Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 13, 2026
Clay County, Kansas has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 2 tornado reports among 77 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 33 hail reports with hail up to 1.25" and 42 high-wind reports with gusts up to 70 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Clay County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — free →Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 125 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Miller to near Heartwell to 9 miles south of Inavale. Movement was northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 844 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Talmage, moving northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Strong wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Solomon, Wakefield, Manchester, Moonlight, and Talmage. This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 267 and 268.”
“At 612 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wells, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Minneapolis, Bennington, Wells, Manchester, Longford, Oak Hill, Niles, Moonlight, and Talmage.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1243 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles northeast of Wakefield to 3 miles north of White City. Movement was east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 1207 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles south of Clay Center, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Strong wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1147 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles southeast of Idana, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Clay Center and Idana.”
“At 1143 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Wakefield to 4 miles east of Chapman. Movement was east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1139 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Clay Center, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Strong wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Clay Center, Wakefield, Green, and Idana.”
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 902 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong outflow from thunderstorms over northern Kansas along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Frankfort to 5 miles north of Leonardville to 6 miles west of Oak Hill. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 1059 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles west of Longford, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Wakefield, Manchester, Longford, and Oak Hill.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1233 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles north of Louisville to Ogden to 5 miles north of Moonlight. Movement was east at 30 mph. Hazard: Strong wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1045 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Linn, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Strong wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Washington, Clifton, Linn, Greenleaf, Barnes, Morrowville, and Palmer.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northeast Kansas and north central, northwest, and west central Missouri. WHEN...From 7 AM to 1 PM CDT Wednesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northeast Kansas and north central, northwest, and west central Missouri. WHEN...From 7 AM to 1 PM CDT Wednesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1118 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a gust front with showers behind it along a line extending from 5 miles east of Longford to near Abilene to 3 miles west of Durham. Movement was east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 208 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Glasco, moving east at 65 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down twigs or small limbs and blow around objects. Hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Clyde, Miltonvale, Glasco, Delphos, and Aurora.”
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 516 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Leonardville, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Riley, Leonardville, and Randolph.”
“At 404 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Green, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Randolph and Green.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 344 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Miltonvale, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Miltonvale, Wells, Oak Hill, and Idana.”
“At 1203 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Idana to 7 miles east of Longford. Movement was north at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1153 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Concordia to 5 miles northeast of Aurora. Movement was north at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible.”
3 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.25", 2 tornado reports
“NWS employee confirmed a brief tornado just north of Wakefield. (TOP)”
“DELAYED REPORT of a rope tornado near Idana at 3:30. Photos sent via social media. (TOP)”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1029 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles west of Wakefield to 4 miles southwest of Manchester. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 63 mph
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1", wind gusts up to 60 mph
“Delayed social media report. Time estimated radar. (TOP)”
“Spotter reported a couple of hailstones to quarter-size in the storm. (TOP)”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1231 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Inavale to 9 miles north of Lebanon. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Red Cloud around 1235 PM CDT. Cowles around 1245 PM CDT.”
“At 954 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wakefield, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1", wind gusts up to 60 mph
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1016 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles north of Aurora, moving northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Clyde, Clifton, Palmer, Agenda, Aurora, and Vining.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 907 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles northeast of Aurora, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Clyde, Clifton, Aurora, and Vining.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Clay, Cloud, Ottawa, Republic, Washington, Marshall, Pottawatomie, and Riley Counties. WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 1 PM CDT this afternoon. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Small tree limbs could be blown down too. Isolated power outages may result.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY INTO TONIGHT... WINDS...This afternoon into this evening, out of the south to southwest, sustained 10 to 20 MPH and gusting up to around 25 to 30 MPH. Then after midnight tonight into early Sunday morning, abruptly turning northerly behind a strong cold front and gusting at least 40 to 50 MPH.”
“WINDS...Today into this evening, out of the south to southwest...sustained 10 to 20 MPH and gusting 20 to 30 MPH. After midnight tonight night into early Sunday morning, abruptly turning northerly behind a strong cold front and gusting at least 40 to 50 MPH.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Saturday into Early Sunday Morning... WINDS...On Saturday into Saturday evening, out of the south to southwest...sustained 10 to 20 MPH and gusting 20 to 30 MPH. After midnight Saturday night into early Sunday morning, abruptly turning northerly behind a strong cold front and gusting at least 40 to 50 MPH.”
6 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 65 mph
“WHAT...North to northwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central, and south central Nebraska. WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds may damage trees. Localized power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...North-northwest winds sustained 30 to 40 MPH, and gusting 50 to 60 MPH. WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central, and south central Nebraska. WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds may damage trees. Localized power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Kansas. WHEN...From 7 AM to 11 PM CDT Sunday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...Sustained north-northwest winds at least 30 to 40 MPH, with frequent gusts at least 50 to 60 MPH. WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central, and south central Nebraska. WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could damage trees and power lines. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Kansas. WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Kansas. WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Kansas. WHEN...Until 2 AM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Small tree limbs could be blown down too. Isolated power outages may result.”
“WHAT...Southwest to west winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Kansas and north central, northwest, and west central Missouri. WHEN...Until 2 AM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 615 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles west of Wakefield, moving northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Clay Center, Leonardville, and Green.”
“At 553 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Longford, moving northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Manchester, Longford, Oak Hill, and Idana.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 841 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles east of Longford, moving northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Clay Center, Green, and Longford.”
“At 755 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles southwest of Milford Lake, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Wakefield, Riley, Milford, Leonardville, and Milford Lake.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS...Southwest turning more west through the afternoon. Sustained speeds of 20 to 30 MPH with gusts up to 50 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 25 percent. The lowest values between 10 and 15 percent are expected to occur across areas mainly west of Highway 281. IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will spread quickly.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 70 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts of 55 to 70 mph. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Kansas. WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...Northwest winds sustained as high as 35 to 45 mph, with gusts 55 to 65 MPH. WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central, and south central Nebraska. WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. IMPACTS...Very strong winds could cause damage to trees. Localized power outages are possible.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 020 Cloud, Fire Weather Zone 021 Clay, Fire Weather Zone 022 Riley, Fire Weather Zone 034 Ottawa, Fire Weather Zone 035 Dickinson, Fire Weather Zone 036 Geary, Fire Weather Zone 037 Morris, Fire Weather Zone 038 Wabaunsee and Fire Weather Zone 054 Lyon. TIMING...From Thursday morning through Thursday afternoon.”
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 45 to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Kansas. WHEN...From 8 AM to 6 PM CST Thursday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Small tree limbs could be blown down too. Isolated power outages may result.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Fire Weather Watch for potential extreme fire danger, which is in effect from Thursday morning through Thursday afternoon.”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 77 severe weather events in Clay County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 33 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.25" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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