Lightning TrackerOverland Park storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Overland Park, KS, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Overland Park by the numbers
Overland Park sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 1,597 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 532 hail reports, 1,036 damaging-wind reports and 29 tornado reports. On average that is 15.2 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in May, June, July, when 61% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 58 hail reports, 217 wind reports and 10 tornado reports around Overland Park; the largest hail was 4.50″ (grapefruit) on Mar 10, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Overland Park
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Damaging wind | 4 mi SE · Johnson Co. |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Hail 2.00″ | 24 mi SW · Johnson Co. |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Damaging wind | 20 mi SE · Cass Co. |
| Sep 6, 2026 | Damaging wind | 2 mi S · Johnson Co. |
| Sep 6, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 11 mi W · Johnson Co. |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Damaging wind | 7 mi SW · Johnson Co. |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 8 mi S · Johnson Co. |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Damaging wind | 8 mi NE · Jackson Co. |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Hail 1.75″ | 10 mi N · Wyandotte Co. |
| Aug 9, 2026 | Damaging wind | 16 mi SW · Johnson Co. |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Overland Park
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Overland Park
Overland Park averages 8.4 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 4.50 inches — about the size of a grapefruit — reported 19 miles from the city centre on Mar 10, 2026. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Overland Park
There have been 29 tornado reports within 25 miles of Overland Park since 2016; the strongest was rated EF3 (Mar 6, 2017, 23 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
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Questions about storms in Overland Park
Does Overland Park get a lot of severe storms?
Overland Park averages 15.2 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Overland Park?
Most severe-weather reports around Overland Park come in May, June, July.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Overland Park?
4.50 inches (grapefruit size) on Mar 10, 2026, 19 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Overland Park?
Yes — 29 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF3 on Mar 6, 2017.
How do I get storm alerts for Overland Park?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Overland Park, KS. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Overland Park, KS. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 8, 2026.