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Hail history in Smith Center, KS

Radar has detected major hail over the Smith Center area on 29 days since 2011, up to 3.75" (baseball size or larger) on September 19, 2025. Source: NOAA Severe Weather Data Inventory radar signatures, which estimate hail aloft near Smith Center, not confirmed ground reports.

Data last updated: July 28, 2026

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Every major hail day near Smith Center

May 16, 2026up to 1.5" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 3.25" (Haddam area)September 19, 2025up to 3.75" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 4" (Downs area)August 19, 2025up to 1.5" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 2.5" (Benton area)July 19, 2025up to 1.5" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 3" (Nicodemus area)July 19, 2024up to 1.5" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 3" (Winona area)April 16, 2024up to 1" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 1.5" (Overbrook area)June 29, 2023up to 2.25" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 4" (Waterville area)May 14, 2022up to 1.75" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 4" (Logan area)May 8, 2021up to 2" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 2.5" (Solomon area)July 26, 2020up to 2" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 2.25" (Ionia area)July 18, 2020up to 1.5" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 2" (Glade area)July 3, 2019up to 1" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 2.25" (Formoso area)June 4, 2019up to 1" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 1.5" (Wilmore area)May 27, 2019up to 1.25" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 2.75" (Webber area)May 23, 2019up to 2.25" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 3.25" (Morganville area)July 13, 2018up to 1" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 3.25" (Natoma area)June 18, 2018up to 1" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 2" (Assaria area)March 23, 2018up to 3" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 3" (Smith Center area)October 1, 2017up to 2.5" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 4" (Kirwin area)August 19, 2016up to 1.5" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 2.25" (White Cloud area)July 7, 2016up to 2.5" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 2.5" (Smith Center area)August 6, 2015up to 1.5" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 3.5" (Woodruff area)August 5, 2015up to 1.5" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 3" (Lincoln Center area)August 4, 2015up to 2.25" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 3.25" (Dighton area)April 1, 2015up to 1" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 2.5" (Caney area)August 22, 2014up to 1.5" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 3.5" (Quinter area)August 17, 2014up to 1.25" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 3" (Agra area)June 27, 2014up to 1.25" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 2" (Lebanon area)May 11, 2014up to 3.25" near Smith Center · storm peaked at 4" (Greensburg area)

What this record means for a Smith Center roof

The list above covers 29 radar-confirmed hail days over Smith Center between 2014 and 2026. The largest signature recorded over the Smith Center area was 3.75" (baseball size or larger) on September 19, 2025. 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 Smith Center had hail big enough to damage roofs?

Radar has detected hail up to 3.75" (baseball size or larger) over the Smith Center area, most recently on May 16, 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 Smith Center?

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