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Wichita hail season 2008
107 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 30 miles, across 18 storm days, max 2.00". 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2008 | 20 | 2.00" | SUMNER, SEDGWICK, BUTLER, RENO |
| May 31, 2008 | 16 | 2.00" | COWLEY, SEDGWICK, BUTLER |
| May 25, 2008 | 11 | 1.25" | SEDGWICK, BUTLER |
| May 1, 2008 | 11 | 1.75" | SEDGWICK |
| June 12, 2008 | 9 | 2.00" | KINGMAN, BUTLER, SEDGWICK |
“Reported by an off duty NWS employee near the intersection of Hillside and Douglas.”
— NWS event narrative, May 26, 2008 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Feb 2 · Mar 4 · Apr 4 · May 59 · Jun 37 · Jul 1
Wind context: the record also holds 120 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 Wichita claim from 2008?
These are aggregates. A claim file needs the per-address record: every recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles of the property, distances, official narratives, and citations an adjuster can check line by line. That's the report — generated in seconds, hosted on HailEvidence (the neutral evidence surface), formatted as an insurance-appeal attachment.
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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.