◆ JUNCTION CITY, KS HAIL HISTORY · GEARY COUNTY
Junction City, KS hail history & hail map
Junction City, Kansas has had 20 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 2.00″ (Golf Ball). Most recent: Aug 19, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
20Hail events in the past 5 years
2.00″Largest recorded hail · Golf Ball
1.75″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
2.00″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Junction City, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Junction City
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | 1 ground report (max 1.25″) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 1.00″ Quarter | 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| May 18, 2026 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| May 18, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Apr 28, 2025 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | Radar 1.50″ |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 2.00″ Golf Ball | Radar 2.00″ · 5 ground reports (max 1.75″) |
| Jun 2, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| May 7, 2024 | 0.88″ Nickel | Radar 0.75″ · 1 ground report (max 0.88″) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
| Mar 14, 2024 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | 5 ground reports (max 1.50″) |
| Jul 5, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Apr 19, 2023 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | 3 ground reports (max 1.75″) |
| Apr 15, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Jun 12, 2022 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| May 18, 2022 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.00″ · 2 ground reports (max 1.25″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Junction City (39.030, -96.870) or an NWS / CoCoRaHS hail report within 3 miles. Data window: NOAA MRMS radar hail swaths Oct 2021 – Nov 2026; NWS / NCEI Storm Events reports Nov 2024 – Jul 2026; CoCoRaHS volunteer reports Oct 2021 – present. Radar hail sizes are estimates, not ground truth; hail at any single address can differ.