Hail, Russell
- When
- May 15, 12:44 AM CST
- Where
- Russell County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.850, -98.580
Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 15, 1990
20 hail, 5 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $28,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 26
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, 5 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- May 15, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.770, -101.800
Hail, Phillips
- When
- May 15, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Phillips County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.750, -99.320
Hail, Norton
- When
- May 15, 3:02 AM CST
- Where
- Norton County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.720, -99.730
Hail, Rice
- When
- May 15, 4:05 AM CST
- Where
- Rice County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.220, -98.120
Hail, McPherson
- When
- May 15, 4:22 AM CST
- Where
- McPherson County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.200, -97.520
Hail, Reno
- When
- May 15, 4:42 AM CST
- Where
- Reno County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.900, -97.780
Hail, Reno
- When
- May 15, 4:47 AM CST
- Where
- Reno County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.070, -98.330
Hail, Reno
- When
- May 15, 5:06 AM CST
- Where
- Reno County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.130, -97.770
Hail, Harvey
- When
- May 15, 5:07 AM CST
- Where
- Harvey County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.980, -97.350
Hail, McPherson
- When
- May 15, 5:30 AM CST
- Where
- McPherson County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.200, -97.520
Hail, Sherman
- When
- May 15, 3:26 PM CST
- Where
- Sherman County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.270, -101.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- May 15, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.270, -95.700
Hail, Shawnee
- When
- May 15, 4:23 PM CST
- Where
- Shawnee County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.020, -95.630
Hail, Dickinson
- When
- May 15, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Dickinson County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.670, -97.070
Hail, Dickinson
- When
- May 15, 4:33 PM CST
- Where
- Dickinson County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.800, -96.970
Hail, Marion
- When
- May 15, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.250, -96.930
Hail, Scott
- When
- May 15, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.650, -100.900
Hail, Sedgwick
- When
- May 15, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.700, -97.330
Hail, Lane
- When
- May 15, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Lane County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.620, -100.470
Hail, Marion
- When
- May 15, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.250, -96.930
Tornado, Chase
- When
- May 15, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Chase County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 38.270, -96.820
Tornado, Chase
- When
- May 15, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Chase County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 38.180, -96.720
Tornado, Chase
- When
- May 15, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Chase County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 5 mi
- Path width
- 27 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 38.480, -96.680
Tornado, Harvey
- When
- May 15, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Harvey County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 27 yd
- Coordinates
- 38.020, -97.670
Tornado, Harvey
- When
- May 15, 8:35 PM CST
- Where
- Harvey County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 20 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 38.000, -97.280
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 15, 1990
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- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, May 15, 1990
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 15, 1990
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, May 15, 1990
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 15, 1990
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 15, 1990
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, May 15, 1990
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 15, 1990
- Hail in Virginia, May 15, 1990
More
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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: 10035490, 10035491, 10035492, 10035493, 10035494, 10035495, 10035496, 10035497, 10035498, 10035499, 10035500, 10035501, 10035502, 10035503, 10035504, 10035505, 10035506, 10035507, 10035508, 10035509, 10036359, 10036360, 10036574, 10036575, 10036576, 10036577.