Hail Swath Map Preview
The Kansas City, KS hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 27, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 1.50". There are 4 public hail reports, 36 public wind reports, and 0 nearby tornado reports listed for the December 15, 2021 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Kansas City, KS Hail Map
The December 15, 2021 hail swath map for Kansas City, KS covers approximately 324 square miles and includes an estimated 37,867 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, covering 125 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 20,247 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 104 sq mi | 20,247 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 125 sq mi | 14,792 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 62 sq mi | 1,094 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 22 sq mi | 1,503 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 6 sq mi | 169 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 5 sq mi | 62 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Kansas City, KS Hail Swath Map
Inside the December 15, 2021 hail swath map area for Kansas City, KS, HailGeeks estimates 13,433 single-family homes, 1,824 townhomes, and 3,427 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 6,856 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 6,856 | 1,275 | 1,926 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 5,357 | 525 | 1,458 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 543 | 1 | 24 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 591 | 23 | 18 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 64 | 0 | 1 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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Counties Inside the Kansas City, KS Hail Map
Hail from the December 15, 2021 storm was mapped across 8 counties in the Kansas City, KS region. Franklin County, KS had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.50" with roughly 2,801 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Kansas City, KS Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 8 cities near Kansas City, KS. Quenemo, KS had the strongest mapped signal at 1.50", with an estimated 7 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Kansas City, KS Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the December 15, 2021 Kansas City, KS hail map spans 13 ZIP codes. ZIP 66528 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.50" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 154.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the December 15, 2021 hail map for Kansas City, KS currently list 4 public hail reports, 36 public wind reports, and 0 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
December 15, 2021 5:22 PM CT |
1.75 in | Quenemo | KS | No National Weather Service description provided. |
December 15, 2021 5:24 PM CT |
1.00 in | 5 N Pomona | KS | EM REPORTS 1-INCH HAIL AT 4104 DELAWARE RD NEAR POMONA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
December 15, 2021 5:52 PM CT |
1.00 in | 3 N Clare | KS | REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. |
December 15, 2021 6:10 PM CT |
1.00 in | Lake Waukomis | MO | No National Weather Service description provided. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
December 15, 2021 1:01 PM CT | 5 ENE Lathrop | MO | REPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; POWER POLES BROKEN. | |
December 15, 2021 4:54 PM CT | 2 NNE Everest | KS | DELAYED REPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. | |
December 15, 2021 5:11 PM CT | 3 NW Perry | KS | DELAYED REPORT: DAMAGE TO A LARGE FARM OUTBUILDING INCLUDED PARTIAL ROOF AND WALL COLLAPSE ON THE STRUCTURE. AN NWS STORM SURVEY DETERMINED THAT DOWNBURST WINDS OF 90 TO 100 MPH CAUSED THE DAMAGE. | |
December 15, 2021 5:15 PM CT | 1 ENE Lancaster | KS | ROOF DAMAGE TO BUILDING AT 294TH AND KINGMAN. | |
December 15, 2021 5:15 PM CT | 4 W Atchison | KS | DAMAGE TO A POWER POLE AT 286TH AND NEOSHO. | |
December 15, 2021 5:15 PM CT | 2 NNE Everest | KS | DELAYED REPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; POWER POLES BROKEN. | |
December 15, 2021 5:17 PM CT | Oskaloosa | KS | MULTIPLE POWER POLES DOWN... LARGE BARN BLOWN DOWN AT TOPEKA AND UNION ST. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
December 15, 2021 5:18 PM CT | 3 NW Ozawkie | KS | LARGE TREE COMPLETELY ACROSS 122ND ROAD ONE-HALF MILE EAST OF K4 HIGHWAY. | |
December 15, 2021 5:20 PM CT | Perry | KS | MULTIPLE POWER POLES DOWN... TREE DAMAGE ACROSS CITY. | |
December 15, 2021 5:30 PM CT | 4 WSW Fort Leavenworth | KS | POWER LINES DOWN NEAR MT. OLIVET ROAD AND 179TH. LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONDING. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. | |
December 15, 2021 5:35 PM CT | 2 ENE Lawrence | KS | DELAYED PUBLIC REPORT. SMALL BRANCHES DOWN IN THE AREA... AROUND 1-2 INCHES IN DIAMETER. MANY HEAVY... UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS HAVE BEEN BLOWN AROUND. POWER LINES ALSO BRIEFLY ARCED TOGETHER... CAUSING QUICK CUT TO POWER WHICH RESTORED ITSELF. ESTIMATION OF PEAK WIND SPEEDS LIKELY TO BE 65 MPH. | |
December 15, 2021 5:35 PM CT | 1 NNE Baldwin City | KS | ROOF OFF OF TRAILER. | |
December 15, 2021 5:37 PM CT | 1 NNE Lansing | KS | REPORT OF POWER LINE DOWN AND WRAPPED AROUND TRAMPOLINE. EMERGENCY RESPONDERS EN ROUTE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. | |
December 15, 2021 5:42 PM CT | 3 NNW Linwood | KS | REPORT OF POWER LINE DOWN BY TREE AND ON FIRE. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. | |
December 15, 2021 5:45 PM CT | Eudora | KS | DELAYED REPORT: LARGE TREE AROUND 1 FT IN DIAMETER SNAPPED. | |
December 15, 2021 5:48 PM CT | 1 SE Merriam | KS | MERRIAM POLICE REPORT MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR AND SOCIAL MEDIA. | |
December 15, 2021 5:50 PM CT | 3 NNW Jarbalo | KS | SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS WITH ROOFS BLOWN OFF. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. | |
December 15, 2021 5:54 PM CT | 2 E De Soto | KS | TREE ON HOUSE NEAR 83RD AND CORLISS RD... DE SOTO KS. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. | |
December 15, 2021 6:00 PM CT | 1 SSE Independence | MO | SEVERAL POWER POLES DOWN AND AN ESTIMATED 2500 PEOPLE OUT OF POWER. | |
December 15, 2021 6:01 PM CT | 2 WSW Merriam | KS | TREE ON HOUSE NEAR W 67TH ST AND NIEMAN RD. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. | |
December 15, 2021 6:06 PM CT | 1 N Houston Lake | MO | POWER LINES DOWN NEAR NW 56TH ST AND INTERSTATE 29. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. | |
December 15, 2021 6:06 PM CT | 3 WSW Osborn | MO | REPORT OF PEOPLE TRAPPED IN A CELLAR WITH HOUSE COLLAPSED ON TOP. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDING. | |
December 15, 2021 6:09 PM CT | Kansas City Downtown Ai | MO | VIDEO OF ROOF RIPPING OFF HANGER AT KMKC. ASOS MEASURED WIND GUST OF 77 MPH. | |
December 15, 2021 6:20 PM CT | Plattsburg | MO | LARGE TREE DOWN BLOCKING HIGHWAY 116 WEST OF PLATTSBURG. | |
December 15, 2021 6:29 PM CT | 3 WNW Excelsior Estates | MO | MULTIPLE WINDOWS BLOWN OUT AND SHINGLES REMOVED FROM ROOF. TWO 6 TO 8 INCH DIAMETER TREES BLOWN DOWN. | |
December 15, 2021 5:15 PM CT | 80 mph | 3 NW Perry | KS | No National Weather Service description provided. |
December 15, 2021 5:16 PM CT | 62 mph | 2 W Valley Falls | KS | DELAYED REPORT: MESONET STATION FW2032 VALLEY FALLS. |
December 15, 2021 5:30 PM CT | 70 mph | 3 W Jarbalo | KS | EM REPORT OF PEA SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN WITH 70 MPH WINDS. |
December 15, 2021 5:31 PM CT | 70 mph | 1 SW Lowemont | KS | RELAYED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT... SEVERAL STORM SPOTTERS REPORTING 70 MPH WINDS. |
December 15, 2021 5:35 PM CT | 59 mph | 3 NNE Princeton | KS | DELAYED REPORT: AWOS STATION KOWI OTTAWA. |
December 15, 2021 5:37 PM CT | 61 mph | 2 ESE Williamstown | KS | DELAYED REPORT: MESONET STATION UP091 1.9 E WILLIAMSTOWN (UPR). |
December 15, 2021 5:40 PM CT | 66 mph | 4 NNE Lawrence | KS | LWC ASOS. |
December 15, 2021 6:09 PM CT | 77 mph | Kansas City Downtown Ai | MO | No National Weather Service description provided. |
December 15, 2021 6:45 PM CT | 60 mph | 1 NW Lake Winnebago | MO | No National Weather Service description provided. |
December 15, 2021 6:53 PM CT | 65 mph | 2 N Pleasant Hill | MO | ESTIMATED WIND GUST AT NWS KANSAS CITY. |
December 15, 2021 7:17 PM CT | 60 mph | 3 W Centerview | MO | No National Weather Service description provided. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public tornado reports are available for this event. | ||||
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the December 15, 2021 Kansas City, KS storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
Related Hail Maps in the Kansas City, KS Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Kansas City, KS region as the December 15, 2021 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Sep 20, 2021 through Dec 3, 2021, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 2.00". In this set, the strongest related map reached 2.00", and the most recent map shown is from Dec 3, 2021.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Kansas City, KS
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