Fairway, KS · Johnson County
Roof inspections in Fairway.
Fairway, incorporated in 1949, is a residential community in northeast Johnson County with nearly 1,800 homes and the Shawnee Indian Mission, a 12-acre National Historic Landmark.
The short answer
Fairway requires a permit and a midphase inspection for roofing repair or replacement, except repairs to less than 10% of the roof, and allows at most two layers.
Since 2016, National Weather Service reports show hail 1 inch or larger within 5 miles of central Fairway on 16 days and gusts of 58 mph or more on 44 days. The largest hail reported there was 2.0 inches on March 6, 2017.
A free, no-obligation inspection comes from an independent roofing partner that serves Fairway, and checking storm history doesn’t file an insurance claim.
Fairway requires a permit to replace a roof and allows no more than two layers of roof covering, so it helps to know the rules before work starts.
The city’s logo calls Fairway “The City of Trees.” Reports from Fairway on July 14, 2023, and May 19, 2024, noted broken 3-inch tree limbs and power poles. Check how many significant storms are on record near your address, and book a free inspection with one local roofing partner if you want one.
Storm record for Fairway since 2016
NOAA/NWS storm reports through November 10, 2026.
These are records for the wider area, not for your address. A storm on record doesn’t mean your roof was damaged, and it doesn’t mean your insurance company will accept that storm or date. That’s why an inspection is worth having: a roofing professional looks at the roof itself.
- Hail-report days
- 16
- 1 in+, since 2016
- Wind-report days
- 44
- 58 mph+, since 2016
- Radar hail days
- 7
- 1 in+, since 2021
Severe-weather days per year
- Days with hail 1 in+
- Days with only wind 58 mph+
* Year to date, through November 10, 2026.
See the numbers by year
| Year | Hail days | Wind days | Radar days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 2026to Nov 10preliminary | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Hail days: Weather Service reports of 1 inch or larger. Wind days: gusts of 58 mph or more. Radar days: radar estimates of 1 inch or larger, from 2021.
Biggest storm days within 5 miles of central Fairway
Ranked by the largest hail reported, then the strongest wind.
March 6, 2017
Hail 2.0 in (hen egg)Wind 75 mph6 severe reports
March 13, 2024
Hail 1.75 in (golf ball)Wind 64 mph4 severe reports
May 8, 2024
Hail 1.75 in (golf ball)9 severe reports
May 26, 2016
Hail 1.5 in (ping pong ball)Wind 70 mph3 severe reports
May 19, 2025
Hail 1.5 in (ping pong ball)Wind 64 mph11 severe reports
How we count. A hail day is a day with at least one National Weather Service hail report of 1 inch or larger within 5 miles of central Fairway; a wind day has a measured or estimated gust of 58 mph or more. Data through November 10, 2026.
The full method and source
Several reports on the same day count once.
Our storm records come from NOAA radar estimates and National Weather Service reports. Radar can miss or misjudge hail, and a report marks a single spot, so records can be incomplete. Treat them as a starting point, not a verdict about your roof.
Radar hail days use NOAA’s radar estimates (MRMS) of 1 inch or larger over the same area, counted only when the Weather Service also logged hail within 15 miles that day. 2026 numbers come from preliminary reports and can change.
Source: NOAA / National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center storm reports and NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates, retrieved November 11, 2026. Data through November 10, 2026; 2026 reports are preliminary and can still change. Compiled by Roof Inspectors from public-domain NOAA data. How storm data works.
On our hail-by-place comparison (5-mile circles, 2016–2025), Fairway is in the higher band.
Your own street can differ. Check the storm history for your address or see Kansas City hail history by year.
Was hail recorded near your street?
Hail falls in narrow swaths — see what the records show at or near your address.
- Doesn’t file an insurance claim
- One local partner, never a pile-on
Storms in and around Fairway
- NWS Kansas City: May 19, 2024 squall line (opens in a new tab)
Late on May 19, 2024, a brief EF-1 tornado began near 79th and Lamar on the western edge of Prairie Village around 10:39 p.m. The NWS said it moved northeast through Prairie Village toward Fairway and ended around 10:45 p.m. on the western edge of Mission Hills.
The NWS rated much of the 2.72-mile path EF-0, with a pocket of EF-1 and estimated peak winds of 95 mph. It was one of four brief tornadoes the NWS confirmed from that night’s squall line.
- SPC storm reports, May 8, 2024 (opens in a new tab)
Around 7 a.m. on May 8, 2024, storm reports listed quarter-size (1-inch) hail 1 mile southwest of Fairway, 1.25-inch hail 2 miles west of Merriam, and 1.75- to 2-inch hail in and near Shawnee.
A 1.5-inch report 4 miles south-southwest of Kansas City, Missouri, noted hail covering the ground. Hail can vary from block to block, so check your exact address.
- NWS Kansas City: July 14, 2023 wind storm (opens in a new tab)
On July 14, 2023, a squall line left a swath of widespread tree damage through the heart of the Kansas City metro, the NWS said. A 4:11 p.m. report from Fairway noted broken 3-inch tree limbs and power poles.
The highest gust reported was 89 mph, recorded by a personal weather station just west of Lenexa, and at one point nearly 200,000 people across the metro lost power.
Storms we’ve written up near Fairway
- August 18–19, 2026: Damaging winds and golf ball hail in Kansas City, Kansas
1 report on the storm page’s map is about 4 miles from central Fairway.
- May 31–June 1, 2026: An 82 mph gust in Kansas City, downburst damage in North Kansas City and hail up to 2 inches
2 reports on the storm page’s map fall within 5 miles of central Fairway; the closest is about 2 miles away.
- April 17, 2026: Golf-ball hail near downtown Kansas City, 70 mph winds and an EF1 tornado from Belton to Raymore
5 reports on the storm page’s map fall within 5 miles of central Fairway; the closest is about 3 miles away.
- March 10, 2026: Hail up to 4.5 inches reported in the Kansas City Northland
2 reports on the storm page’s map fall within 5 miles of central Fairway; the closest is about 3 miles away.
Before you hire a roofer in Fairway
- Fairway’s permit guidelines say roofing repair or replacement requires a permit and a midphase inspection, except repairs to less than 10% of the total roof. Roof deck repair or replacement also requires a permit and a rough-in inspection. KS
- Fairway’s guidelines allow no more than two layers of roof covering. If two layers are already in place, all of them must come off before new roofing goes on. A composition roof may go over wood shingles but not over shakes. KS
- Fairway’s guidelines list roofers among the contractors who must hold a currently valid Johnson County contractor license. Homeowners who live in the home and do the work themselves don’t need one, but any subcontractors they hire do. KS
- The City of Fairway says no work is to take place without an issued building permit card posted at the property, and that working without a permit brings a stop-work order and triple the permit fee. KS
- Kansas requires roofing contractors to register with the Kansas Attorney General before doing residential or commercial roofing work for pay. Ask any roofer for their registration number — and look it up. KS
- City of Fairway — Miscellaneous permit guidelines (2018 PDF) (opens in a new tab)KS
- City of Fairway — Building permits (opens in a new tab)KS
- Kansas Attorney General — Roofing Registration (opens in a new tab)KS
Rules change; confirm current requirements with the city before work begins. This isn’t legal advice.
ZIP codes we serve in Fairway
- 66205
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Fairway roof inspection questions
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Are there strings attached to a free inspection in Fairway?
If you file a claim, even after an inspection, your insurance company decides what’s covered and what it pays. Roof Inspectors and our roofing partners can’t make that decision or promise an outcome.
Nearby communities
Fairway is in our service area, which covers homes within about 60 miles of Overland Park, Kansas. For every community we serve in Kansas and Missouri, see roof inspection in the Kansas City area.
See the storms on record near your Fairway home.
Start with a free storm count for your address. It takes about 30 seconds.
Checking storm history doesn’t file an insurance claim, and no roofer gets your details unless you book an inspection.