Kansas hail map — September 16, 2023
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 3 Kansas cities on September 16, 2023. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Olathe.
- Cities hit
- 3
- 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 September 16, 2023
What people on the ground measured in Kansas on September 16, 2023
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 9 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.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Emergency Mngr4 WNW Ozawkie, KS5:03 PM CDTJefferson County
Post Storm info from EM. Time estimated from radar.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Law Enforcement3 WSW Ozawkie, KS5:08 PM CDTJefferson County
Significant damage caused to vehicles and windows relayed by the EM. Delayed report, time estimated radar.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Emergency Mngr3 W Ozawkie, KS5:08 PM CDTJefferson County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter5 ENE Bern, KS2:50 PM CDTNemaha County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Law Enforcement2 W Ozawkie, KS5:09 PM CDTJefferson County
K-92 Highway and Valley View Drive.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Emergency Mngr3 W Denison, KS4:38 PM CDTJackson County
Photos shared. Radar estimated time.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter2 NE Wheaton, KS7:20 PM CDTPottawatomie County
Most were around quarter size.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Trained Spotter6 N Hanover, KS3:38 PM CDTWashington County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained SpotterSabetha, KS3:15 PM CDTNemaha County
Hail covering the ground.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public6 N Holton, KS4:25 PM CDTJackson County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter5 E Olsburg, KS5:05 PM CDTPottawatomie County
- 1.00″ quarter size Emergency Mngr4 WSW Stanley, KS5:35 PM CDTJohnson County
Showing the 12 largest of 22 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.
Hail elsewhere on September 16, 2023
The full US hail map for September 16, 2023 →Other Kansas hail days
Kansas hail on September 16, 2023
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 3 Kansas cities that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Olathe. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.