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El Dorado, KS hail history
Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the El Dorado city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 7 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2024 | 6 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2023 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2022 | 7 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2018 | 10 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2017 | 5 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2016 | 14 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2015 | 6 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2014 | 5 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2013 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2012 | 8 | 2.75" (baseball) |
Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.
Wind and tornado record
- 200 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 90 mph, most recent 2025-08-19.
- 38 tornado events, most recent 2025-09-14.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-14 | Tornado | EFU | 8.1 mi |
| 2025-08-19 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | 3.2 mi |
| 2025-07-06 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 4.2 mi |
| 2025-07-06 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | 3.6 mi |
| 2025-07-06 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 1 mi |
| 2025-07-06 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 0.2 mi |
| 2025-07-06 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 0.2 mi |
| 2025-07-06 | Hail | 1.00" | 4 mi |
| 2025-06-03 | Hail | 1.00" | 1 mi |
| 2025-05-19 | Hail | 1.00" | 10 mi |
2025-09-14: “A picture was taken of a brief tornado that moved over El Dorado Lake. This picture was taken from the Kansas Turnpike and shared.”
2025-08-19: “This report was estimated.”
2025-07-06: “Measured at the El Dorado airport.”
Disputing a claim at a El Dorado address?
This page covers the city. A claim dispute needs the record around your address: every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles, the disputed date highlighted, citations formatted for an insurance appeal.
Verify an address — $29source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-06-12