Ottawa · Franklin County, Kansas
Hail Damage Car Repair in Ottawa, Kansas
Paintless dent repair for vehicles dented by the April 13 storm in Franklin County. We come to the car.
Monday to Friday, 9am to 7pm. Saturday until 3pm. Prefer to type? Text us.
What the April 13 storm left in Franklin County
Three hail reports were filed in Franklin County between 7:10 PM and 7:42 PM on April 13. The largest, 2.75 inches, is one mile north of Ottawa, and on the weather service size chart that is a baseball.
The report with the most detail is a smaller one: 2-inch stones across the street from Ottawa High School, filed late, with photos sent in by email.
Dents do not settle out on their own. The only thing that changes while you wait is how long you have been driving a dented car.
What that size of hail does to a car
At 2.00 inches the size chart says hen egg, and at 2.75 it says baseball. Ottawa had a report at each. Hail that size does not leave subtle dents.
Hail lands hardest on the flat, horizontal panels: hood, roof, trunk lid. Most owners do not see the full extent in daylight. It shows up under a low, raking light, which is why the inspection happens in person and not over photos.
Paintless dent repair works the metal back from behind the panel. When a panel qualifies for it, the factory paint is never touched. How paintless dent repair works.
What 2.75 inch hail actually looks like
Drawn against the other sizes the weather service uses. The largest stone reported around Ottawa is marked.
- Quarter1 inch
- Golf ball1.75 inches
- Tennis ball2.5 inches
- Baseball2.75 inchesLargest here
- Softball4 inches
Where hail lands on a car
Hail falls close to vertical, so it collects on the flat panels and mostly misses the doors and the sides. Those three panels are where the damage count is decided.
You do three things. We do the rest.
Tell us where the car is
Booking takes about a minute.
Let us look at it in person, under proper light
About 30 minutes. The inspection is free and there is no obligation afterwards.
Decide
You will know exactly what we found before anything happens to your vehicle.
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What the National Weather Service recorded at Ottawa
4 severe weather reports filed with the NOAA Storm Prediction Center for Franklin County on April 13 and April 17, 2026. We did not write them and none of them is a claim about our work. They are here so you can find the day your car was hit.
Show the 4 reportsApril 13 and 17 · Franklin County
Four reports in Franklin County
Every hail report the National Weather Service logged in Franklin County from March through early October 2026, in the order they came in, with each stone drawn to the size they recorded.
- Apr 13, 7:10 PM2.00 in2 W Pomona
- Apr 13, 7:30 PM2.00 in1 SSW Ottawa
- Apr 13, 7:42 PM2.75 in1 N Ottawa
- Apr 17, 4:48 PM1.00 in5 SW Wellsville
| Date and local time | Location | Hail size | Report text, or our note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 7:10 PM | 2 W Pomona | 2.00 in | Hail was observed on the ground behind the storm. |
| Apr 13, 7:30 PM | 1 SSW Ottawa | 2.00 in | Delayed report of 2 inch hail stones across the street from Ottawa High School. Photos sent via email. |
| Apr 13, 7:42 PM | 1 N Ottawa | 2.75 in | No remark was filed with this report.Our note: this is the largest hail size in the Franklin County reports we reviewed for 2026. |
| Apr 17, 4:48 PM | 5 SW Wellsville | 1.00 in | No remark was filed with this report. |
We handle the insurance side with you
Hail repair on a vehicle is handled through your auto insurance claim. That part is the same everywhere. What changes is who does the work of it.
You open the claim, because only the policyholder can. After that we document the damage, send the estimate, deal with your adjuster and file the supplement when the first estimate misses damage. You hear from us at every step rather than chasing anyone.
How a hail insurance claim works, step by step
Questions about your specific claim or policy? Bring them to the inspection. Every policy is a little different, and that is a conversation about your car, not a paragraph on a website.
Where we work around Ottawa
Cranio Hail travels to where the storm hit and works out of partner shops. There is no walk-in location. We come to the vehicle. See every area.
Book a free hail inspection.
Pick a time that works for you and tell us where the car is. We confirm it with you before anything is scheduled.
Or call (469) 966-6477. Monday to Friday 9am to 7pm, Saturday until 3pm.
Last updated: October 2026.