Jackson County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Jackson County, Kansas has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 1 tornado report among 60 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 26 hail reports with hail up to 1" and 33 high-wind reports with gusts up to 67 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.
Jackson County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Jackson County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Jackson County
Recent storms — full detail available in the app
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 →Storm log — the official record, day by day
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 Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 31, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 200 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 3 miles north of Whiting to 4 miles northeast of Potawatomi Reservation to Maple Hill. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Hail 0.25" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 114 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles southwest of Westmoreland, moving southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Strong wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 743 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Emmett, moving east at 20 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... Emmett, Delia, and Potawatomi Reservation.”
- Hail 0.88" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1024 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near St. Marys to 7 miles southeast of Volland to 3 miles southwest of Latimer. 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. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1207 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms centered 4 miles southwest of Netawaka, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 21, 2026
2 NWS warnings — 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...”
“At 100 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Whiting, moving east at 25 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... Holton, Horton, Everest, Whiting, Netawaka, Powhattan, Willis, and Kickapoo Reservation.”
- Wind 55 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of east central Kansas and central, north central, northeast, and west central Missouri. WHEN...From 7 AM to 3 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 east central and northeast Kansas. WHEN...From 7 AM to noon 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 Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 13, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 67 mph
“Personal weather station. Near leading edge of outflow. (TOP)”
- Wind 67 mph 1 WNW Holton SPC verified report
Friday, June 12, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 58 mph
- Wind 58 mph 2 SSE Whiting SPC verified report
Thursday, June 4, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 803 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Emmett, moving east at 40 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... Holton, Hoyt, Mayetta, Emmett, Denison, Circleville, Delia, and Potawatomi Reservation.”
“At 351 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles northwest of Potawatomi Reservation, 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... Holton and Circleville.”
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 30, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 139 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Westmoreland, moving northeast at 25 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... Onaga, Soldier, Havensville, and Wheaton.”
“At 1032 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Circleville, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down twigs or small limbs and blow around objects. Minor damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Wetmore, Circleville, Netawaka, Soldier, Goff, Kickapoo Reservation, and Woodlawn.”
- Hail 0.75" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 17, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 65 mph, 1 tornado report
“Damage to home... barn... and trees. (TOP)”
“Measured on a personal weather station. (TOP)”
- Tornado Tornado 3 SSE Circleville SPC verified report
- Wind 65 mph 4 S Holton SPC verified report
- Hail 0.5" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 SE Circleville SPC verified report
Friday, May 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 404 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles northeast of Circleville, moving east at 20 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... Whiting and Netawaka.”
- Hail 0.75" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1050 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers near Tecumseh, moving northeast 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 9, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1001 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Nortonville to near Valley Falls to 3 miles northwest of Meriden. Movement was east at 35 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 941 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 3 miles southeast of Soldier to 5 miles west of Potawatomi Reservation to 3 miles north of Delia. Movement was east at 35 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1043 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Holton, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Holton, Whiting, and Denison.”
- Hail 0.5" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to 1 inch. Winds gusting 50 to 60 mph. WHERE...Douglas, Brown, Jackson, Jefferson, and Nemaha Counties. WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Blowing snow could reduce visibility below a quarter- mile at times. Plan on slippery road conditions.”
“WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to one inch. Winds gusting as high as 55 to 60 mph. WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Kansas and west central Missouri. WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 1 AM CDT Monday. IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Strong winds could cause tree damage.”
- Wind 60 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 14, 2026
2 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...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Kansas and central, north central, and west central Missouri. WHEN...From 10 AM Sunday to noon CDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 60 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Jackson 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 Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
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.”
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 6, 2026
6 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 916 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles north of Mayetta, moving northeast at 50 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...”
“At 904 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near McFarland, moving northeast 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... Rossville, Alma, St.”
- Hail 0.75" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 5, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 904 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Denison, moving northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Denison and Whiting.”
“At 908 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Westmoreland to Belvue. Movement was northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Westmoreland, Blaine, Onaga, Belvue, Emmett, Havensville, Wheaton, and Lillis.”
- Hail 0.75" Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Jackson 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 Jackson County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Jackson County, KS?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 60 severe weather events in Jackson County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Did it hail in Jackson County recently?
Yes — 26 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
How do I see hail history for a specific address in Jackson County?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property, including the most recent 30 days — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.