Hail history / Kansas City / August 12, 2021
Hail in Olathe, Independence and Kansas City, August 12, 2021
Radar put hail up to 2.33" over Kansas City on August 12, 2021. 201 square miles took 1-inch hail or larger, across 56 ZIP codes.
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10 ground reports to the Storm Prediction Center, largest 1.75". The National Weather Service issued 16 severe thunderstorm warnings for Jackson [MO], Cass [MO], Johnson [KS], Johnson [MO], Wyandotte [KS], Lafayette [MO].
Every ZIP code that took 1"+ hail
| ZIP | Town | Max hail | Share of ZIP 1"+ | Homes 1"+ (est.) | Median year built | Owner-occupied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64079 | Platte City, MO | 2.33" | 34% | 1,289 | 1997 | 69% |
| 64163 | Kansas City, MO | 2.33" | 97% | 271 | 2001 | 53% |
| 64153 | Kansas City, MO | 2.09" | 20% | 307 | 1999 | 54% |
| 64052 | Independence, MO | 1.7" | 67% | 3,544 | 1955 | 56% |
| 64129 | Kansas City, MO | 1.7" | 52% | 1,119 | 1962 | 57% |
| 64088 | Sibley, MO | 1.58" | 31% | 144 | 1972 | 98% |
| 64066 | Levasy, MO | 1.58" | 100% | 18 | 1943 | 60% |
| 64057 | Independence, MO | 1.56" | 67% | 2,503 | 1989 | 60% |
| 64056 | Independence, MO | 1.56" | 57% | 2,262 | 1974 | 63% |
| 66048 | Leavenworth, KS | 1.52" | 11% | 958 | 1970 | 64% |
| 64098 | Weston, MO | 1.51" | 20% | 204 | 1976 | 82% |
| 66062 | Olathe, KS | 1.48" | 29% | 6,258 | 1994 | 73% |
| 66061 | Olathe, KS | 1.48" | 28% | 5,305 | 1994 | 78% |
| 64055 | Independence, MO | 1.37" | 19% | 2,072 | 1970 | 70% |
| 64133 | Kansas City, MO | 1.35" | 13% | 1,214 | 1965 | 64% |
| 64053 | Independence, MO | 1.35" | 44% | 558 | 1938 | 53% |
| 64016 | Buckner, MO | 1.34" | 56% | 795 | 1974 | 83% |
| 66027 | Fort Leavenworth, KS | 1.33" | 20% | 3 | 2001 | 1% |
| 64118 | Kansas City, MO | 1.32" | 17% | 1,759 | 1976 | 59% |
| 64050 | Independence, MO | 1.32" | 12% | 557 | 1957 | 47% |
| 64126 | Kansas City, MO | 1.25" | 17% | 259 | 1951 | 61% |
| 64058 | Independence, MO | 1.24" | 2% | 36 | 1979 | 79% |
| 64078 | Peculiar, MO | 1.22" | 7% | 198 | 1989 | 84% |
| 66218 | Shawnee, KS | 1.21" | 40% | 990 | 2004 | 89% |
| 66217 | Shawnee, KS | 1.21" | 48% | 676 | 1991 | 53% |
| 64077 | Orrick, MO | 1.21" | 3% | 14 | 1974 | 85% |
| 64062 | Lawson, MO | 1.19" | 4% | 78 | 1980 | 83% |
| 64084 | Rayville, MO | 1.19" | 8% | 42 | 1977 | 94% |
| 64018 | Camden Point, MO | 1.19" | 6% | 16 | 1972 | 84% |
| 66216 | Shawnee, KS | 1.15" | 3% | 275 | 1981 | 84% |
| 64151 | Kansas City, MO | 1.15" | 2% | 154 | 1988 | 63% |
| 64116 | Kansas City, MO | 1.13" | 14% | 553 | 1973 | 44% |
| 64030 | Grandview, MO | 1.11" | 6% | 354 | 1973 | 49% |
| 64146 | Kansas City, MO | 1.11" | 25% | 151 | 1980 | 81% |
| 64089 | Smithville, MO | 1.11" | 1% | 67 | 1995 | 83% |
| 64164 | Kansas City, MO | 1.11" | 12% | 7 | 1995 | 100% |
| 64074 | Napoleon, MO | 1.1" | 3% | 5 | 1979 | 85% |
| 64145 | Kansas City, MO | 1.08" | 20% | 353 | 1984 | 86% |
| 66213 | Overland Park, KS | 1.07" | 4% | 304 | 1995 | 55% |
| 64132 | Kansas City, MO | 1.07" | 5% | 116 | 1957 | 49% |
| 66224 | Overland Park, KS | 1.06" | 10% | 464 | 2003 | 91% |
| 64128 | Kansas City, MO | 1.06" | 11% | 281 | 1950 | 48% |
| 64029 | Grain Valley, MO | 1.06" | 5% | 265 | 2001 | 72% |
| 64127 | Kansas City, MO | 1.06" | 6% | 211 | 1949 | 46% |
| 64075 | Oak Grove, MO | 1.06" | 3% | 87 | 1987 | 69% |
| 66012 | Bonner Springs, KS | 1.06" | 3% | 86 | 1982 | 81% |
| 64147 | Kansas City, MO | 1.06" | 11% | 0 | 1980 | 0% |
| 64015 | Blue Springs, MO | 1.05" | 3% | 254 | 1985 | 72% |
| 66007 | Basehor, KS | 1.05" | 2% | 62 | 2000 | 83% |
| 66109 | Kansas City, KS | 1.04" | 1% | 50 | 1990 | 80% |
| 66111 | Kansas City, KS | 1.04" | 1% | 34 | 1978 | 75% |
| 66013 | Bucyrus, KS | 1.04" | 1% | 5 | 1995 | 93% |
| 64054 | Independence, MO | 1.02" | 8% | 87 | 1956 | 71% |
| 66030 | Gardner, KS | 1.02" | 1% | 41 | 2002 | 70% |
| 66209 | Leawood, KS | 1.01" | 5% | 292 | 1991 | 70% |
| 64012 | Belton, MO | 1.01" | 1% | 52 | 1987 | 65% |
Median year built and owner-occupied share are Census figures for the whole ZIP.
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