Winfield, KS Hail Storm – June 2026

A strong hail-producing storm crossed Winfield, Kansas on June 18, 2026, with a peak radar-derived hail size of 2.19 inches and multiple spotter observations through the day and into the evening.

What Happened

The event ran from pre-dawn into late evening. NWS alerts numbered 31 and spanned 5:49 AM CDT to 9:57 PM CDT. Multiple dual-polarization radar detections appeared throughout the day, and several alerts were augmented by spotter reports and social media photos.

Early activity began before sunrise with NWS warning-only alerts and an early radar-detected hail echo at 5:49 AM CDT. Mid-morning radar showed strong echoes including a near-2-inch detection at about 9:59 AM CDT. Dual-polarization radar flagged additional larger echoes around midday and mid-afternoon. Public submissions and media photos documented hail during both the morning and the afternoon passes.

Spotter accounts anchored the surface record. At 6:15 AM CDT public reports relayed via media described substantial stones on lawns. Around 3:05 PM CDT multiple photos posted to social and broadcast media showed a range from quarter-size to ping-pong-ball-size hail. In the early evening at 6:31 PM CDT several spotters reported many half-dollar-size stones on the ground and a few golf-ball-size stones, a description that was repeated in multiple independent reports.

The sequence shows intermittent intensification rather than a single isolated pulse. Radar-detected echoes larger than one inch recurred across the metro at distinct intervals, and spotter input tracked surface impacts during at least three separate periods of significant activity.

Damage Assessment

Field reports and imagery indicate concentrated surface accumulation in and around Winfield neighborhoods during the early morning, mid-afternoon, and early evening periods. Multiple spotter-verified submissions recorded half-dollar and larger stones on lawns at 6:31 PM CDT. Media photos from around 3:05 PM CDT show scattered areas with quarter to ping-pong-ball size hail across the metro.

mPING and public reports provide additional spatial redundancy. Several quarter-inch reports were logged near midday and early afternoon, matching radar echoes in the same corridors. The combination of photos, public reports, and spotter verification points to patchy but repeated impacts across residential areas rather than a single continuous swath.

Reported impacts in the data set are primarily surface accumulation and photographic evidence of hail size. There are no field reports in this record describing widespread structural collapse or concentrated catastrophic loss. Contractors and adjusters should expect localized roof and vehicle exposure consistent with multiple rounds of small to very large stones, with the heaviest accumulations noted in areas tied to the early evening spotter observations.