Kansas, 1982

Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 30, 1982

May 30, 1982 · 33 events in 22 counties and zones

19 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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
33

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

19 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Wallace

When
May 30, 2:05 AM CST
Where
Wallace County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.920, -101.770

Hail, Logan

When
May 30, 2:12 AM CST
Where
Logan County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.100, -101.020

Hail, Gove

When
May 30, 3:40 AM CST
Where
Gove County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.920, -100.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Osborne

When
May 30, 4:45 AM CST
Where
Osborne County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
39.270, -98.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When
May 30, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Russell County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
38.880, -98.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell

When
May 30, 5:18 AM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
39.500, -98.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
May 30, 5:43 AM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.030, -98.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
May 30, 6:55 AM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
39.380, -97.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Riley

When
May 30, 7:12 AM CST
Where
Riley County
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates
39.150, -96.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Morris

When
May 30, 7:20 AM CST
Where
Morris County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
38.770, -96.650

Hail, Shawnee

When
May 30, 7:30 AM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.870, -95.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee

When
May 30, 8:20 AM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
39.080, -95.550

Hail, Douglas

When
May 30, 8:30 AM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
38.970, -95.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Wyandotte

When
May 30, 8:45 AM CST
Where
Wyandotte County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.130, -94.780

Hail, Douglas

When
May 30, 8:48 AM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.920, -95.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Wyandotte

When
May 30, 9:14 AM CST
Where
Wyandotte County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.120, -94.850

Hail, Neosho

When
May 30, 11:15 AM CST
Where
Neosho County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.680, -95.470

Hail, Neosho

When
May 30, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Neosho County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.570, -95.250

Hail, Shawnee

When
May 30, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.050, -95.680

Hail, Shawnee

When
May 30, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.900, -95.820

Tornado, Woodson

When
May 30, 3:04 PM CST
Where
Woodson County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
38.000, -95.630

Hail, Neosho

When
May 30, 3:04 PM CST
Where
Neosho County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.670, -95.480

Hail, Butler

When
May 30, 3:14 PM CST
Where
Butler County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.820, -96.870

Hail, Stanton

When
May 30, 3:16 PM CST
Where
Stanton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.480, -101.980

Hail, Greenwood

When
May 30, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Greenwood County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.980, -96.230

Hail, Greenwood

When
May 30, 4:08 PM CST
Where
Greenwood County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.130, -96.130

Tornado, Neosho

When
May 30, 4:18 PM CST
Where
Neosho County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
37.700, -95.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When
May 30, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Allen County
Coordinates
37.820, -95.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodson

When
May 30, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Woodson County
Coordinates
37.880, -95.730

Hail, Pottawatomie

When
May 30, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.300, -96.050

Hail, Sumner

When
May 30, 6:57 PM CST
Where
Sumner County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.280, -97.170

Hail, Butler

When
May 30, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Butler County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.680, -96.780

Hail, Cowley

When
May 30, 8:25 PM CST
Where
Cowley County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.250, -96.900

What these are

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

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: 10023905, 10023906, 10023907, 10024121, 10024122, 10024123, 10024124, 10024125, 10024126, 10024127, 10024128, 10024129, 10024130, 10024131, 10024132, 10024133, 10024134, 10024135, 10024136, 10024137, 10024138, 10024139, 10024140, 10024141, 10024142, 10024143, 10024144, 10024145, 10024146, 10024147, 10024148, 10024149, 10024150.