Hail map for Gardner, KS — April 27, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.50″ — half dollar size — within 5 miles of Gardner on April 27, 2026.
- Max hail size
- 1.50″
- half dollar
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 2
- distinct radar bands
- Reached the ground
- 30%
- NOAA POSH probability
- Measured on the ground
- 1.75″
- 6.2 mi away · Public
NOAA's Probability of Severe Hail peaked at 30% over Gardner that day — low to moderate: the radar signature was there, ground impact less certain. It is a separate model from the size estimate above: one asks how big the stones were in the storm, the other asks whether they made it down.
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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What people on the ground measured in Gardner, KS on April 27, 2026
14 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.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public2 SW Olathe, KS · 6.2 mi away5:47 AM CDTJohnson County
Report relayed from social media. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter4 SW Shawnee, KS · 11.6 mi away5:46 AM CDTJohnson County
Spotter called in, reported hail between 3/4 and 1 3/4 between 5:42-5:46am, time confirmed from radar.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public3 N Clare, KS · 4.8 mi away5:46 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 NW Olathe, KS · 8.4 mi away5:56 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 NW Olathe, KS · 8.4 mi away6:00 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 SE De Soto, KS · 9.7 mi away5:33 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 W Olathe, KS · 6.6 mi away5:41 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Broadcast Media1 SE Olathe, KS · 8.4 mi away5:48 AM CDTJohnson County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 NW Olathe, KS · 8.4 mi away5:43 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public5 E De Soto, KS · 10.5 mi away5:42 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public4 SW Shawnee, KS · 11.1 mi away5:41 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 W De Soto, KS · 12.2 mi away5:32 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 NW Stanley, KS · 12.9 mi away5:50 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 NW Stanley, KS · 13.9 mi away6:05 AM CDTJohnson County
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.
Gardner hail on April 27, 2026
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.50 inches — half dollar size — within about 5 miles of Gardner that day, across 2 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.