Thunderstorm Wind, McPherson
- When
- May 29, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- McPherson County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.580, -97.580
Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 29, 1959
9 tornado, 7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- $303,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
9 tornado, 7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Sheridan
- When
- May 29, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Sheridan County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 7.9 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 39.370, -100.470
Hail, Sheridan
- When
- May 29, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Sheridan County
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.280, -100.500
Tornado, Graham
- When
- May 29, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Graham County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 5.6 mi
- Path width
- 77 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 39.200, -100.100
Hail, Graham
- When
- May 29, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Graham County
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.500, -99.780
Hail, Wyandotte
- When
- May 29, 5:57 PM CST
- Where
- Wyandotte County
- Coordinates
- 39.080, -94.680
Hail, Johnson
- When
- May 29, 5:57 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.000, -94.680
Tornado, Trego
- When
- May 29, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Trego County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -99.750
Hail, Graham
- When
- May 29, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Graham County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.280, -99.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Trego
- When
- May 29, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Trego County
- Coordinates
- 39.000, -99.900
Hail, Ellis
- When
- May 29, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.880, -99.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis
- When
- May 29, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County
- Measured
- 100 kt (115 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.880, -99.180
Hail, Johnson
- When
- May 29, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.000, -94.780
Tornado, Pottawatomie
- When
- May 29, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pottawatomie County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.300, -96.080
Tornado, Osborne
- When
- May 29, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Osborne County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 39.270, -98.680
Tornado, Osborne
- When
- May 29, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Osborne County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.270, -98.680
Tornado, Russell
- When
- May 29, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Russell County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.070, -98.500
Tornado, Washington
- When
- May 29, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 39.820, -96.900
Tornado, Marshall
- When
- May 29, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall County
- Rating
- F2
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 39.820, -96.780
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10027876, 10027877, 10027878, 10027879, 10027880, 10027881, 10027882, 10027883, 10028737, 10028738, 10028739, 10028740, 10028741, 10028742, 10028956, 10028957, 10028958, 10028959, 10028960.