Wallace, KS Hail Storm – August 2025

What Happened

A severe hail storm crossed Wallace, Kansas, on August 3, 2025, and produced verified stones up to 3 inches in diameter. The event unfolded through the afternoon and into early evening, with radar and spotter reports showing repeated hail cores along the same storm path.

The first confirmed hail report came at 3:27 PM CDT, when social media photos showed hail around 1.75 inches. By 3:40 PM CDT, a spotter reported golf ball sized hail for about 20 minutes, with 0.55 inches of rain falling with the storm. Radar and spotter confidence stayed aligned through the next hour as the hail size increased.

By 3:37 PM CDT and 3:41 PM CDT, alerts were already calling for 2-inch hail. At 4:11 PM CDT, the warning area reflected a stronger core with 2.75-inch hail. Another alert at 4:19 PM CDT kept the hail threat at 2 inches, then the storm intensified again near 4:54 PM CDT with 3-inch hail and another 2.75-inch hail alert issued at the same time.

Late in the event, spotters continued to document mixed hail sizes. At 4:59 PM CDT, one report described hail generally around quarters with a few baseball-sized stones. A later report at 5:19 PM CDT again noted multiple hail sizes in photos. Additional alerts at 5:12 PM CDT and 5:31 PM CDT showed the storm still producing hail as it moved through the Wallace area.

Damage Assessment

The field reports point to a focused hail swath with enough size variation to produce uneven surface impact across the storm path. Social media photos and spotter accounts showed smaller stones early, then larger stones later, including baseball-sized hail in at least one report and multiple hail sizes documented in photos.

The reports do not describe a broad wind or flooding event. The main issue was hail size progression and repeated hail cores. The 0.55 inches of rain reported with the 3:40 PM CDT hail core likely added runoff and wet-surface exposure, but the available reports center on hail impact rather than water damage.

For contractors, the mixed-size structure matters. Quarter-size hail and golf ball hail can hit the same area before a larger core arrives. That pattern can leave shallow bruising on softer surfaces and more obvious strikes on roof accessories, vents, and exposed trim. The later baseball-sized stones reported by the spotter point to a heavier impact pocket within the broader storm track.

Check exposed metal first. Gutters, flashing, downspouts, window wraps, and HVAC fins are the most likely surfaces to show the clearest hail marks in a storm like this. On roofs, walk the slopes with attention to directional impact patterns and the timing of the reports. The storm did not present as a single uniform hail field.

What Contractors Should Know

This was not a one-pass event. Wallace saw repeated hail alerts from 3:22 PM CDT through 5:31 PM CDT, with the strongest verified hail near the middle and later stages of the storm. On inspection jobs, that usually means damage may vary by address even within a short drive. One roof can show light impact while a nearby structure picked up the larger stones.