Data current as of 2026-10-16 · Sourced from NOAA Storm Events
Over the past five years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has recorded 98 hail storms within 25 miles of Dodge City, KS. Of those, 90 produced hail at least quarter-size — the threshold most insurance carriers consider potentially damaging to asphalt shingles. The largest reported hail in this window was baseball-sized or larger, which can fracture shingle mat and dent metal flashing on contact. 2026 was the most active year on record locally, with 26 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Dodge City| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Catastrophic | 3 events | Baseball+ size, structural roof damage likely |
| Destructive | 19 events | Egg-size, expect mat fractures and gutter damage |
| Severe | 28 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 40 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 7 events | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Minor | 1 event | Pea-size, unlikely to damage modern shingles |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 events |
| 2025 | 20 events |
| 2024 | 19 events |
| 2023 | 17 events |
| 2022 | 16 events |
2026 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Dodge City, with 26 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Dodge City typically peaks in spring and early summer, when the jet stream pushes Gulf moisture into the area and supercell thunderstorms become more frequent.
| Date | Location | Severity | Size | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | 2 N Dodge City, KS | Destructive | 2.00" | Off duty NWS meteorologist reported 2 inch hail. |
| 2026-08-07 | Dodge City, KS | Severe | 1.50" | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). |
| 2026-08-07 | 2 NNW Dodge City, KS | Significant | 1.25" | Off-duty NWS employee reported 1.25 inch hail. |
| 2026-08-07 | Dodge City, KS | Significant | 1.25" | Public social media report with pictures. |
| 2026-08-07 | 2 NNW Dodge City, KS | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2026-08-07 | 2 SW Dodge City, KS | Significant | 1.00" | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| 2026-08-07 | 2 N Dodge City, KS | Significant | 1.25" | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). |
| 2026-08-07 | 1 SW Dodge City, KS | Significant | 1.25" | Public report of half sized hail. |
| 2026-07-09 | 3 SE Spearville, KS | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2026-06-21 | 1 SE Ingalls, KS | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2026-06-21 | 5 SW Howell, KS | Severe | 1.75" | Report received through social media with pictures. |
| 2026-06-21 | 1 N Dodge City, KS | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2026-06-21 | 5 ESE Ft. Dodge, KS | Significant | 1.00" | Report received through social media. |
| 2026-06-17 | 2 N Ford, KS | Destructive | 2.50" | Delayed reported. Report of a mix of ping pong ball to tennis ball sized hail with video via social media. |
| 2026-06-17 | Ford, KS | Severe | 1.75" | — |
| 2026-06-16 | 3 W Spearville, KS | Severe | 1.50" | — |
| 2026-06-16 | 4 SW Spearville, KS | Destructive | 2.75" | Delayed report. Pictures via social media reported golf balls to a few baseball size. |
| 2026-06-16 | Spearville, KS | Destructive | 2.00" | Report received through social media with pictures. |
| 2026-06-13 | Spearville, KS | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2026-06-13 | 10 N Spearville, KS | Severe | 1.50" | Roughly 1.5 hail via a picture on social media. |
NOAA has recorded 156 high-wind events within 25 miles of Dodge City, KS in the past five years. Of those, 156 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 96 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Severe | 74 events |
| Significant | 82 events |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | 3 W Bloom, KS | 59 | Significant | — |
| 2026-07-24 | 2 WNW Minneola, KS | 53 | Significant | Report was from a personal weather station. |
| 2026-07-24 | 3 W Bloom, KS | 56 | Significant | Report was from a personal weather station. |
| 2026-07-24 | 3 W Bloom, KS | 56 | Significant | Mesonet station DW9907 Bloom. |
| 2026-07-24 | 2 N Dodge City, KS | 53 | Significant | Report was from a public AWN weather station. |
| 2026-07-24 | 3 SSE Dodge City, KS | 57 | Significant | Report was from a personal weather station. |
| 2026-07-04 | 2 N Dodge City, KS | 55 | Significant | Report was from a personal AWN weather site. |
| 2026-06-27 | 2 WSW Minneola, KS | 52 | Significant | Mesonet station UP313 2.1 W Minneola (UPR). |
| 2026-06-22 | 3 WSW Minneola, KS | 58 | Significant | UP367 observations. |
| 2026-06-22 | 3 WNW Bloom, KS | 69 | Severe | Personal weather station measured. |
| 2026-06-21 | 3 ENE Dodge City, KS | 58 | Significant | ASOS station KDDC Dodge City Regional Airport. |
| 2026-06-21 | 7 NW Bellefont, KS | 59 | Significant | Report was from a AWN weather station. |
| 2026-06-21 | 3 E Kalvesta, KS | 69 | Severe | Wind Gust report was from the personal Davis Weatherlink. |
| 2026-06-21 | Jetmore, KS | 65 | Severe | The spotter estimated 60 to 70 mph wind gusts on the east side of Jetmore. |
| 2026-06-13 | 3 W Bloom, KS | 61 | Significant | — |
| 2026-06-13 | 3 ENE Dodge City, KS | 67 | Severe | ASOS station KDDC Dodge City Regional Airport. |
| 2026-06-13 | 3 ENE Dodge City, KS | 64 | Severe | — |
| 2026-06-13 | 3 ENE Dodge City, KS | 58 | Significant | — |
| 2026-06-10 | 3 ENE Dodge City, KS | 59 | Significant | ASOS station KDDC Dodge City Regional Airport. |
| 2026-06-09 | 4 ESE Kalvesta, KS | 67 | Severe | Davis Weatherlink station. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Dodge City was on August 7, 2026. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Dodge City averages roughly 20 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 90 of the 98 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Dodge City in the last five years was baseball-sized or larger. Most Dodge City-area hail falls in the marble-to-quarter range, with destructive storms (egg-size or larger) appearing roughly once every few years.
Most homeowners insurance policies in KS cover hail damage to roofs, siding, and gutters under the dwelling and other-structures coverage. Coverage typically requires the damage to be tied to a verifiable storm date — which is where the NOAA hail history above (and a HAAG-style test square validation) becomes important for the claim file.
Use the HailCheck address search to enter any street address in or near Dodge City. HailCheck returns every NOAA hail event within a configurable radius, along with severity bands, dates, and storm narratives for Pro members.
If your property in or near Dodge City took on hail during one of the storms above, the standard process for documenting damage is a 10×10 foot test square inspection. A HAAG-trained reviewer counts impact indicators — granule displacement, mat fractures, and bruising — within the marked square and produces a PASS or FAIL document for the claim file.
HailCheck offers a $99 photo-based HAAG-style test square validation. You submit photos from the field, our reviewer evaluates the impact indicators and cross-references the NOAA storm dates listed above, and a written PASS/FAIL determination is returned within one business day. We do not send anyone to the roof — the validation is built around the photos you submit.
Learn About $99 HAAG-Style ValidationDodge City sits inside the central United States hail belt, where warm Gulf moisture collides with cold continental air to produce supercell thunderstorms capable of dropping the hail documented above. Properties in this zone typically see at least one significant hail event every two to four years.