Kansas · May 18, 2025

Kansas hail map — May 18, 2025

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 Kansas city on May 18, 2025. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Salina.

Hail swath map for Salina, KS on May 18, 2025 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Swath over Salina on May 18, 2025 — 1.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Cities hit
1
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 May 18, 2025

Salina, KS1.00″ · quarter

What people on the ground measured in Kansas on May 18, 2025

12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 4 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 Public
    5 WSW Scott State Lake, KS5:34 PM CDTScott County

    photo sent in by emergency manager, public report.

  • 2.00″ hen egg size Storm Chaser
    Holyrood, KS5:19 PM CDTEllsworth County
  • 2.00″ hen egg size NWS Employee
    1 S Wheeler, KS5:35 PM CDTCheyenne County

    Off duty NWS employee reports hailstones still on the ground up to 2 inches in size. Time estimated from radar.

  • 2.00″ hen egg size Public
    5 S Saint Francis, KS6:00 PM CDTCheyenne County

    Delayed Entry. Social media report with picture of 2 inch hail on CR 15.

  • 2.00″ hen egg size Public
    3 SSE Saint Francis, KS6:02 PM CDTCheyenne County
  • 2.00″ hen egg size Public
    1 W Beloit, KS6:30 PM CDTMitchell County

    Delayed report from last night via social media. Corrected for hail size.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Storm Chaser
    1 NNE Wichita Eisenhowe, KS3:25 PM CDTSedgwick County

    Near Kellogg and Ridge.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size NWS Employee
    3 WNW Downtown Wichita, KS3:28 PM CDTSedgwick County

    Near 9th and Zoo Boulevard.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Broadcast Media
    3 WNW Downtown Wichita, KS3:29 PM CDTSedgwick County

    Near 13th and West, courtesy of KAKE TV.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Emergency Mngr
    5 WSW Scott State Lake, KS5:31 PM CDTScott County
  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    Saint Francis, KS5:36 PM CDTCheyenne County

    Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter
    Geneseo, KS5:39 PM CDTRice County

Showing the 12 largest of 67 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 May 18, 2025

Arkansas5 cities · 2.00″Oklahoma5 cities · 1.00″Texas4 cities · 1.00″Mississippi1 city · 1.00″Nebraska1 city · 1.00″
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Kansas hail on May 18, 2025

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 1 Kansas city that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Salina. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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