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Topeka hail season 2012
39 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 7 storm days, max 3.00". 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 28, 2012 | 25 | 3.00" | OSAGE, JACKSON |
| April 27, 2012 | 5 | 1.75" | WABAUNSEE, OSAGE, SHAWNEE |
| May 29, 2012 | 4 | 1.50" | OSAGE, SHAWNEE |
| February 28, 2012 | 2 | 1.00" | OSAGE, DOUGLAS |
| August 8, 2012 | 1 | 1.00" | SHAWNEE |
When it fell
Feb 2 · Mar 26 · Apr 5 · May 5 · Aug 1
Wind context: the record also holds 18 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.
Working a Topeka claim from 2012?
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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.