Kansas, 1982

Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 28, 1982

May 28, 1982 · 15 events in 12 counties and zones

9 tornado, 5 hail, 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
$75,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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, 5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sedgwick

When
May 28, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.700, -97.330

Tornado, Atchison

When
May 28, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Atchison County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.600, -95.180

Tornado, Doniphan

When
May 28, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Doniphan County
Rating
F0
Path length
4 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
39.770, -95.080

Tornado, Pratt

When
May 28, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Pratt County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
37.680, -98.670

Tornado, Pratt

When
May 28, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Pratt County
Rating
F0
Path length
13 mi
Path width
17 yd
Coordinates
37.550, -98.770

Tornado, Kingman

When
May 28, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Kingman County
Rating
F0
Path length
3 mi
Path width
17 yd
Coordinates
37.620, -98.470

Hail, Douglas

When
May 28, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.050, -95.400

Tornado, Lyon

When
May 28, 8:08 PM CST
Where
Lyon County
Rating
F0
Path length
3 mi
Path width
17 yd
Coordinates
38.580, -96.000

Tornado, Osage

When
May 28, 8:14 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Rating
F0
Path length
15 mi
Path width
17 yd
Coordinates
38.580, -95.950

Tornado, Coffey

When
May 28, 8:25 PM CST
Where
Coffey County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
38.400, -95.530

Tornado, Osage

When
May 28, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Rating
F0
Path length
8 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
38.470, -95.830

Hail, Cowley

When
May 28, 9:24 PM CST
Where
Cowley County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.320, -96.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood

When
May 28, 9:42 PM CST
Where
Greenwood County
Coordinates
37.980, -96.020

Hail, Cherokee

When
May 28, 10:05 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.070, -94.630

Hail, Douglas

When
May 28, 10:20 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.000, -95.400

What these are

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.
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.

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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: 10023027, 10023028, 10023029, 10023030, 10023031, 10023032, 10023033, 10023034, 10023035, 10023036, 10023037, 10023038, 10023039, 10023040, 10023904.