Leavenworth, KS · Leavenworth County
Roof inspections in Leavenworth.
Census estimates put the median year built for Leavenworth’s housing at 1969, though a house’s age doesn’t say how old its roof is.
The short answer
Leavenworth posts a roofing permit application, calls for ice and water shield and mid-phase and final inspections, and requires roofers to file their Kansas roofing registration with the city.
Since 2016, National Weather Service reports show hail 1 inch or larger within 5 miles of central Leavenworth on 8 days and gusts of 58 mph or more on 16 days. The largest hail reported there was 1.25 inches on May 19, 2025.
A free, no-obligation inspection comes from an independent roofing partner that serves Leavenworth, and checking storm history doesn’t file an insurance claim.
Founded in 1854 as the “First City of Kansas,” Leavenworth grew up south of Fort Leavenworth, which was established on the Missouri River bluffs in 1827, and is now the Leavenworth County seat.
Start with your address to see how many significant storms are on record near your home. If you want a closer look, one local roofing partner does a free inspection — no bidding war, no obligation, and no insurance claim filed.
Storm record for Leavenworth 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
- 8
- 1 in+, since 2016
- Wind-report days
- 16
- 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 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026to Nov 10preliminary | 0 | 0 | 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 Leavenworth
Ranked by the largest hail reported, then the strongest wind.
May 19, 2025
Hail 1.25 in (half dollar)2 severe reports
July 10, 2019
Hail 1.0 in (quarter)Wind 64 mph2 severe reports
October 17, 2025
Hail 1.0 in (quarter)Wind 60 mph9 severe reports
June 15, 2017
Hail 1.0 in (quarter)Wind 60 mph2 severe reports
March 13, 2024
Hail 1.0 in (quarter)1 severe report
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 Leavenworth; 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), Leavenworth is in the middle 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.
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Storms in and around Leavenworth
- NOAA SPC storm reports, May 19, 2025 (opens in a new tab)
A NOAA Storm Prediction Center entry for May 19, 2025 cites several reports of quarter- to half-dollar-size hail in the Leavenworth area. A separate report put hail at 1.25 inches a mile south of Fort Leavenworth.
- NOAA SPC storm reports, Aug. 19–20, 2011 (opens in a new tab)
Shortly after midnight on Aug. 20, 2011, NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center logged a 4.5-inch hail report in Fort Leavenworth.
Wind reports minutes later described power out in much of the north half of Leavenworth and trees down blocking highways 73 and 92.
- NWS Kansas City: June 15–16, 2008 summary (opens in a new tab)
On the evening of June 15, 2008, a powerful supercell developed near Leavenworth and tracked east near Kansas City International Airport, according to the National Weather Service.
Some of its largest hail, around 2.75 inches, was reported near Leavenworth, with 2.75-inch reports listed in the city and at Fort Leavenworth.
Before you hire a roofer in Leavenworth
- The City of Leavenworth’s inspections FAQ says a building permit is required when any property owner wishes to erect, alter, repair or improve any building or structure in the city. Check with the city’s Inspections Department about what your roofing project needs before work starts. KS
- The city’s roof requirements call for ice and water shield on complete tear-offs and re-roofs, an on-site mid-phase inspection while it’s being installed (before shingles), and a final inspection. Its roofing page posts a roofing permit application for the Inspections Department and says two roof layers are still allowed. KS
- Leavenworth also requires anyone doing roofing work on a property they don’t own to be registered with the State of Kansas and to give the city’s Inspections Department their Kansas Roofing Registration. 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 Leavenworth — Inspections FAQ (opens in a new tab)KS
- City of Leavenworth — Roofing, windows and siding (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 Leavenworth
- 66048
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Leavenworth roof inspection questions
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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
Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth 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.