Coffey County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Has it hailed in Coffey County, Kansas recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 30 hail reports with hail up to 2.5", among 59 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 29 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.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Coffey County
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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.
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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.
Friday, August 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 844 AM CDT, trained weather spotters reported gusty showers from showers that are falling apart. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1125 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles southwest of John Redmond Reservoir, moving southeast at 35 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... Burlington, Gridley, and Le Roy.”
“At 1116 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Neosho Rapids, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Strong wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Lebo and John Redmond Reservoir.”
- Wind 55 mph Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 230 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 3 miles northeast of Berryton to 7 miles west of Osage City. Movement was southeast at 40 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 940 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Westphalia, moving south at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down twigs or small limbs and blow around objects. Minor damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Westphalia.”
- Hail 0.25" Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1053 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Topeka to 3 miles southwest of Dunlap. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down twigs or small limbs and blow around objects. Minor damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, and Osage Counties. WHEN...From 7 AM to 3 PM CDT Wednesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Small tree limbs could be blown down too. Isolated power outages may result.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, and Osage Counties. WHEN...From 7 AM to 2 PM CDT Wednesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Small tree limbs could be blown down too. Isolated power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 12, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 66 mph
“Delayed report. 8 inch and 15 inch tree limb down. Time estimated from radar. (TOP)”
- Wind 66 mph 3 N New Strawn SPC verified report
- Wind 60 mph 5 E Waverly SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 6 ENE New Strawn SPC verified report
Sunday, May 31, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 754 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Waverly to 3 miles east of Neosho Falls. Movement was east 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.”
- Hail 0.75" Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 30, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 4 NWS warnings — hail up to 2.5"
“Emergency manager relayed photo of estimated tennis ball size hail in Gridley. Time estimated from radar. (TOP)”
“Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (TOP)”
- Hail 2.5" Gridley SPC verified report
- Hail 1.75" 6 W Le Roy SPC verified report
- Hail 0.5" Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 956 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Burlington, moving east at 40 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... Burlington, New Strawn, Hartford, Gridley, Le Roy, and John Redmond Reservoir.”
- Wind 55 mph Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 17, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 58 mph
“Personal weather station. Delayed report. (TOP)”
“Mping report. Tree (unknown diameter) uprooted. (TOP)”
- Wind 58 mph 2 WSW Burlington SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Burlington SPC verified report
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1237 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles south of Harveyville to 5 miles southwest of Reading to near Madison. Movement was east at 40 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.”
“At 313 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles southeast of Olpe, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Olpe, Hartford, and Neosho Rapids. This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 141 and 145.”
- Hail 0.75" Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Waverly SPC verified report
Monday, May 4, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 61 mph
“Corrects the previous report time from PM to AM. Delayed Report: Several large trees were uprooted and a few electric poles were snapped in Waverly. Time estimated by r (TOP)”
- Wind 61 mph 1 SSW Lebo SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Waverly SPC verified report
Sunday, April 26, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 1.5"
“At 744 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Westphalia, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down twigs or small limbs and blow around objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Garnett, Westphalia, and Harris.”
- Hail 1.5" 1 W Gridley SPC verified report
- Hail 1.5" 4 SW Le Roy SPC verified report
- Hail 1.25" Gridley SPC verified report
- Hail 1" 6 W Le Roy SPC verified report
- Hail 0.75" Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
- Wind Unknown 5 NNE Gridley SPC verified report
Friday, April 17, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 70 mph
“Tree damage. Time estimated from radar data. (TOP)”
- Wind 70 mph Waverly SPC verified report
- Wind 70 mph Lebo SPC verified report
- Wind 59 mph 5 S Hartford SPC verified report
Thursday, April 9, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Several large tree branches down across Burlington. One large limb knocked down power lines. Time estimated from radar. (TOP)”
- Wind Unknown Burlington SPC verified report
Friday, April 3, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 537 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lebo, moving northeast 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... Lyndon, Lebo, Melvern, Olivet, Melvern Lake, and Beto Junction.”
- Hail 0.5" Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1024 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Le Roy, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down twigs or small limbs and blow around objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Westphalia and Le Roy.”
- Hail 0.75" Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 30, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
“Public reported hail with pictures sent to EM. (TOP)”
- Hail 1" 5 N Le Roy SPC verified report
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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 this morning to 11 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds can blow down trees limbs and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 60 mph Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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.”
- Wind 60 mph Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 13, 2026
2 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.”
- Wind 60 mph Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, and Osage Counties. WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to 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.”
- Wind 50 mph Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 941 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Madison, moving east at 50 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...”
“At 915 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles north of Neosho Rapids, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Osage City, Lyndon, Lebo, Neosho Rapids, Reading, Olivet, and Melvern Lake. This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 136 and 154.”
- Hail 0.75" Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 6, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 110 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Beto Junction, moving northeast at 45 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...”
“At 1255 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles east of Hartford, moving northeast at 45 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, January 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1033 PM CST, a line of heavy snow showers was located along a line extending from 4 miles west of Gardner to near Pomona to 3 miles north of Lebo. Movement was southeast at 45 mph. Visibilities will drop quickly to less than a quarter of a mile in this line of snow. Wind gusts up to 50 mph are also possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“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.”
- Wind 55 mph Coffey County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Coffey County, KS?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 59 severe weather events in Coffey County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Coffey County recently?
Yes — 30 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 2.5" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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