Kansas, 1982Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 20, 1982
May 20, 1982 · NWS ATA · 19 events in 13 counties and zones
8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $525,000
- 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
8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- May 20, 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County
- Measured
- 88 kt (101 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.030, -95.630
Tornado, Wilson
- When
- May 20, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wilson County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 37.400, -95.850
Hail, Marshall
- When
- May 20, 12:50 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.680, -96.670
Tornado, Cloud
- When
- May 20, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Cloud County
- Rating
- F0
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.450, -97.780
Hail, Reno
- When
- May 20, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Reno County
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.150, -98.080
Tornado, Neosho
- When
- May 20, 4:23 PM CST
- Where
- Neosho County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 37.700, -95.470
Hail, Neosho
- When
- May 20, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Neosho County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.670, -95.480
Hail, Greenwood
- When
- May 20, 5:37 PM CST
- Where
- Greenwood County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.130, -96.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Lyon
- When
- May 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon County
- Coordinates
- 38.620, -96.220
Hail, Sedgwick
- When
- May 20, 6:11 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.620, -97.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Coffey
- When
- May 20, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Coffey County
- Coordinates
- 38.100, -95.880
Hail, Coffey
- When
- May 20, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Coffey County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.100, -95.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- May 20, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 39.220, -95.320
Hail, Coffey
- When
- May 20, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Coffey County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.080, -95.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Coffey
- When
- May 20, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Coffey County
- Coordinates
- 38.080, -95.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- May 20, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 39.080, -95.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Atchison
- When
- May 20, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Atchison County
- Coordinates
- 39.570, -95.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Leavenworth
- When
- May 20, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Leavenworth County
- Coordinates
- 39.320, -94.920
Tornado, Montgomery
- When
- May 20, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County
- Rating
- F0
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 37.300, -95.550
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, May 20, 1982$250,000 · F2 · 10 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 20, 1982$503,000 · F1 · 14 events
- Tornadoes in Nebraska, May 20, 1982$5,000 · F2 · 2 events
- Tornadoes in South Dakota, May 20, 1982$280 · F1 · 2 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 20, 19823 injured · $3,000 · F0 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 20, 19821.75 in hail · 10 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 20, 1982$810 · F0 · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 20, 19821 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Connecticut, May 20, 19824 events
- Hail in New York, May 20, 19821 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Ohio, May 20, 19820.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Texas, May 20, 19821.75 in hail · 1 event
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: 10023002, 10023003, 10023004, 10023005, 10023006, 10023007, 10023008, 10023009, 10023010, 10023011, 10023012, 10023013, 10023014, 10023015, 10023016, 10023017, 10023018, 10023019, 10023020.