Pottawatomie County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 16, 2026
Has it hailed in Pottawatomie County, Kansas recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 33 hail reports with hail up to 1.5", among 59 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 26 high-wind reports with gusts up to 78 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.
Pottawatomie County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Pottawatomie County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Pottawatomie 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.
Sunday, August 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 345 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles east of Green, 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... Blue Rapids, Waterville, Leonardville, and Randolph.”
- Wind 55 mph Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, August 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1002 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles south of Manhattan, moving northeast at 20 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... Manhattan and Ogden. This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 305 and 326.”
- Wind 50 mph Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 958 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Ogden to near Abilene. Movement was northeast at 25 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" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, August 7, 2026
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88", 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...”
“At 226 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tuttle Creek Lake, moving southeast at 25 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... Manhattan, Tuttle Creek Lake, and Keats.”
- Wind 50 mph Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Pottawatomie 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" Pottawatomie 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" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Delayed report. Quite a few 6-8 inch tree limbs down. Time estimated from radar. (TOP)”
- Wind Unknown 2 SW Louisville SPC verified report
Saturday, July 4, 2026
2 NWS warnings — 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.”
“At 557 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near St. George, moving east 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... Wamego, St. George, Belvue, and Louisville.”
- Hail 0.88" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Pottawatomie 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 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.”
- Wind 50 mph Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 21, 2026
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...”
- Wind 55 mph Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“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 Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 13, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 60 mph
- Wind 60 mph 2 W Olsburg SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 W Olsburg SPC verified report
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
- Wind Unknown 2 W Olsburg SPC verified report
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 337 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Keats, moving east at 40 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... Manhattan, Riley, St. George, Tuttle Creek Lake, and Keats.”
- Hail 0.88" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 4, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 535 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Blaine to 4 miles northeast of Westmoreland. Movement was northeast 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...”
“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.”
- Wind 55 mph Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 30, 2026
5 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 115 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near 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... Westmoreland, Blaine, and Wheaton.”
- Hail 0.75" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 18, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 78 mph
“Measured on a personal weather station. (TOP)”
- Wind 78 mph 2 SW Louisville SPC verified report
- Wind 59 mph 7 NNE Manhattan SPC verified report
Sunday, May 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1025 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles east of Bern to 3 miles west of Soldier. Movement was east at 35 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, May 14, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 832 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Westmoreland, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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. Locations impacted include... Westmoreland.”
“At 810 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tuttle Creek Lake, moving east 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... Olsburg and Tuttle Creek Lake.”
- Hail 0.25" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“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...”
- Hail 0.5" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 22, 2026
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.”
- Wind 50 mph Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
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 Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Pottawatomie 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. 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.”
- Wind 50 mph Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 6, 2026
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 645 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Leonardville, 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... Leonardville, Olsburg, and Randolph.”
“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 0.88" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 5, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“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.”
“At 858 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles north of Olsburg, moving northeast at 40 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... Frankfort, Axtell, Beattie, and Vermillion.”
- Hail 0.5" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
1 NWS warning — 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.”
- Wind 70 mph Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Pottawatomie County, KS?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 59 severe weather events in Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County recently?
Yes — 33 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.5" 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 Pottawatomie 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.