Hail in Ottawa County, Kansas

Hail May 17, 2026 · Ottawa County, Kansas

1.75 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trained spotter reported golf ball size hail.

A cluster of severe t-storms developed across north central Kansas during the evening of May 17th. Storms produced damaging winds and large hail.

Began near Tescott (39.0100, -97.8800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1336419. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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