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Historical hail archive: January 2016–December 2025. NOAA radar estimates within 25 miles of each city centre. ZIP matches use the first three digits; this is not a property-level report or a live alert service. Coverage and source.

Jackson County · Missouri · NOAA radar record 2016–2025

Hail damage in Kansas City, MO

Radar has detected hail over Kansas City on 299 separate days since 2016. On 93 of them the largest stone was estimated at golf-ball size or bigger. The biggest was 10.2 cm on September 23, 2023.

76/100 RoofTake Score — Very high hail exposure · ranked 26 of 50 metros we cover

A very high value in this historical exposure model. This is not a national percentile or a diagnosis of your roof; the component values explain the result.

How we got to that number
ComponentValueWeightContribution
Frequency
Hail days per year at 1.00 in (2.5 cm) or larger		56 / 100× 0.3519.7
Severity
Largest stone radar estimated in the whole window		100 / 100× 0.3030.0
Recency
How long since the last 2 in (5 cm) day		95 / 100× 0.2019.1
Concentration
Hail days per year reaching golf-ball size		46 / 100× 0.157.0
RoofTake Score76

The score describes an area, not a house. Two roofs on the same street of different ages face very different risk from the identical storm. The whole formula and its weights are on the methodology page, and you can recompute it yourself from our public data.

299hail days on radar since 2016
93at golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger
10.2 cmlargest stone estimated, September 23, 2023
29.9hail days per year, average

The metro straddles two states and two very different insurance regimes.

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Data last refreshed: · source: NOAA NCEI Severe Weather Data Inventory, dataset nx3hail

The ten biggest hail days in Kansas City since 2016

DateRadar max sizeMetric ComparisonSignatures
May 27, 20214.00 in10.2 cmGrapefruit14
September 23, 20234.00 in10.2 cmGrapefruit257
May 26, 20163.50 in8.9 cmTeacup430
June 26, 20163.50 in8.9 cmTeacup59
July 17, 20233.50 in8.9 cmTeacup28
April 26, 20163.25 in8.3 cmTeacup188
June 21, 20163.25 in8.3 cmTeacup50
September 28, 20193.25 in8.3 cmTeacup250
May 19, 20173.00 in7.6 cmTeacup103
May 8, 20243.00 in7.6 cmTeacup29

"Signatures" is the number of separate radar volume scans that detected hail in a storm cell within 25 miles that day. More signatures means a longer-lived or larger storm, not necessarily bigger stones.

Hail days by year

201628
201735
201834
201938
202022
202118
202223
202331
202439
202531

Busiest year in the record: 2024 with 39 hail days.

Hail days by month

Feb1
Mar20
Apr29
May58
Jun56
Jul54
Aug51
Sep19
Oct9
Nov2

Peak month: May. Hail season in Missouri is short and it is not distributed evenly — most of the annual risk arrives in a few weeks.

What to do with this if you own a roof in Kansas City

  1. Find your dates. Look up your ZIP for the record nearest you, and note every day at 1.00 in or above since you bought the house.
  2. Work out whether your roof could have survived them. A twelve-year-old asphalt roof and a two-year-old one respond very differently to the same stone — the age calculator explains why.
  3. Look, before you file. Nine photographs, none of them requiring you to get on the roof.
  4. Check the arithmetic. If the actual cash value of the damage is under your deductible, filing pays nothing — work it out first.
  5. Then write. The letter generator puts the Kansas City radar record and the NOAA citation into your notice of claim.

Every hail day radar recorded near Kansas City

299 days, most recent first. Sizes are radar estimates of the largest stone aloft in the cell, not measurements at any address.

  1. October 18, 2025
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    22 radar signatures · closest signature 10.05 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  2. September 16, 2025
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    35 radar signatures · closest signature 3.44 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  3. September 4, 2025
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 21.77 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  4. August 19, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    39 radar signatures · closest signature 1.77 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  5. August 9, 2025
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    5 radar signatures · closest signature 20.7 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 20%
  6. August 6, 2025
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    4 radar signatures · closest signature 10.43 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  7. July 27, 2025
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    7 radar signatures · closest signature 18.2 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 10%
  8. July 26, 2025
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    3 radar signatures · closest signature 11.91 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 20%
  9. July 24, 2025
    2.25 in (5.7 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    29 radar signatures · closest signature 11.65 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  10. July 17, 2025
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    260 radar signatures · closest signature 2.22 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  11. July 16, 2025
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    14 radar signatures · closest signature 10.87 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  12. July 13, 2025
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 17.28 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 20%
  13. July 12, 2025
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    110 radar signatures · closest signature 8.02 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  14. July 11, 2025
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    18 radar signatures · closest signature 5.5 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  15. June 29, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    34 radar signatures · closest signature 1.94 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  16. June 27, 2025
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 23.83 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  17. June 19, 2025
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 22.09 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 20%
  18. June 18, 2025
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 15.78 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  19. June 12, 2025
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    8 radar signatures · closest signature 19.77 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  20. June 3, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    4 radar signatures · closest signature 17.2 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  21. June 1, 2025
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    10 radar signatures · closest signature 3.36 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  22. May 20, 2025
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    6 radar signatures · closest signature 10.93 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  23. May 19, 2025
    2.50 in (6.3 cm) — Tennis ball size, radar-estimated
    206 radar signatures · closest signature 1.11 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  24. May 2, 2025
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    5 radar signatures · closest signature 13.86 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  25. April 29, 2025
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    25 radar signatures · closest signature 11.09 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  26. April 25, 2025
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    17 radar signatures · closest signature 9.87 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  27. April 24, 2025
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    20 radar signatures · closest signature 10.55 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  28. April 23, 2025
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    4 radar signatures · closest signature 23.49 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  29. April 2, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    29 radar signatures · closest signature 4.95 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  30. March 30, 2025
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    20 radar signatures · closest signature 19.49 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  31. March 23, 2025
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    3 radar signatures · closest signature 17.35 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  32. October 25, 2024
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    12 radar signatures · closest signature 2.28 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  33. October 24, 2024
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    8 radar signatures · closest signature 18.7 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  34. September 25, 2024
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    4 radar signatures · closest signature 11.77 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  35. September 19, 2024
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 23.82 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  36. August 29, 2024
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 21.21 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  37. August 28, 2024
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    6 radar signatures · closest signature 17.07 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  38. August 27, 2024
    2.25 in (5.7 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    64 radar signatures · closest signature 1.55 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  39. August 24, 2024
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    21 radar signatures · closest signature 0.6 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  40. August 15, 2024
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    10 radar signatures · closest signature 6.67 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 20%
  41. August 1, 2024
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 20.84 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 10%
  42. July 27, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    17 radar signatures · closest signature 14.07 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  43. July 25, 2024
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    40 radar signatures · closest signature 3.94 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  44. July 16, 2024
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    10 radar signatures · closest signature 9.73 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  45. July 12, 2024
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    111 radar signatures · closest signature 6.5 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  46. July 11, 2024
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    8 radar signatures · closest signature 15.3 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  47. July 7, 2024
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 23.03 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  48. July 4, 2024
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 16.14 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 10%
  49. July 3, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    86 radar signatures · closest signature 6.24 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  50. June 29, 2024
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    21 radar signatures · closest signature 19.97 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  51. June 26, 2024
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    27 radar signatures · closest signature 3.62 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  52. June 25, 2024
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 9.64 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  53. June 23, 2024
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    3 radar signatures · closest signature 3.21 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  54. June 15, 2024
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    5 radar signatures · closest signature 16.55 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  55. June 14, 2024
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    54 radar signatures · closest signature 15.32 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  56. June 8, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    32 radar signatures · closest signature 3.29 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  57. May 27, 2024
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    40 radar signatures · closest signature 17.64 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  58. May 21, 2024
    2.75 in (7.0 cm) — Baseball size, radar-estimated
    74 radar signatures · closest signature 1.93 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  59. May 20, 2024
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 16.16 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 20%
  60. May 8, 2024
    3.00 in (7.6 cm) — Teacup size, radar-estimated
    29 radar signatures · closest signature 1.75 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%

Showing the 60 most recent of 299. The full record is in the JSON we publish: kansas-city-mo.json.

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Hail in Kansas City, MO: common questions

How often does Kansas City get damaging hail?

Radar recorded 299 hail days within 25 miles of the city centre between 2016 and 2025 — an average of 29.9 a year, of which 9.3 a year were at golf-ball size or larger. Not every one of those damages roofs.

When is hail season in Kansas City?

The busiest month in this record is May, and 2024 was the busiest single year with 39 hail days.

Does this mean my roof is damaged?

No. These are radar estimates of the largest stone aloft in a storm cell somewhere within 25 miles of the city centre. Whether anything landed on your street, and whether it damaged your particular roof, needs somebody to look.

How do I use this for an insurance claim?

A specific date with a public, citable source is what turns 'sometime last year' into a date of loss. Use the claim letter generator, which pulls the date and the NOAA citation in for you.

Why 25 miles?

It is wide enough to catch storms that clipped the metro and narrow enough that the number still means something for a house inside it. The same radius is used for every metro so the pages are comparable.

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