Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 27, 1983

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 27, 1983
Start: 1983-05-27T14:12
End: 1983-05-27T19:30
Location: Kansas

May 27, 1983 · NWS MT · 27 events in 14 counties and zones

20 hail, 7 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
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $278,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 27

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

20 hail, 7 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Anderson

When: May 27, 2:12 PM CST
Where: Anderson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.320, -95.430

Hail, Rush

When: May 27, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Rush County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 38.530, -99.050

Hail, Ellsworth

When: May 27, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Ellsworth County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.730, -98.230

Hail, Barton

When: May 27, 4:26 PM CST
Where: Barton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.370, -98.770

Tornado, Hodgeman

When: May 27, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 37.950, -100.170

Hail, Lyon

When: May 27, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Lyon County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 38.230, -96.170

Hail, Osage

When: May 27, 4:42 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.700, -95.680

Hail, Jefferson

When: May 27, 4:49 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.170, -95.500

Tornado, Hodgeman

When: May 27, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 37.970, -100.150

Hail, Osage

When: May 27, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.720, -95.570

Hail, Coffey

When: May 27, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Coffey County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.420, -95.850

Hail, Saline

When: May 27, 5:03 PM CST
Where: Saline County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.830, -97.670

Hail, Coffey

When: May 27, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Coffey County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 38.400, -95.600

Tornado, Coffey

When: May 27, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Coffey County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 38.300, -95.850

Hail, Osage

When: May 27, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 38.500, -95.630

Hail, Osage

When: May 27, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.550, -95.820

Tornado, Saline

When: May 27, 5:36 PM CST
Where: Saline County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 38.920, -97.420

Tornado, Saline

When: May 27, 5:38 PM CST
Where: Saline County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 38.900, -97.570

Hail, Osage

When: May 27, 5:42 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.650, -95.620

Tornado, Coffey

When: May 27, 5:44 PM CST
Where: Coffey County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 38.380, -96.920

Hail, Saline

When: May 27, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Saline County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.800, -97.650

Hail, Dickinson

When: May 27, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Dickinson County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 38.920, -97.270

Hail, Coffey

When: May 27, 5:56 PM CST
Where: Coffey County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.420, -95.850

Hail, Jefferson

When: May 27, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.180, -95.570

Hail, Douglas

When: May 27, 6:37 PM CST
Where: Douglas County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 38.970, -95.100

Hail, Shawnee

When: May 27, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Shawnee County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.050, -95.580

Tornado, Greenwood

When: May 27, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Greenwood County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 37.970, -96.170

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kansas in 1983 Every state in 1983 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Kansas, 1983

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: 10020843, 10020844, 10020845, 10020846, 10020847, 10020848, 10020849, 10020850, 10020851, 10020852, 10020853, 10020854, 10020855, 10020856, 10020857, 10020858, 10020859, 10020860, 10020861, 10020862, 10020863, 10020864, 10020865, 10020866, 10020867, 10020868, 10020869.