Hail Swath Map Preview
The Topeka, KS hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 27, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 2.00". There are 11 public hail reports, 44 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 Topeka, KS Hail Map
The December 15, 2021 hail swath map for Topeka, KS covers approximately 999 square miles and includes an estimated 75,823 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 346 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 32,278 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 346 sq mi | 32,278 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 305 sq mi | 25,850 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 142 sq mi | 2,402 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 76 sq mi | 6,633 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 39 sq mi | 5,392 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 51 sq mi | 2,087 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 37 sq mi | 1,171 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 2 sq mi | 10 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Topeka, KS Hail Swath Map
Inside the December 15, 2021 hail swath map area for Topeka, KS, HailGeeks estimates 29,217 single-family homes, 2,962 townhomes, and 10,660 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 12,326 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 12,326 | 1,747 | 3,516 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 9,770 | 1,036 | 3,210 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 1,208 | 5 | 130 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 2,471 | 69 | 1,308 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 2,039 | 29 | 2,151 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 1,007 | 76 | 124 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 391 | 0 | 221 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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Counties Inside the Topeka, KS Hail Map
Hail from the December 15, 2021 storm was mapped across 17 counties in the Topeka, KS region. Lyon County, KS had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 2.00" with roughly 6,963 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Topeka, KS Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 16 cities near Topeka, KS. Emporia, KS had the strongest mapped signal at 1.50", with an estimated 5,962 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Topeka, KS Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the December 15, 2021 Topeka, KS hail map spans 37 ZIP codes. ZIP 66451 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 2.00" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 382.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the December 15, 2021 hail map for Topeka, KS currently list 11 public hail reports, 44 public wind reports, and 0 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
December 15, 2021 4:47 PM CT |
4.00 in | 6 WSW Emporia | KS | SOFTBALL-SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT MILE MARKER 137 OFF I-35. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
December 15, 2021 4:49 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 NNE Emporia | KS | QUARTER SIZED HAIL. |
December 15, 2021 4:51 PM CT |
2.50 in | 3 E Emporia | KS | TENNIS-BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT I-35/R1 EAST OF EMPORIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
December 15, 2021 4:52 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 W Emporia | KS | DELAYED REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). |
December 15, 2021 4:53 PM CT |
1.75 in | 2 S Emporia | KS | GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT FANESTIL ORIGINAL PLANT ON K-99. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
December 15, 2021 5:00 PM CT |
2.00 in | 2 E Emporia | KS | APRICOT-SIZED HAIL. |
December 15, 2021 5:20 PM CT |
1.75 in | 5 NW Quenemo | KS | DELAYED REPORT. |
December 15, 2021 5:20 PM CT |
2.00 in | 3 NNW Melvern | KS | DELAYED REPORT OF 2 INCH HAIL. PHOTO SENT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
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. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
December 16, 2021 4:29 AM CT | Blaine | KS | 3 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWNED WITH TOP HALF SNAPPED. | |
December 15, 2021 12:32 PM CT | Topeka | KS | REPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. | |
December 15, 2021 3:45 PM CT | 2 WNW Manhattan | KS | SOCIAL MEDIA POST SHOWED HALF OF 12 INCH DIAMETER TREE BLOWN DOWN. | |
December 15, 2021 3:53 PM CT | 2 NNE Manhattan | KS | DELAYED REPORT. RESIDENT IN EAST MANHATTAN SHARED PICTURES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN. ALSO REPORTED ROOF SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. TIME ESTIMATED. | |
December 15, 2021 3:58 PM CT | 1 NW Manhattan | KS | DELAYED REPORT FROM MPING: TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED; ROOF BLOWN OFF. | |
December 15, 2021 4:04 PM CT | 2 WNW Manhattan | KS | DELAYED REPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; POWER POLES BROKEN. | |
December 15, 2021 4:30 PM CT | 1 NNE Cottonwood Falls | KS | TREE LIMBS DOWN AND LIGHT POLES KNOCKED OVER. DELAYED REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
December 15, 2021 4:41 PM CT | Emporia | KS | DELAYED REPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. | |
December 15, 2021 4:45 PM CT | 2 W Mayetta | KS | DELAYED REPORT OF A METAL POLE BARN BLOWN DOWN AND COMPLETELY DESTROYED. | |
December 15, 2021 4:50 PM CT | 7 WSW Topeka | KS | DELAYED REPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. | |
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 4:55 PM CT | 3 E Americus | KS | SEVERAL POWER POLES SNAPPED. | |
December 15, 2021 4:59 PM CT | 6 WSW Topeka | KS | DELAYED REPORT: 8 INCH TREE LIMB DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
December 15, 2021 5:00 PM CT | 2 S Topeka | KS | DELAYED REPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; POWER POLES BROKEN. | |
December 15, 2021 5:04 PM CT | 2 WNW Emporia | KS | DELAYED REPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; POWER POLES BROKEN. | |
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 5:50 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 4:15 PM CT | 75 mph | 6 SSE Saint George | KS | No National Weather Service description provided. |
December 15, 2021 4:20 PM CT | 70 mph | 4 S Corning | KS | No National Weather Service description provided. |
December 15, 2021 4:43 PM CT | 70 mph | 5 WNW Mayetta | KS | No National Weather Service description provided. |
December 15, 2021 4:53 PM CT | 61 mph | 5 SSW Emporia | KS | ASOS STATION KEMP EMPORIA. |
December 15, 2021 4:56 PM CT | 65 mph | 6 NNW Neosho Rapids | KS | No National Weather Service description provided. |
December 15, 2021 5:04 PM CT | 64 mph | 3 ENE Topeka | KS | ASOS STATION KTOP TOPEKA. |
December 15, 2021 5:14 PM CT | 60 mph | 2 N Pauline | KS | DELAYED REPORT: MESONET STATION K5006 I-470 BRIDGE OVER US-75. |
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. |
| 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 Topeka, 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 Topeka, KS Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Topeka, KS region as the December 15, 2021 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Aug 12, 2021 through Oct 23, 2021, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 1.00" to 2.00". In this set, the strongest related map reached 2.00", and the most recent map shown is from Oct 23, 2021.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Topeka, KS
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