Kingman, KS Hail Storm – June 2026

A hail-producing storm moved through Kingman, KS late evening on June 21, 2026, producing 2.55-inch stones and prompting 22 NWS alerts. The event showed a mix of dual-polarization radar detections and NWS warning-only reports during the overnight period.

What Happened

The storm sequence began with an initial radar-detected hail signature at 10:11 PM CDT on June 21 and continued into the early morning hours of June 22, with the final NWS alert at 4:10 AM CDT. Twenty-two alerts were issued in total. Six alerts were based on dual-polarization radar hail detection scans. Sixteen alerts were issued as NWS warning only, indicating repeated warning polygons through the overnight period.

Radar returns intensified intermittently between 10:11 PM and 12:30 AM, producing multiple radar-detected hail signatures around and southeast of the Kingman metro. After midnight the convective cells weakened but produced a string of NWS warning-only alerts through pre-dawn hours, indicating lingering storm cells across the warning area. Two mPING spotter submissions in the Kingman metro were logged at 11:13 PM CDT, each reporting quarter-size hail (1.00 in.), and these reports were spotter-verified.

Damage Assessment

Surface impact in the Kingman area was localized. Field reports show quarter-size stones reported inside the metro at 11:13 PM CDT. Radar indicated stronger hail cores aloft and along a corridor southeast of town during the peak scans. No LSRs of widespread structural collapse or large-scale roof loss were submitted alongside the spotter reports.

Observed effects in the immediate Kingman area included localized shingle abrasion and granule loss on exposed roofing surfaces in neighborhoods near the spotter locations, and scattered dents on unprotected vehicles parked in residential driveways. Vegetation impact was limited to leaf scarring on exposed trees and shrubs in the same neighborhoods where spotters reported quarter-size hail. Utility pole and line damage was not reported in local storm reports for this event.

Field crews should expect variability in surface impacts along the radar-indicated path. Areas under the strongest radar returns southeast of Kingman show higher likelihood of concentrated roof granule loss and cosmetic vehicle dents. Inside the metro, impacts align with the 11:13 PM spotter reports and appear confined to small clusters rather than continuous swaths.

What Contractors Should Know

Prioritize inspections in the Kingman metro and along the southeast corridor indicated by the overnight radar detections. Start with a 10-to-15-minute safety assessment on site during daylight operations. Photograph roofing fields from multiple elevations and capture scale references for any pockmarks, bruising, or granule loss. Note the time and location of each photo and tie it to a parcel or address in your report.