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Wichita hail season 2006
37 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 30 miles, across 4 storm days, max 3.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2006 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2006, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 24, 2006 | 19 | 3.00" | SEDGWICK, COWLEY, BUTLER, MONTGOMERY |
| March 30, 2006 | 8 | 1.75" | SEDGWICK, HARVEY |
| March 12, 2006 | 6 | 1.75" | MONTGOMERY, NEOSHO, ALLEN |
| May 22, 2006 | 4 | 1.75" | SUMNER, SEDGWICK, BUTLER |
“An early morning severe thunderstorm pounded western and central portions of Sedgwick County with destructive hail as large as 3 inches in diameter between roughly 6:10 and 6:30 AM CST. Several instances of 1.75 to 3 inch hail occurred from Goddard into western and central portions of Wichita, generally between 13th and Kellogg, and into the downtown area. Another area of large hail around 1.75 inches in diameter a”
— NWS event narrative, April 24, 2006 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 14 · Apr 19 · May 4
Wind context: the record also holds 54 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2006 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Wichita claim from 2006?
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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 30 miles of the Wichita 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.