Kansas, 1980

Hail in Kansas, May 20, 1980

May 20, 1980 · NWS ATA · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

4 hail, 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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

4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Finney

When
May 20, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Finney County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.080, -100.230

Hail, Meade

When
May 20, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Meade County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.380, -100.200

Hail, Ford

When
May 20, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Ford County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.770, -100.170

Hail, Clark

When
May 20, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Clark County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.030, -99.980

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 10023167, 10023168, 10023169, 10023170.