail 1.25" 8.6 mi
2026-04-23 Hail 2.00" 9.8 mi
2026-04-23 Hail 0.88" 9.8 mi
2026-04-23 Hail 1.00" 7.7 mi
2026-04-17 Hail 1.00" 6.1 mi
2026-04-17 Hail 1.50" 8.4 mi
2026-04-17 Hail 1.00" 7.3 mi
2025-05-25 Hail 1.00" 8.8 mi
2025-04-02 Hail 1.00" 9.5 mi

2026-04-23: “Report was relayed via emergency management. Street flooding in usual locations was also reported.”

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

2026-04-17: “Pea to ping pong ball size hail was reported.”

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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 2026-08-09