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Wichita hail season 2010
37 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 30 miles, across 11 storm days, max 7.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2010 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2010, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 15, 2010 | 13 | 7.75" | COWLEY, BUTLER, SEDGWICK, RENO |
| May 12, 2010 | 5 | 1.75" | SEDGWICK, RENO |
| May 10, 2010 | 5 | 1.00" | SEDGWICK, BUTLER |
| April 6, 2010 | 4 | 1.50" | SEDGWICK |
| September 10, 2010 | 2 | 2.50" | SUMNER |
“Two supercell thunderstorms left a destructive swath of very large hail across portions of the county. The swath of hail was approximately 5 miles wide and 15 miles long, stretching from northwest of Goddard, Kansas through the western and southern half of Wichita, Kansas to near Rose Hill, Kansas. Hail as large as softball and grapefruit size pounded roofs and cars along its path with over 35,000 claims turned into”
— NWS event narrative, September 15, 2010 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Apr 4 · May 12 · Jun 2 · Jul 4 · Sep 15
Wind context: the record also holds 53 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2010 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Wichita claim from 2010?
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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.