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Topeka hail season 2004
19 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 6 storm days, max 2.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2004 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2004, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2004 | 9 | 2.75" | OSAGE, WABAUNSEE, DOUGLAS, SHAWNEE |
| June 11, 2004 | 4 | 1.00" | WABAUNSEE, SHAWNEE, JEFFERSON |
| June 14, 2004 | 3 | 2.75" | JEFFERSON |
| August 27, 2004 | 1 | 1.00" | JEFFERSON |
| August 24, 2004 | 1 | 1.00" | OSAGE |
“Large hail damaged windows, roofs, and vehicles near Topeka. The hail also knocked holes in the vinyl siding of a house. This was the worst hailstorm to strike Shawnee county in a number of years. The number of roofs and windows damaged was numerous.”
— NWS event narrative, May 24, 2004 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 9 · Jun 7 · Aug 3
Wind context: the record also holds 28 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2004 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Topeka claim from 2004?
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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 25 miles of the Topeka 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.