Studley, KS Hail Storm – September 2025

What Happened

A severe hail storm moved through Studley, Kansas, on September 22, 2025, producing a peak hail size of 1.75 inches and a long run of warning-area hail alerts through the afternoon and evening. The event concluded after midnight local time, with radar and spotter-verified hail reports appearing in the later rounds of the storm.

The first hail signals reached the area at 3:33 PM CDT, when dual-polarization radar supported a 1-inch hail call. Another 1-inch alert followed at 5:15 PM CDT. By 7:34 PM CDT and again at 7:41 PM CDT, radar and spotter verification supported 1.75-inch hail, the largest size tied to the event.

Additional alerts kept the hail threat active through the evening. At 8:02 PM CDT, radar again supported 1.75-inch hail. A 1.5-inch call followed at 8:12 PM CDT, then a series of 1-inch radar-derived alerts continued at 8:45 PM CDT, 9:14 PM CDT, 9:21 PM CDT, 9:25 PM CDT, 9:45 PM CDT, and 9:51 PM CDT. The warning area also included 1-inch warning-only alerts at 9:24 PM CDT, 9:59 PM CDT, and 10:33 PM CDT.

Later updates kept the hail signal elevated. Radar supported 1.25-inch hail at 9:44 PM CDT, then again at 10:14 PM CDT and 10:15 PM CDT. The final alert in the sequence came at 11:39 PM CDT, when radar and spotter verification again supported 1-inch hail. A spotter report from 11:23 PM CDT logged dime-sized hail at 0.75 inches.

Damage Assessment

The field reports point to repeated hail impacts rather than a single isolated burst. The storm produced multiple verified rounds of large hail, with spotter confirmation reaching 1.75 inches and later ground truth still showing hail at 0.75 inches well into the night. The pattern suggests several passes through the same warning area, with hail sizes fluctuating from dime-sized stones to stones larger than golf balls.

In practical terms, roofs, soft metals, vent covers, and exterior trim in and around Studley should be checked for layered impact signs. The mix of 1-inch warning-only alerts and radar-plus-spotter verification indicates that some hail fell in areas where surface reports were limited, while later verified alerts show the storm maintained enough intensity to produce measurable hail after sunset.

Contract crews should expect scattered but repeated impact points across the broader alert area. The data do not describe one clean path with one impact window. They show a storm with multiple hail cycles across the evening, which can leave mixed repair needs on the same property. Sites with aging shingles, open accessory structures, and lightweight roof accessories are likely to show the first visible signs during an initial walk.

What Contractors Should Know

Studley saw a long-duration hail event on September 22, 2025, so inspection routing should account for more than one strike window. Start with the properties tied to the strongest verified hail rounds at 7:34 PM CDT, 7:41 PM CDT, 8:02 PM CDT, and 11:39 PM CDT. Those times anchor the most reliable field-verified hail sizes in the storm sequence.