Kansas, 1988

Tornadoes in Kansas, May 2, 1988

May 2, 1988 · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

6 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.

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  • Wind
  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$55,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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

6 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Hamilton

When
May 2, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
38.030, -102.000

Tornado, Greeley

When
May 2, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Greeley County
Rating
F1
Path length
3 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
38.500, -101.820

Tornado, Scott

When
May 2, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Scott County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
38.450, -100.900

Tornado, Pawnee

When
May 2, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County
Rating
F2
Path length
5 mi
Path width
70 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
38.200, -99.420

Tornado, Rice

When
May 2, 6:17 PM CST
Where
Rice County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
38.320, -98.220

Tornado, Sedgwick

When
May 2, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Rating
F1
Path length
6.5 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
37.630, -97.780

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10037525, 10037526, 10037527, 10037528, 10037529, 10037530.