Kansas · August 7, 2023

Kansas hail map — August 7, 2023

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 2 Kansas cities on August 7, 2023. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Garden City.

Hail swath map for Garden City, KS on August 7, 2023 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Swath over Garden City on August 7, 2023 — 1.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Cities hit
2
in Kansas
Largest stone
1.00″
quarter size
Impact rating
3/10
from stone size

Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.

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Kansas cities hit on August 7, 2023

Garden City, KS1.00″ · quarterLiberal, KS1.00″ · quarter

What people on the ground measured in Kansas on August 7, 2023

12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 2 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.

  • 4.00″ softball size Trained Spotter
    15 S Beardsley, KS5:28 PM CDTRawlins County

    Spotter reported hail that busted out windshield of car. Did also observe a rapidly rotating wall cloud.

  • 2.75″ baseball size Public
    4 N Colby, KS5:49 PM CDTThomas County

    Corrects previous hail report from 4 N Colby. Corrects previous hail report from 4 N Colby. Ping pong to golf ball size hail 4 miles N of Colby at 4:49 pm MDT. Egg sized hail observed at 4:53 PM MDT and still ongoing at 4:58 PM. Hail then increased to baseball size or slightly larger.

  • 2.75″ baseball size Public
    3 WSW Angelus, KS6:51 PM CDTThomas County

    Social media report with picture of hail up to baseball sized covering the ground. Time estimated from radar.

  • 2.50″ hen egg size Public
    3 ENE Campus, KS6:55 PM CDTSheridan County

    Reported via social media. Ping pong to tennis ball sized hail observed. Damage to a pickup truck and the entire east side of the house. Time estimated via radar.

  • 2.00″ hen egg size Public
    6 N Bird City, KS4:45 PM CDTCheyenne County

    Social media report with picture of near 2 inch hail 6 miles north of Bird City.

  • 2.00″ hen egg size Public
    4 N Colby, KS5:49 PM CDTThomas County

    Corrects previous hail report from 4 N Colby. Ping pong to golf ball size hail 4 miles N of Colby at 4:49 pm MDT. Egg sized hail observed at 4:53 PM MDT and still ongoing at 4:58 PM.

  • 2.00″ hen egg size Public
    3 N Colby, KS6:00 PM CDTThomas County

    Delayed report with photo via social media. Time estimated.

  • 2.00″ hen egg size Public
    Grinnell, KS7:00 PM CDTGove County

    Reported via social media. Golf ball to tennis ball sized hail observed.

  • 2.00″ hen egg size Public
    Grinnell, KS7:03 PM CDTGove County

    Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.).

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter
    15 N Saint Francis, KS4:55 PM CDTCheyenne County

    Spotter reported golf ball size hail on Road 17 around 1 mile south of the KS/NE border at 355 pm MDT.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    4 N Colby, KS5:49 PM CDTThomas County

    Ping pong to golf ball size hail 4 miles N of Colby at 4:49 pm MDT.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    9 S Mcdonald, KS6:00 PM CDTRawlins County

    Hail lasted about 5 minutes.

Showing the 12 largest of 82 hail reports filed that day.

Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.

Other states hit on August 7, 2023

Maryland12 cities · 2.00″District of Columbia12 cities · 1.00″Georgia2 cities · 1.00″Alabama1 city · 1.00″South Carolina4 cities · 1.00″West Virginia1 city · 1.00″New Mexico1 city · 1.00″Kentucky1 city · 1.00″Virginia2 cities · 1.00″
The full US hail map for August 7, 2023 →

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Kansas hail on August 7, 2023

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 2 Kansas cities that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Garden City. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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