Storms have lashed Parkes shire in the past week, with hail causing serious damage to crops in one storm and high winds in another.

Hailstones larger than golf balls fell in a storm that cut around the south and east of Parkes on Wednesday afternoon, November 13.

The airport only recorded 4.2mm of rain for the afternoon, but the temperature dropped from 28 degrees at 1pm to 18 degrees by 2pm and the storm was certainly patchy.

Photos contributed from around town show hail from pea-sized to the size of a 10-cent coin in different areas - the largest a handful and photographed 5-10km out the Henry Parkes Way to the east.

It's slashed canola crops that were ready to harvest, the Department of Primary Industries confirmed.

Growers in a 15km strip have reported damage to crops - with close to 2000 acres affected.

They describe a storm that lasted only minutes but caused significant damage to crops that were ready for harvest - having avoided the worst of earlier frost damage.

It looked to cut a path from the Tichborne silos south of Parkes, to the east, starting with pea-sized and slightly larger hail but developing larger stones as it went.

The follow up storm on Sunday afternoon has only added to the damage.

Winds gusting up to 93km/hr were recorded at Parkes airport about 5pm on Sunday as the storm blew in, bringing lashings of rain with it.

The airport recorded 22mm of rain by 5.50pm.

But reports on Facebook indicated the storm hit between Parkes and Yeoval hard, with numerous trees and tree limbs across the Wellington Road on Sunday afternoon.