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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.

Shawnee County · Kansas · NOAA radar record 2016–2025

Hail damage in Topeka, KS

Radar has detected hail over Topeka on 283 separate days since 2016. On 100 of them the largest stone was estimated at golf-ball size or bigger. The biggest was 10.2 cm on July 11, 2020.

76/100 RoofTake Score — Very high hail exposure · ranked 24 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		57 / 100× 0.3520.1
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		93 / 100× 0.2018.5
Concentration
Hail days per year reaching golf-ball size		50 / 100× 0.157.5
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.

283hail days on radar since 2016
100at golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger
10.2 cmlargest stone estimated, July 11, 2020
28.3hail days per year, average

Northeast Kansas gets both spring supercells and summer complexes.

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

The ten biggest hail days in Topeka since 2016

DateRadar max sizeMetric ComparisonSignatures
April 26, 20164.00 in10.2 cmGrapefruit202
June 17, 20174.00 in10.2 cmGrapefruit359
July 11, 20204.00 in10.2 cmGrapefruit90
May 26, 20163.75 in9.5 cmTeacup496
August 25, 20163.75 in9.5 cmTeacup7
June 10, 20223.75 in9.5 cmTeacup15
May 13, 20163.25 in8.3 cmTeacup66
May 19, 20173.25 in8.3 cmTeacup107
July 22, 20173.25 in8.3 cmTeacup72
June 12, 20183.25 in8.3 cmTeacup122

"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

201636
201732
201829
201940
202020
202117
202219
202327
202437
202526

Busiest year in the record: 2019 with 40 hail days.

Hail days by month

Mar13
Apr27
May62
Jun55
Jul43
Aug43
Sep25
Oct13
Nov1
Dec1

Peak month: May. Hail season in Kansas 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 Topeka

  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 Topeka radar record and the NOAA citation into your notice of claim.

Every hail day radar recorded near Topeka

283 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
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    7 radar signatures · closest signature 18.08 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  2. September 23, 2025
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    8 radar signatures · closest signature 4.26 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  3. September 3, 2025
    2.50 in (6.3 cm) — Tennis ball size, radar-estimated
    6 radar signatures · closest signature 24.05 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  4. August 19, 2025
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    101 radar signatures · closest signature 5.8 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  5. August 10, 2025
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    61 radar signatures · closest signature 5.69 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  6. August 9, 2025
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 17.72 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  7. August 8, 2025
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 24.62 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  8. August 6, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    5 radar signatures · closest signature 22.14 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  9. July 21, 2025
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    9 radar signatures · closest signature 18.05 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  10. July 20, 2025
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 11.3 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  11. July 17, 2025
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    4 radar signatures · closest signature 23.26 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  12. July 11, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    21 radar signatures · closest signature 14.84 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  13. July 6, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 24.68 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  14. June 29, 2025
    2.25 in (5.7 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    124 radar signatures · closest signature 2.62 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  15. June 3, 2025
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    33 radar signatures · closest signature 5.45 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  16. May 25, 2025
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    23 radar signatures · closest signature 9.52 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 20%
  17. May 24, 2025
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    3 radar signatures · closest signature 22.6 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  18. May 20, 2025
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    14 radar signatures · closest signature 13.34 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  19. May 19, 2025
    3.25 in (8.3 cm) — Teacup size, radar-estimated
    109 radar signatures · closest signature 1.03 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  20. May 18, 2025
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 15.17 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  21. April 29, 2025
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    106 radar signatures · closest signature 4.67 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  22. April 23, 2025
    2.50 in (6.3 cm) — Tennis ball size, radar-estimated
    254 radar signatures · closest signature 6.57 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  23. April 17, 2025
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    42 radar signatures · closest signature 13.61 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  24. April 2, 2025
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    73 radar signatures · closest signature 1.89 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  25. March 27, 2025
    2.50 in (6.3 cm) — Tennis ball size, radar-estimated
    56 radar signatures · closest signature 15.0 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  26. March 23, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    33 radar signatures · closest signature 21.29 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  27. October 25, 2024
    2.25 in (5.7 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    87 radar signatures · closest signature 1.03 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  28. October 24, 2024
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 23.27 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 20%
  29. October 22, 2024
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    6 radar signatures · closest signature 21.4 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  30. September 22, 2024
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    6 radar signatures · closest signature 7.5 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  31. September 21, 2024
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    5 radar signatures · closest signature 19.65 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  32. September 19, 2024
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    21 radar signatures · closest signature 11.62 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  33. August 28, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    85 radar signatures · closest signature 10.29 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  34. August 27, 2024
    2.25 in (5.7 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    45 radar signatures · closest signature 5.8 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  35. August 24, 2024
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    8 radar signatures · closest signature 19.26 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  36. August 15, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    34 radar signatures · closest signature 2.94 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  37. August 1, 2024
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    92 radar signatures · closest signature 1.03 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  38. July 30, 2024
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 24.22 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 20%
  39. July 16, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    106 radar signatures · closest signature 4.34 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  40. July 13, 2024
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 16.15 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  41. July 11, 2024
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 22.9 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  42. July 3, 2024
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    5 radar signatures · closest signature 20.62 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  43. June 29, 2024
    2.75 in (7.0 cm) — Baseball size, radar-estimated
    67 radar signatures · closest signature 3.32 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  44. June 26, 2024
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    23 radar signatures · closest signature 1.51 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  45. June 16, 2024
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    12 radar signatures · closest signature 14.89 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  46. June 15, 2024
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    4 radar signatures · closest signature 15.95 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  47. June 14, 2024
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    20 radar signatures · closest signature 19.98 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  48. June 8, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    68 radar signatures · closest signature 2.83 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  49. June 2, 2024
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 17.05 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  50. May 27, 2024
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    14 radar signatures · closest signature 22.4 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  51. May 26, 2024
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    16 radar signatures · closest signature 19.28 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  52. May 20, 2024
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    5 radar signatures · closest signature 12.13 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  53. May 7, 2024
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    11 radar signatures · closest signature 20.99 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  54. May 4, 2024
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    18 radar signatures · closest signature 9.61 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  55. May 2, 2024
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    7 radar signatures · closest signature 16.99 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  56. May 1, 2024
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    14 radar signatures · closest signature 15.27 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  57. April 28, 2024
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 22.41 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 20%
  58. April 26, 2024
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    4 radar signatures · closest signature 14.26 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  59. April 25, 2024
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    3 radar signatures · closest signature 15.44 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 10%
  60. April 18, 2024
    3.00 in (7.6 cm) — Teacup size, radar-estimated
    218 radar signatures · closest signature 4.84 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%

Showing the 60 most recent of 283. The full record is in the JSON we publish: topeka-ks.json.

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Hail in Topeka, KS: common questions

How often does Topeka get damaging hail?

Radar recorded 283 hail days within 25 miles of the city centre between 2016 and 2025 — an average of 28.3 a year, of which 10.0 a year were at golf-ball size or larger. Not every one of those damages roofs.

When is hail season in Topeka?

The busiest month in this record is May, and 2019 was the busiest single year with 40 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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