Kansas · May 5, 2026

Kansas hail map — May 5, 2026

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 Kansas city on May 5, 2026. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Wichita.

Hail swath map for Wichita, KS on May 5, 2026 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Swath over Wichita on May 5, 2026 — 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 5, 2026

Wichita, KS1.00″ · quarter

What people on the ground measured in Kansas on May 5, 2026

5 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 1 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.

  • 1.25″ half dollar size Public
    1 NE Augusta, KS2:29 AM CDTButler County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    Andale, KS1:02 AM CDTSedgwick County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    2 SW Bel Aire, KS1:52 AM CDTSedgwick County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Emergency Mngr
    Augusta, KS2:27 AM CDTButler County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Law Enforcement
    Cottonwood Falls, KS4:35 AM CDTChase County

    Delayed report. Time estimated by radar. Mostly dimes, but a few quarters fell in Cottonwood Falls.

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 May 5, 2026

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Kansas hail on May 5, 2026

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 Wichita. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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