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Kansas City hail season 2024
88 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 9 storm days, max 3.50". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2024 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2024, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2024 | 27 | 2.00" | JOHNSON, JACKSON, WYANDOTTE, CLAY |
| March 13, 2024 | 26 | 3.50" | JOHNSON, LEAVENWORTH, WYANDOTTE, JACKSON |
| March 12, 2024 | 18 | 2.00" | JACKSON, LAFAYETTE, CLAY |
| May 26, 2024 | 5 | 1.75" | JOHNSON, LEAVENWORTH |
| June 7, 2024 | 4 | 2.00" | CASS, JOHNSON |
“Half dollar sized hail was reported along Interstate 70 just west of the state line in Wyandotte County across the river from KC Downtown Airport.”
— NWS event narrative, May 8, 2024 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 44 · Apr 2 · May 33 · Jun 4 · Jul 2 · Oct 3
Wind context: the record also holds 201 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2024 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Kansas City claim from 2024?
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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.