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Kansas City hail season 2012
23 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 6 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2012 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2012, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2012 | 15 | 1.75" | CASS, JACKSON, JOHNSON, DOUGLAS |
| August 8, 2012 | 4 | 1.00" | DOUGLAS, JACKSON, LEAVENWORTH |
| July 8, 2012 | 1 | 1.00" | DOUGLAS |
| May 30, 2012 | 1 | 1.00" | CLAY |
| May 25, 2012 | 1 | 1.00" | JOHNSON |
“The hail was reported at the intersection of 139th Street and Interstate 35.”
— NWS event narrative, May 6, 2012 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 18 · Jul 1 · Aug 4
Wind context: the record also holds 35 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2012 — 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.