Kansas, 1989Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 22, 1989
May 22, 1989 · NWS TOP · 12 events in 8 counties and zones
10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- May 22, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Butler County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.570, -97.130
Hail, Cowley
- When
- May 22, 12:10 AM CST
- Where
- Cowley County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.250, -96.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua
- When
- May 22, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Chautauqua County
- Coordinates
- 37.220, -95.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua
- When
- May 22, 1:07 AM CST
- Where
- Chautauqua County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.130, -96.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Elk
- When
- May 22, 1:13 AM CST
- Where
- Elk County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.370, -96.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- May 22, 1:31 AM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.020, -95.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- May 22, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County
- Coordinates
- 37.150, -95.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Labette
- When
- May 22, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Labette County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.350, -95.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Neosho
- When
- May 22, 2:15 AM CST
- Where
- Neosho County
- Coordinates
- 37.570, -95.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- May 22, 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.030, -95.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Republic
- When
- May 22, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Republic County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.780, -97.900
Hail, Republic
- When
- May 22, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Republic County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.800, -97.780
- 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.
- 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.
- Tornado in Tennessee, May 22, 19891 death · 2 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 22, 19893 injured · $3.0 million · F2 · 11 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 22, 1989$250,000 · F2 · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 22, 19891 injured · 1.25 in hail · 49 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 22, 1989$25,000 · F1 · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 22, 19893 injured · 57 kt wind · 23 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 22, 19891.75 in hail · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 22, 19891.75 in hail · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 22, 19891.75 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 22, 198961 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 22, 19892 events
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 22, 198961 kt wind · 1 event
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: 10036478, 10036479, 10036480, 10036481, 10036482, 10036483, 10036484, 10036485, 10036486, 10036487, 10036488, 10036489.