Hail in Kansas City on Wednesday, May 8, 2024
The Storm Prediction Center logged 44 hail reports in Kansas City on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, between 6:54 am and 7:35 am CDT, in 6 of the metro's 11 counties. The largest was 2.00 inches at 1 ESE Shawnee (Johnson, KS) at 7:10 am. NOAA radar flagged 268 hail signatures inside the metro that day: 78 rated a 100% chance of hail and 93 with a maximum expected size of 1 inch or more.
Where hail was reported
Reports came from 22 places in Cass, MO, Clay, MO, Jackson, MO, Johnson, KS, Platte, MO and Wyandotte, KS, named as the National Weather Service described them.
- Kansas City 6 reports, up to 1.50 in
- Lake Quivira 5 reports, up to 1.75 in
- Olathe 4 reports, up to 2.00 in
- Shawnee 4 reports, up to 2.00 in
- Kansas City Kansas 3 reports, up to 1.75 in
- Smithville 3 reports, up to 1.00 in
- Lenexa 2 reports, up to 1.25 in
- Northmoor 2 reports, up to 1.50 in
- Oakview 2 reports, up to 1.50 in
- Fairway 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Gladstone 1 report, up to 1.25 in
- Harrisonville 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Holliday 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Houston Lake 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Kansas City Downt 1 report, up to 1.75 in
- Kansas City Kansa 1 report, up to 1.25 in
- Merriam 1 report, up to 1.25 in
- Mission Hills 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Overland Park 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Parkville 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Roeland Park 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Westwood Hills 1 report, up to 1.00 in
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.
| Time | Size | Place | County | NWS comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:54 am | 2.00 | 2 NNW Olathe | Johnson, KS | Mostly quarters but one hail stone was 2 inches in diameter. (EAX) |
| 6:55 am | 1.25 | Olathe | Johnson, KS | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (EAX) |
| 7:00 am | 1.00 | 1 ESE Shawnee | Johnson, KS | Minor dents to vehicle. (EAX) |
| 7:04 am | 1.00 | 6 S Harrisonville | Cass, MO | (EAX) |
| 7:05 am | 1.00 | 2 SE Lake Quivira | Johnson, KS | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (EAX) |
| 7:05 am | 1.50 | 2 SE Lake Quivira | Johnson, KS | Time estimated from radar. (EAX) |
| 7:06 am | 1.00 | 1 SW Fairway | Johnson, KS | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (EAX) |
| 7:07 am | 1.75 | 2 SE Lake Quivira | Johnson, KS | Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (EAX) |
| 7:08 am | 1.00 | 2 W Overland Park | Johnson, KS | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (EAX) |
| 7:08 am | 1.25 | 2 W Merriam | Johnson, KS | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (EAX) |
| 7:08 am | 1.50 | 4 SSW Kansas City | Jackson, MO | Delayed report... max size 1.50 inches... hail covered the ground. (EAX) |
| 7:09 am | 1.00 | 2 E Lake Quivira | Johnson, KS | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (EAX) |
| 7:10 am | 1.25 | 2 NW Lenexa | Johnson, KS | Time estimated from radar. (EAX) |
| 7:10 am | 2.00 | 1 ESE Shawnee | Johnson, KS | Social media report. Time estimated from radar. (EAX) |
| 7:10 am | 1.00 | Shawnee | Johnson, KS | Quarter-sized hail reported in Shawnee by meteorologist. (EAX) |
| 7:11 am | 1.25 | 3 N Lenexa | Johnson, KS | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (EAX) |
| 7:12 am | 1.50 | 2 SE Lake Quivira | Johnson, KS | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (EAX) |
| 7:12 am | 1.00 | Holliday | Johnson, KS | Social media report. (EAX) |
| 7:13 am | 1.00 | 5 NW Olathe | Johnson, KS | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). Time adjusted by radar. (EAX) |
| 7:13 am | 1.75 | Shawnee | Johnson, KS | Photo of golf ball sized hail via facebook. (EAX) |
| 7:13 am | 1.00 | 2 NW Roeland Park | Wyandotte, KS | Social media report. (EAX) |
| 7:13 am | 1.00 | 2 SE Kansas City | Jackson, MO | Time confirmed by radar. (EAX) |
| 7:15 am | 1.00 | 1 NW Olathe | Johnson, KS | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (EAX) |
| 7:15 am | 1.00 | 1 SSW Kansas City | Jackson, MO | (EAX) |
| 7:15 am | 1.00 | Kansas City | Jackson, MO | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (EAX) |
| 7:15 am | 1.00 | Kansas City Kansas | Wyandotte, KS | Quarter size hail in Strawberry Hill. (EAX) |
| 7:16 am | 1.00 | Kansas City Kansas | Wyandotte, KS | Social media report. (EAX) |
| 7:17 am | 1.00 | 1 SE Mission Hills | Jackson, MO | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (EAX) |
| 7:17 am | 1.75 | 1 SSW Kansas City Downt | Jackson, MO | Social media report. (EAX) |
| 7:18 am | 1.00 | Kansas City | Jackson, MO | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). Time adjusted by radar. (EAX) |
| 7:18 am | 1.00 | 1 SSE Parkville | Platte, MO | Reported by WDAF. (EAX) |
| 7:19 am | 1.50 | Kansas City | Jackson, MO | Social media report. (EAX) |
| 7:19 am | 1.25 | 1 ESE Kansas City Kansa | Wyandotte, KS | Social media report. Time estimated from radar. (EAX) |
| 7:20 am | 1.00 | 1 NE Westwood Hills | Jackson, MO | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (EAX) |
| 7:23 am | 1.00 | Northmoor | Clay, MO | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (EAX) |
| 7:24 am | 1.00 | 1 ENE Houston Lake | Platte, MO | Time estimated from radar. (EAX) |
| 7:24 am | 1.50 | Oakview | Clay, MO | Social media report. Time estimated from radar. (EAX) |
| 7:26 am | 1.75 | 2 S Kansas City Kansas | Wyandotte, KS | (EAX) |
| 7:29 am | 1.50 | Northmoor | Clay, MO | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (EAX) |
| 7:29 am | 1.00 | 2 NE Oakview | Clay, MO | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (EAX) |
| 7:33 am | 1.00 | 2 E Smithville | Clay, MO | Social media report. Time estimated from radar. (EAX) |
| 7:35 am | 1.25 | Gladstone | Clay, MO | Reported in Gladstone. (EAX) |
| 7:35 am | 1.00 | 4 SE Smithville | Clay, MO | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (EAX) |
| 7:35 am | 1.00 | 4 E Smithville | Clay, MO | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (EAX) |
What NEXRAD radar recorded inside the metro
268 signatures from 6 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; 78 were rated 100% and 33 had a maximum expected size of 2 inches or more.
| Radar | Signatures | Rated 100% | 1 in or more | 2 in or more | Largest expected | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTWX | 80 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 2.50 in | 5:57 am | 8:09 am |
| KEAX | 76 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 2.75 in | 5:58 am | 7:51 am |
| KMCI | 66 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 3.00 in | 5:57 am | 8:09 am |
| KSGF | 44 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 2.50 in | 6:04 am | 8:07 am |
| KICT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.25 in | 6:06 am | 6:06 am |
| KOAX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 in | 6:58 am | 6:58 am |
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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