Hail History

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Hail history im Great Bend, KS

Last hail im 10 milesJun 10, 20261.75 in (golf ball)
Hail days, last 12 months1
Largest hail im 20064.00 in (grapefruit)Jul 16, 2023
Hail days im 200663
Days im hail 1 inch imwin46
Tornadoes im 10 miles21
Wind dmg wutuk im 10 miles113

Hail wutuk im 10 miles im Great Bend im 63 days im 2006. Stones imwin im 4.00 in (grapefruit) im Jul 16, 2023. Hail ej common im May im April.

Recent hail im Great Bend

DateHail sizeWhereSource
Jun 10, 20262.00 in
hen egg		Ellinwood
2 hail reports · closest 6 mi im Great Bend		NOAA Storm Events
Jul 21, 20250.88 in
5-cent coin		Ellinwood
1 hail report · closest 10 mi im Great Bend		NOAA Storm Events

One row im day: largest hail wutuk im day im 10 miles, places im number im wutuk.

Hail days near Great Bend by year

5062075083094104112121134144151651741871912042122523124125126

When hail season peaks near Great Bend

Of the 63 hail days since 2006, most fell in May (25) and April (15).

JanFebMar15Apr25May12Jun6JulAug3Sep2OctNovDec

Largest hail storms near Great Bend

Jul 16, 2023 · 4.00 in (grapefruit) · Great Bend Airport (5 mi from Great Bend)

National Weather Service description (English): A picture sent via twitter showed baseball sized and softball sized hail in a yard.

May 11, 2014 · 3.00 in (tea cup) · Great Bend (3 mi from Great Bend)

Oct 6, 2017 · 2.50 in (tennis ball) · Dundee (8 mi from Great Bend)

National Weather Service description (English): Heavy rainfall and street flooding was also reported.

Sep 1, 2010 · 2.00 in (hen egg) · Heizer (5 mi from Great Bend)

National Weather Service description (English): A report of hen egg sized hail was relayed by the braodcast media at KSN-TV.

May 19, 2012 · 2.00 in (hen egg) · Great Bend Airport (5 mi from Great Bend)

Tornadoes within 10 miles of Great Bend

DateRatingWherePath
May 19, 2024EF?Ellinwood
9 mi from Great Bend		1.1 mi long, 40 yd wide
May 17, 2019EF?Ray
8 mi from Great Bend		0.8 mi long, 50 yd wide
May 17, 2019EF?Dundee
7 mi from Great Bend		0.2 mi long, 50 yd wide
May 18, 2017EF0Seward
9 mi from Great Bend		0.6 mi long, 50 yd wide
May 18, 2017EF0Great Bend Airport
3 mi from Great Bend		0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
May 18, 2017EF0Heizer
5 mi from Great Bend		0.2 mi long, 50 yd wide
May 18, 2017EF0Great Bend Airport
4 mi from Great Bend		0.6 mi long, 50 yd wide
May 24, 2011EF1Dundee
7 mi from Great Bend		3.4 mi long, 315 yd wide
Jun 12, 2010EF1Great Bend
3 mi from Great Bend		0.7 mi long, 75 yd wide
Jun 12, 2010EF0Heizer
5 mi from Great Bend		0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
Jun 20, 2009EF0Great Bend
2 mi from Great Bend		1.2 mi long, 50 yd wide
Jul 8, 2008EF0Dundee
8 mi from Great Bend		0.4 mi long, 40 yd wide

Damaging thunderstorm winds near Great Bend

113 reports of damaging thunderstorm wind within 10 miles of Great Bend since 2006, on 66 days. The strongest measured gust was 84 mph on Sep 10, 2015.

DateStrongest gustWhereSource
Aug 13, 202677 mph, imwinGreat Bend Airport
2 wutuk wind		NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jun 20, 202681 mph, ekkarGreat Bend, Great Bend Airport
2 wutuk wind		NOAA Storm Events
Jun 9, 202668 mph, imwinGreat Bend Airport, Great Bend
3 wutuk wind		NOAA Storm Events
Jun 8, 202662 mph, imwinGreat Bend Airport
1 wutuk wind		NOAA Storm Events
Jul 21, 202570 mph, ekkarGreat Bend
2 wutuk wind		NOAA Storm Events
May 25, 202564 mph, imwinGreat Bend
1 wutuk wind		NOAA Storm Events
Sep 20, 202462 mph, imwinGreat Bend Airport
1 wutuk wind		NOAA Storm Events
Aug 26, 202464 mph, ekkarGreat Bend
1 wutuk wind		NOAA Storm Events
Jul 31, 202460 mph, imwinHeizer, Great Bend Airport
2 wutuk wind		NOAA Storm Events
May 19, 202458 mph, imwinGreat Bend Airport
1 wutuk wind		NOAA Storm Events

Wind imwin thunderstorm ej 58 mph anikaj, im wind ej kajjitok dmg. Imwin wind ej imwin eokta weather stations; ekkar ej imwin eokta spotters im dmg surveys.

Jabdoñ eo an roof im hail?

Insurers ask for the date of loss. The dates on this page are when hail was reported near Great Bend; hail can hit one street and miss the next, so a report is not proof of damage at your address. A licensed roofer or your insurance adjuster can inspect the roof. Many policies set a time limit for filing a claim — check yours.

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Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (final records through Jun 30, 2026) and National Weather Service Local Storm Reports (preliminary, since then). Distances are measured from the center of Great Bend.

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