Kansas, 1980

Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 28, 1980

May 28, 1980 · NWS NG · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

3 hail, 2 tornado, 1 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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

3 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When
May 28, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
38.850, -95.230

Hail, Douglas

When
May 28, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.850, -95.230

Tornado, Meade

When
May 28, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Meade County
Rating
F1
Path length
22 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
37.150, -100.470

Tornado, Gray

When
May 28, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Gray County
Rating
F1
Path length
5.6 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
37.470, -100.520

Hail, Ellis

When
May 28, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.870, -99.320

Hail, Osborne

When
May 28, 8:48 PM CST
Where
Osborne County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.330, -98.700

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

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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: 10022034, 10023184, 10022035, 10022036, 10022831, 10022832.