Hail on Date

Hail in Kansas City on Wednesday, March 13, 2024

The Storm Prediction Center logged 62 hail reports in Kansas City on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, between 7:11 pm and 11:48 pm CDT, in 8 of the metro's 11 counties. The largest was 3.00 inches at 2 SSE Bonner Springs (Johnson, KS) at 7:55 pm. NOAA radar flagged 917 hail signatures inside the metro that day: 375 rated a 100% chance of hail and 352 with a maximum expected size of 1 inch or more.

62spotter hail reports in the metro
3.00 inlargest reported, 2 SSE Bonner Springs
917radar hail signatures inside the metro, 375 rated 100%
3.00 inlargest expected size on radar
Map of Kansas City counties with 917 radar hail signatures and 62 spotter hail reports on March 13, 2024 Jackson Clay Platte Cass Ray Clinton Lafayette Johnson Wyandotte Leavenworth Miami 3.00 in, 2 SSE Bonner Springs
Amber dots are radar hail signatures inside the metro's counties (every cell the algorithm rated, 10% to 100% chance of hail), darkest under 1 inch, brighter from 1 inch, brightest at 2 inches and up. Triangles are spotter reports; the filled one is the largest. County names are drawn at each county's center.

Where hail was reported

Reports came from 29 places in Clay, MO, Jackson, MO, Johnson, KS, Lafayette, MO, Leavenworth, KS, Platte, MO, Ray, MO and Wyandotte, KS, named as the National Weather Service described them.

Every hail report logged that day

Times are Central Daylight Time. Sizes are in inches, as reported. The comment is the National Weather Service's text as published in the Storm Prediction Center's daily log.

TimeSizePlaceCountyNWS comment
7:11 pm1.001 S LinwoodLeavenworth, KSQuarter sized hail reported just south of Linwood. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
7:21 pm1.001 NW Clearview CityJohnson, KSQuarter sized hail at the intersection of State Highway 10 and Edgerton Road. (EAX)
7:30 pm1.00De SotoJohnson, KSA resident reported quarter sized hail in De Soto. Time confirmed from radar. (EAX)
7:36 pm1.001 N De SotoLeavenworth, KSNickel to quarter sized hail at 166th Street and Golden Road. (EAX)
7:38 pm1.252 SE ShawneeJohnson, KSPhoto of approximately half dollar size hail in the western side of Lenexa. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
7:40 pm1.001 W De SotoJohnson, KSmPing report of quarter sized hail. Time confirmed from radar. (EAX)
7:45 pm1.003 NNE De SotoLeavenworth, KSQuarter sized hail near 158th Street and Loring Rd. (EAX)
7:50 pm2.502 W ShawneeJohnson, KSHail up to tennis ball size near 64th Street and Brockway Street. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
7:50 pm2.002 WNW ShawneeJohnson, KSPhoto of two-inch diameter hail near Mill Valley High School. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
7:52 pm1.75Bonner SpringsWyandotte, KSPhoto of golf ball sized hail in Bonner Springs. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
7:54 pm1.751 WNW ShawneeJohnson, KSGolf ball sized hail at the intersection of 64th Street and Monticello Road. (EAX)
7:54 pm2.752 ESE Bonner SpringsJohnson, KSReport from mPING: Baseball (2.75 in.). Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
7:54 pm1.253 SW MaywoodJackson, MOReport from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
7:55 pm3.002 SSE Bonner SpringsJohnson, KSHail measured at 3.5 inches in diameter at 55th Street and McCormick Drive. Photo provided to trained spotter and relayed to the office. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
7:55 pm1.252 WSW MaywoodJackson, MOReport from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
7:55 pm1.752 WSW MaywoodWyandotte, KSPhoto of golf ball size hail just north of Kansas Speedway. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
7:57 pm2.75ShawneeJohnson, KSPhoto of baseball sized hail in Shawnee. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
7:57 pm2.001 W EdwardsvilleWyandotte, KSPhoto of two-inch diameter hail just west of Edwardsville. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
7:57 pm1.503 WNW Fort LeavenworthLeavenworth, KSInch and a half sized hail reported at 167th/Coffin Road North of Fort Leavenworth... KS (Leavenworth County). (EAX)
8:00 pm2.002 SSE Lake QuiviraJohnson, KSTwo inch hail in Mill Valley with broken windshields. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
8:00 pm2.001 WNW ShawneeJohnson, KSPhoto of two inch diameter hail near 64th and Woodland. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
8:00 pm2.501 WNW ShawneeJohnson, KSPhoto of approximately tennis ball sized hail near 64th and Monticello. Time confirmed from radar. (EAX)
8:00 pm1.751 SW Kansas CityJackson, MOSevere thunderstorms with large hail and torrential rainfall resulted in temporary stranded traffic and road closures... including on I-35 and I-70... between 730 and 9 (EAX)
8:01 pm1.001 NNW MaywoodWyandotte, KSQuarter size hail at 99th and Leavenworth Road in KCK. (EAX)
8:02 pm2.752 ESE Bonner SpringsJohnson, KSBaseball sized hail damaged car windows. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
8:02 pm1.001 ESE PiperWyandotte, KSReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
8:02 pm1.252 NE PiperWyandotte, KSReport from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
8:03 pm1.501 NNW MaywoodWyandotte, KSPing pong ball sized hail near 99th Street and Leavenworth Road. Time confirmed from radar. (EAX)
8:04 pm1.751 E MaywoodWyandotte, KSReport from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
8:05 pm2.50EdwardsvilleWyandotte, KSBroadcast media reports tennis ball sized hail in Edwardsville. Time confirmed from radar. (EAX)
8:10 pm1.751 SE MaywoodWyandotte, KS89th & Anne Ave.... KCK Golf ball sized hail and heavy rain. (EAX)
8:12 pm1.001 SSE Lake QuiviraJohnson, KSQuarter sized hail on Johnson Drive east of I-435. (EAX)
8:14 pm1.75Kansas City KansasWyandotte, KSPhoto of golf ball sized hail in Kansas City... KS. Time and location estimated from radar. (EAX)
8:21 pm1.501 SW Kansas City KansasWyandotte, KSReport from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
8:22 pm1.001 W ParkvillePlatte, MOQuarter size hail on the west side of Parkville. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
8:23 pm1.00RiversidePlatte, MOSocial media photo of quarter size hail in Riverside. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
8:30 pm1.751 NNW MaywoodWyandotte, KSDamage to cars and house shingles. (EAX)
8:33 pm1.001 NNE Blue SpringsJackson, MOReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
8:35 pm1.751 SW LibertyClay, MOPhoto of golf ball size hail near Route 291 and Withers Road. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
8:39 pm1.001 N RandolphClay, MOQuarter size hail near Worlds of Fun. Photo via social media. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
8:39 pm1.501 W LibertyClay, MOReport from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (EAX)
8:40 pm1.50LibertyClay, MOPhoto of ping pong ball sized hail in Liberty. Time confirmed from radar. (EAX)
8:41 pm1.001 NNE Pleasant ValleyClay, MOSpotter reported 1 inch hail and the ground is white with hail. (EAX)
8:43 pm1.50Pleasant ValleyClay, MOPhoto of ping pong ball sized hail in Pleasant Valley. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
8:43 pm1.004 WNW LibertyClay, MOReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). Time confirmed from radar. (EAX)
8:43 pm1.005 NW LibertyClay, MOReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). Time confirmed from radar. (EAX)
8:45 pm1.252 N Pleasant ValleyClay, MOWalnut size hail near Shoal Creek Parkway west of Liberty. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
8:45 pm1.003 NNE OakviewClay, MOHail reported near HWY 1 and HWY 152. (EAX)
8:46 pm1.503 WNW BucknerJackson, MOPhoto of approximately ping pong ball sized hail from a resident in Buckner. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
8:50 pm1.502 NNW MaywoodWyandotte, KSHail fell at 99th and Leavenworth Road in KCK. Public reported. (EAX)
9:20 pm1.00RayvilleRay, MOPhoto of quarter size hail in Rayville. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
9:25 pm1.751 SE RichmondRay, MOUp to golf ball sized hail reported by the public 1 mile southeast of Richmond. (EAX)
9:28 pm1.75RichmondRay, MOPhoto of hail up to golf ball size hail in Richmond. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
9:28 pm1.001 NNE RichmondRay, MOReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
9:52 pm1.25WellingtonLafayette, MOReport from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
10:55 pm1.00Weatherby LakePlatte, MOReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). Time confirmed from radar. (EAX)
10:57 pm1.005 NW JarbaloLeavenworth, KSQuarter size hail reported in Springdale. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
10:59 pm1.002 WSW Weatherby LakePlatte, MOQuarter size hail near Hampton Road and Route 45. (EAX)
11:05 pm1.002 S FerrelviewPlatte, MONWS employee reported 1 hail in Platte County. (EAX)
11:38 pm1.001 N LeavenworthLeavenworth, KSSocial media report of up to quarter size hail in Fort Leavenworth. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
11:46 pm1.006 SE EastonLeavenworth, KSEmergency manager reports up to quarter size hail covering the ground on K-92 near 195th Street. Time based on dispatch report and confirmed by radar. (EAX)
11:48 pm1.751 SE HoltClay, MOGolf ball size hail reported between Holt and Kearney via social media. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)

What NEXRAD radar recorded inside the metro

917 signatures from 5 radars fell inside the metro's counties on this local date, counting every cell the algorithm rated from a 10% to a 100% chance of hail; 375 were rated 100% and 61 had a maximum expected size of 2 inches or more.

RadarSignaturesRated 100%1 in or more2 in or moreLargest expectedFirstLast
KMCI525157188182.25 in6:55 pm11:58 pm
KEAX20010079222.75 in6:51 pm11:59 pm
KTWX1659972173.00 in6:53 pm11:56 pm
KSGF25191342.75 in7:49 pm10:06 pm
KDMX20000.50 in10:45 pm11:09 pm

Each radar that scans a storm writes its own signature about every 4 to 6 minutes, so one storm produces many rows and overlapping radars count it more than once. The raw rows for this day are in NOAA's Severe Weather Data Inventory.

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Spotter reports come from the Storm Prediction Center's preliminary daily logs, grouped here by local calendar date (Central Daylight Time) and by county: a report counts for Kansas City when its coordinates fall inside one of the metro's 11 counties (the counties of Jackson, MO, Clay, MO, Platte, MO, Cass, MO, Ray, MO, Clinton, MO, Lafayette, MO, Johnson, KS, Wyandotte, KS, Leavenworth, KS and Miami, KS). Radar signatures are estimates from the Hail Detection Algorithm, not measured stones; they include every cell it rated, from a 10% to a 100% probability of hail. How these pages are built.