Kansas, 1986

Hail in Kansas, May 15, 1986

May 15, 1986 · NWS TOP · 12 events in 8 counties and zones

12 hail, 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
12

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

12 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hamilton

When
May 15, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.980, -101.750

Hail, Hamilton

When
May 15, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.980, -101.620

Hail, Kearny

When
May 15, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Kearny County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.870, -101.480

Hail, Finney

When
May 15, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Finney County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.980, -100.980

Hail, Greeley

When
May 15, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Greeley County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.350, -101.600

Hail, Graham

When
May 15, 10:20 PM CST
Where
Graham County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.300, -99.770

Hail, Rooks

When
May 15, 10:40 PM CST
Where
Rooks County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.280, -99.570

Hail, Rooks

When
May 15, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Rooks County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.230, -99.300

Hail, Rooks

When
May 15, 11:10 PM CST
Where
Rooks County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.430, -99.280

Hail, Wallace

When
May 15, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Wallace County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.880, -101.730

Hail, Greeley

When
May 15, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Greeley County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.630, -101.730

Hail, Osborne

When
May 15, 11:55 PM CST
Where
Osborne County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.470, -98.950

What these are

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.

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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: 10034428, 10034429, 10034430, 10034431, 10034432, 10034433, 10034434, 10034435, 10034436, 10034437, 10034438, 10034439.