Hail map for Wichita, KS — April 17, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Wichita on April 17, 2026.
- Max hail size
- 1.00″
- quarter
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 1
- distinct radar bands
- Reached the ground
- 30%
- NOAA POSH probability
- Measured on the ground
- 1.75″
- 10.9 mi away · Public
NOAA's Probability of Severe Hail peaked at 30% over Wichita 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 Wichita, KS on April 17, 2026
10 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.
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicDerby, KS · 10.9 mi away3:41 PM CDTSedgwick County
Golf ball sized hail sent via mPING.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained SpotterValley Center, KS · 9.8 mi away1:59 PM CDTSedgwick County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 E Bel Aire, KS · 7.2 mi away2:52 PM CDTSedgwick County
Half dollar hail via mPING.
- 1.25″ half dollar size PublicBenton, KS · 14.2 mi away3:00 PM CDTButler County
- 1.00″ quarter size NWS Employee4 SSE Maize, KS · 5.7 mi away2:43 PM CDTSedgwick County
- 1.00″ quarter size Official NWS ObsWichita Eisenhower Airp, KS · 6.3 mi away2:36 PM CDTSedgwick County
Mostly pea to penny sized hail with a couple of quarter sized pieces.
- 1.00″ quarter size Fire Dept/RescueDerby, KS · 10.7 mi away3:38 PM CDTSedgwick County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 S Haysville, KS · 11.9 mi away3:33 PM CDTSedgwick County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 WNW Rose Hill, KS · 12.0 mi away3:54 PM CDTSedgwick County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter2 WNW Benton, KS · 13.1 mi away3:00 PM CDTButler 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.
Wichita hail on April 17, 2026
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Wichita that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.