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 39 hail storms within 25 miles of Garden City, KS. Of those, 36 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. 2024 was the most active year on record locally, with 14 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Garden City| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Catastrophic | 1 event | Baseball+ size, structural roof damage likely |
| Destructive | 8 events | Egg-size, expect mat fractures and gutter damage |
| Severe | 9 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 18 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 3 events | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 events |
| 2025 | 8 events |
| 2024 | 14 events |
| 2023 | 9 events |
| 2022 | 6 events |
2024 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Garden City, with 14 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Garden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | Deerfield, KS | Moderate | 0.50" | — |
| 2026-06-21 | 8 ENE Garden City, KS | Significant | 1.25" | Hail was measured approximately 20 minutes after it fell. Time of event based on radar data. |
| 2025-08-03 | DEERFIELD, KS | Severe | 1.75" | The Emergency Manager reported 1.75 inch hail. |
| 2025-07-10 | SHALLOW WATER, KS | Significant | 1.00" | One inch diameter hail was reported by the public. |
| 2025-07-08 | EMINENCE, KS | Destructive | 2.00" | Multiple 2 inch hailstones were documented in a photo sent in through social media. |
| 2025-05-28 | LAKIN, KS | Significant | 1.00" | Kearny county emergency manager reported 1 inch hail. |
| 2025-05-18 | INGALLS, KS | Significant | 1.00" | One inch hail was reported though MPING. |
| 2025-04-23 | GARDEN CITY, KS | Significant | 1.00" | Law enforcement reported 1 inch hail in Garden City. |
| 2025-04-23 | GARDEN CITY, KS | Destructive | 2.00" | Pictures from social media show 2 inch hail in Garden City. Also at the same time there was video showing at least quarter-sized hail sent via social media. |
| 2025-04-23 | GARDEN CITY, KS | Significant | 1.00" | Social media report of penny to quarter size hail 2 miles southwest of downtown Garden City. |
| 2024-07-07 | GARDEN CITY, KS | Significant | 1.25" | — |
| 2024-07-07 | GARDEN CITY, KS | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2024-07-07 | GARDEN CITY, KS | Severe | 1.50" | — |
| 2024-06-01 | DEERFIELD, KS | Severe | 1.75" | — |
| 2024-06-01 | LAKIN, KS | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2024-06-01 | HOLCOMB, KS | Severe | 1.50" | — |
| 2024-06-01 | GARDEN CITY, KS | Catastrophic | 3.00" | — |
| 2024-06-01 | HOLCOMB, KS | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2024-06-01 | HOLCOMB, KS | Destructive | 2.00" | — |
| 2024-06-01 | GARDEN CITY, KS | Severe | 1.75" | — |
NOAA has recorded 133 high-wind events within 25 miles of Garden City, KS in the past five years. Of those, 133 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 90 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Severe | 45 events |
| Significant | 88 events |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | 3 NW Pierceville, KS | 58 | Significant | ASOS station KGCK Garden City. |
| 2026-10-01 | 3 NW Pierceville, KS | 59 | Significant | ASOS station KGCK Garden City. |
| 2026-09-20 | 12 SW Plymell, KS | 58 | Significant | Davis Weatherlink station 13.6 miles SW of Plymell. |
| 2026-09-20 | 12 SW Plymell, KS | 66 | Severe | Davis Weatherlink station 13.6 miles SW of Plymell. |
| 2026-09-10 | 3 NW Pierceville, KS | 60 | Significant | ASOS station KGCK Garden City. |
| 2026-09-10 | 2 ENE Garden City, KS | 72 | Severe | Personal weather station recorded. |
| 2026-09-10 | 4 NW Pierceville, KS | 66 | Severe | ASOS Garden City Regional Airport. |
| 2026-09-10 | 3 NW Pierceville, KS | 59 | Significant | ASOS station KGCK Garden City. |
| 2026-09-10 | 3 NW Pierceville, KS | 66 | Severe | ASOS station KGCK Garden City. |
| 2026-09-10 | 1 SSW Garden City, KS | 52 | Significant | Mesonet station GCCOP 1 SW Garden City. |
| 2026-09-10 | 5 ENE Garden City, KS | 62 | Significant | Personal weather station measured. |
| 2026-08-16 | 6 S Deerfield, KS | 54 | Significant | Report was from a public weather station. |
| 2026-08-16 | 4 SSE Lakin, KS | 60 | Significant | Kansas State Mesonet in Lakin. |
| 2026-08-16 | 1 SW Garden City, KS | 54 | Significant | KAKE reported a wind gust of 54 mph was observed by the Garden City Co Op. |
| 2026-08-16 | 10 W Kalvesta, KS | 53 | Significant | Report was received from a public weather station. |
| 2026-08-10 | 4 SSE Lakin, KS | 64 | Severe | Report received from the Kanas State Mesonet site. |
| 2026-08-09 | 12 SW Plymell, KS | 50 | Significant | Report was received from a personal weather station. |
| 2026-08-09 | 3 ENE Lakin, KS | 58 | Significant | Report was received from a personal weather station. |
| 2026-08-09 | 6 S Deerfield, KS | 54 | Significant | Report was received from a personal weather station. |
| 2026-08-09 | 2 N Lakin, KS | 63 | Significant | AWOS station K36K 2 N Lakin. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Garden City was on June 21, 2026. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Garden City averages roughly 8 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 36 of the 39 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Garden City in the last five years was baseball-sized or larger. Most Garden 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 Garden 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 Garden 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 ValidationGarden 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.