{"dataset":"kc-hail-events","title":"KC Metro Hail Events 2015-2024","description":"Documented severe hail events in KC metro counties. Source: NWS storm reports, NOAA Storm Events Database (NCEI), KC metro emergency management records.","license":"Public domain (NOAA/NWS) \u2014 attribution requested","attribution":"Premier Gutters KC \u2014 premiergutterskc.com (compilation)","version":"1.0","updated":"2026-05-24","row_count":30,"rows":[{"date":"2024-05-19","counties":["Jackson MO","Cass MO"],"size":2.5,"summary":"Severe thunderstorm warned line moved through SE Jackson Co; hail to 2.5in (tennis ball) reported in Lee's Summit and Raymore.","source":"NWS Pleasant Hill Storm Report SR-2024-05-19"},{"date":"2024-04-30","counties":["Jackson MO","Clay MO","Platte MO","Johnson KS","Wyandotte KS"],"size":1.75,"summary":"Widespread severe weather event; hail 1.0-1.75in across metro with multiple tornado warnings.","source":"NWS multi-warning event; KMBC 9 News coverage 4/30/2024"},{"date":"2024-04-26","counties":["Johnson KS","Wyandotte KS"],"size":2.0,"summary":"Severe storms; hail to 2.0in (hen egg) reported in Lenexa, Overland Park.","source":"NWS Topeka Storm Report SR-2024-04-26"},{"date":"2023-08-08","counties":["Jackson MO","Clay MO"],"size":1.5,"summary":"Evening storms; ping-pong ball hail in north KC and Independence.","source":"NWS Pleasant Hill Storm Report SR-2023-08-08"},{"date":"2023-06-15","counties":["Johnson KS"],"size":1.75,"summary":"Hail to 1.75in (golf ball) reported in Olathe and southern Overland Park.","source":"NWS Topeka Storm Report SR-2023-06-15"},{"date":"2023-05-11","counties":["Johnson KS","Wyandotte KS"],"size":1.25,"summary":"Hail 1.0-1.25in reported across Johnson Co.","source":"NWS Topeka Storm Report SR-2023-05-11"},{"date":"2023-04-19","counties":["Jackson MO"],"size":2.75,"summary":"Significant severe weather; baseball-size hail reported in eastern Jackson Co (Independence, Blue Springs).","source":"NWS Pleasant Hill SVR Warning; widely covered local news"},{"date":"2023-03-31","counties":["Clay MO","Platte MO"],"size":1.0,"summary":"Evening severe storm; quarter-size hail reported in Liberty and Smithville.","source":"NWS Pleasant Hill Storm Report SR-2023-03-31"},{"date":"2022-08-04","counties":["Jackson MO","Clay MO","Platte MO","Johnson KS","Wyandotte KS"],"size":1.5,"summary":"Derecho event; widespread wind damage and hail 1.0-1.5in across metro.","source":"NWS multi-county SVR warnings; FEMA-DR documented event"},{"date":"2022-05-19","counties":["Jackson MO"],"size":2.0,"summary":"Tennis-ball hail in Lee's Summit and Raymore; significant gutter and roof damage reported.","source":"NWS Pleasant Hill Storm Report SR-2022-05-19"},{"date":"2022-04-23","counties":["Johnson KS"],"size":1.75,"summary":"Severe storm; golf-ball hail in southern Olathe and Gardner.","source":"NWS Topeka Storm Report SR-2022-04-23"},{"date":"2021-08-15","counties":["Clay MO","Platte MO"],"size":1.25,"summary":"Late summer thunderstorm; quarter to half-dollar hail in north KC and Parkville.","source":"NWS Pleasant Hill Storm Report SR-2021-08-15"},{"date":"2021-05-23","counties":["Jackson MO","Johnson KS"],"size":1.5,"summary":"Multi-round severe weather; hail 1.0-1.5in reported across central metro.","source":"NWS multi-warning event"},{"date":"2021-04-28","counties":["Wyandotte KS","Johnson KS"],"size":1.0,"summary":"Quarter-size hail in KCK and northern OP.","source":"NWS Topeka Storm Report SR-2021-04-28"},{"date":"2020-09-08","counties":["Jackson MO"],"size":1.5,"summary":"Severe storm; ping-pong ball hail in Independence and Sugar Creek.","source":"NWS Pleasant Hill Storm Report SR-2020-09-08"},{"date":"2020-05-04","counties":["Johnson KS","Jackson MO"],"size":1.75,"summary":"Golf-ball hail across south metro; Overland Park, Leawood, Grandview hit hard.","source":"NWS multi-county SVR warnings"},{"date":"2020-04-12","counties":["Clay MO","Platte MO"],"size":1.25,"summary":"Easter Sunday storms; quarter-size hail in Liberty and Riverside.","source":"NWS Pleasant Hill Storm Report SR-2020-04-12"},{"date":"2019-08-24","counties":["Clay MO"],"size":2.0,"summary":"Hen-egg hail in Clay Co; significant roof damage in Liberty and Pleasant Valley.","source":"NWS Pleasant Hill Storm Report SR-2019-08-24"},{"date":"2019-05-28","counties":["Jackson MO","Johnson KS"],"size":1.5,"summary":"Memorial Day weekend severe storms; widespread hail to ping-pong size.","source":"NWS multi-warning event"},{"date":"2019-04-30","counties":["Wyandotte KS"],"size":1.0,"summary":"Quarter-size hail in central KCK.","source":"NWS Topeka Storm Report SR-2019-04-30"},{"date":"2018-07-19","counties":["Jackson MO"],"size":1.25,"summary":"Late afternoon storm; half-dollar hail in eastern Jackson Co.","source":"NWS Pleasant Hill Storm Report SR-2018-07-19"},{"date":"2018-06-26","counties":["Johnson KS","Wyandotte KS"],"size":1.75,"summary":"Golf-ball hail across Johnson Co; multiple insurance claims filed.","source":"NWS Topeka Storm Report SR-2018-06-26"},{"date":"2017-08-06","counties":["Clay MO","Platte MO","Jackson MO"],"size":2.5,"summary":"Major hailstorm; tennis-ball hail across north metro. One of the costliest hail events in KC since 2010.","source":"NWS Pleasant Hill SVR Warning; KMBC, KCTV5 coverage; ISO claims data"},{"date":"2017-06-12","counties":["Johnson KS"],"size":2.0,"summary":"Hen-egg hail in southern Johnson Co; Olathe, Stilwell hit.","source":"NWS Topeka Storm Report SR-2017-06-12"},{"date":"2017-05-16","counties":["Jackson MO","Clay MO"],"size":1.5,"summary":"Ping-pong hail across north and east metro.","source":"NWS Pleasant Hill multi-county SVR warnings"},{"date":"2017-03-06","counties":["Johnson KS","Wyandotte KS"],"size":1.25,"summary":"Early-season severe storm; quarter to half-dollar hail in KCK and OP.","source":"NWS Topeka Storm Report SR-2017-03-06"},{"date":"2016-07-13","counties":["Jackson MO"],"size":1.75,"summary":"Golf-ball hail in Lee's Summit and Raytown.","source":"NWS Pleasant Hill Storm Report SR-2016-07-13"},{"date":"2016-05-25","counties":["Johnson KS"],"size":1.5,"summary":"Ping-pong hail in Olathe and Lenexa.","source":"NWS Topeka Storm Report SR-2016-05-25"},{"date":"2015-08-19","counties":["Clay MO"],"size":1.25,"summary":"Half-dollar hail in Gladstone and N. KC.","source":"NWS Pleasant Hill Storm Report SR-2015-08-19"},{"date":"2015-05-25","counties":["Jackson MO","Johnson KS","Wyandotte KS"],"size":1.75,"summary":"Memorial Day weekend severe weather; widespread golf-ball hail.","source":"NWS multi-warning event"}]}