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Hail history in Bern, KS

Radar has detected major hail over the Bern area on 40 days since 2011, up to 4" (baseball size or larger) on June 3, 2014. Source: NOAA Severe Weather Data Inventory radar signatures, which estimate hail aloft near Bern, not confirmed ground reports.

Data last updated: July 28, 2026

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Every major hail day near Bern

June 6, 2026up to 1" near Bern · storm peaked at 1.25" (Summerfield area)June 5, 2026up to 1.75" near Bern · storm peaked at 2" (Long Island area)June 4, 2026up to 1.75" near Bern · storm peaked at 2.25" (Haddam area)June 26, 2025up to 1.75" near Bern · storm peaked at 2" (Soldier area)June 26, 2024up to 1.5" near Bern · storm peaked at 2.25" (Summerfield area)April 26, 2024up to 1.75" near Bern · storm peaked at 3.25" (Prescott area)July 24, 2023up to 1" near Bern · storm peaked at 1.75" (Leawood area)November 4, 2022up to 1.5" near Bern · storm peaked at 2.25" (Holton area)August 25, 2021up to 1" near Bern · storm peaked at 2.5" (Winona area)August 13, 2021up to 1.25" near Bern · storm peaked at 2.75" (Robinson area)June 25, 2021up to 2.5" near Bern · storm peaked at 3.25" (Navarre area)June 24, 2021up to 2.75" near Bern · storm peaked at 3" (Seneca area)July 1, 2020up to 1" near Bern · storm peaked at 2" (Leoti area)May 24, 2020up to 1.5" near Bern · storm peaked at 2.75" (Munjor area)August 15, 2019up to 3.25" near Bern · storm peaked at 4" (Sabetha area)June 20, 2019up to 1.5" near Bern · storm peaked at 2" (Herndon area)May 21, 2019up to 1.25" near Bern · storm peaked at 2" (Seneca area)August 6, 2018up to 1.5" near Bern · storm peaked at 2.75" (Quinter area)June 9, 2018up to 2" near Bern · storm peaked at 2" (Bern area)April 13, 2018up to 1.75" near Bern · storm peaked at 2.75" (Kelly area)June 23, 2017up to 1.25" near Bern · storm peaked at 2.25" (Willis area)June 16, 2017up to 1.25" near Bern · storm peaked at 3" (Washington area)September 24, 2016up to 1.5" near Bern · storm peaked at 1.75" (Garden Plain area)July 25, 2015up to 1.5" near Bern · storm peaked at 3" (La Crosse area)June 21, 2015up to 2" near Bern · storm peaked at 2.5" (Elwood area)May 10, 2015up to 1.5" near Bern · storm peaked at 2" (Washington area)May 7, 2015up to 1.5" near Bern · storm peaked at 2.25" (Larned area)October 9, 2014up to 1.25" near Bern · storm peaked at 2.5" (Nortonville area)June 3, 2014up to 4" near Bern · storm peaked at 4" (Garden City area)May 22, 2014up to 1.25" near Bern · storm peaked at 2.25" (Hazelton area)April 13, 2014up to 1.75" near Bern · storm peaked at 3" (Piedmont area)April 12, 2014up to 1.25" near Bern · storm peaked at 3" (Olsburg area)October 13, 2012up to 1.75" near Bern · storm peaked at 2.25" (Beaver area)June 30, 2012up to 2.25" near Bern · storm peaked at 3" (Elwood area)June 11, 2012up to 1.25" near Bern · storm peaked at 1.75" (Walnut area)March 28, 2012up to 2.75" near Bern · storm peaked at 3.5" (Virgil area)June 16, 2011up to 2.25" near Bern · storm peaked at 2.75" (Sawyer area)May 12, 2011up to 1" near Bern · storm peaked at 2" (Frontenac area)May 11, 2011up to 2" near Bern · storm peaked at 3" (Ada area)March 20, 2011up to 1" near Bern · storm peaked at 1.5" (St. Benedict area)

What this record means for a Bern roof

The list above covers 40 radar-confirmed hail days over Bern between 2011 and 2026. The largest signature recorded over the Bern area was 4" (baseball size or larger) on June 3, 2014. Radar put the local estimate at or above the 1" mark, the size generally capable of damaging asphalt shingles, on every one of those days.

Insurers and their adjusters can pull this same NOAA archive, so a date on this list is not news to the company handling a claim. What the archive cannot show is the condition of your specific roof, which is why dated photos and a written inspection report carry the weight in a dispute. Most homeowner policies also set a deadline to report storm damage, commonly one or two years from the date of loss, so a recent date above matters most if the roof was never inspected after it.

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Common questions

Has Bern had hail big enough to damage roofs?

Radar has detected hail up to 4" (baseball size or larger) over the Bern area, most recently on June 6, 2026. Hail of 1" or larger is generally considered capable of damaging asphalt shingles.

Does this prove my roof was damaged?

No. Radar estimates hail aloft, accurate to roughly a mile, and cannot confirm what reached any specific roof. It is a strong reason to document your roof and check your policy's claim deadline after a listed date, not proof of damage.

How do I check my exact address in Bern?

Use the free address lookup on this site. It searches the same NOAA radar archive within a radius you choose around your address, back to 2011.

If one of these dates is recent