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Kansas City hail season 2003
86 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 17 storm days, max 3.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2003 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2003, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2003 | 24 | 2.75" | RAY, JOHNSON, CLAY, DONIPHAN |
| March 12, 2003 | 12 | 2.75" | JOHNSON, PLATTE, LEAVENWORTH, PETTIS |
| April 30, 2003 | 10 | 1.75" | JOHNSON, LEAVENWORTH, WYANDOTTE, JACKSON |
| May 6, 2003 | 9 | 1.75" | CASS, MIAMI |
| June 22, 2003 | 6 | 3.00" | JOHNSON |
When it fell
Feb 1 · Mar 12 · Apr 18 · May 41 · Jun 8 · Aug 5 · Sep 1
Wind context: the record also holds 23 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2003 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 35 miles of the Kansas City anchor. 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. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.