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Topeka hail season 2008
27 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 10 storm days, max 2.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2008 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2008, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2, 2008 | 9 | 2.75" | OSAGE, SHAWNEE, WABAUNSEE, JEFFERSON |
| May 1, 2008 | 4 | 1.75" | DOUGLAS |
| July 2, 2008 | 3 | 1.50" | SHAWNEE, DOUGLAS |
| June 12, 2008 | 3 | 1.00" | SHAWNEE, JEFFERSON |
| June 8, 2008 | 3 | 1.00" | DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON |
“Media and trained spotters reported hail from the size of pennies to the size of ping pong balls in Maple Hill.”
— NWS event narrative, June 2, 2008 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Apr 2 · May 5 · Jun 16 · Jul 3 · Sep 1
Wind context: the record also holds 58 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2008 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Topeka claim from 2008?
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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.