Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 25, 1990

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 25, 1990
Start: 1990-05-25T18:20
End: 1990-05-25T23:30
Location: Kansas

May 25, 1990 · NWS CNK · 22 events in 7 counties and zones

12 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 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
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: $28,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 22

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, 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Allen

When: May 25, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Rating: F0
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 27 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 37.820, -95.400

Hail, Allen

When: May 25, 6:49 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.920, -95.400

Hail, Allen

When: May 25, 7:36 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.920, -95.400

Hail, Anderson

When: May 25, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Anderson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.280, -95.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Neosho

When: May 25, 8:03 PM CST
Where: Neosho County
Coordinates: 37.680, -95.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: May 25, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Coordinates: 37.820, -95.430

Hail, Neosho

When: May 25, 8:07 PM CST
Where: Neosho County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.680, -95.150

Hail, Rice

When: May 25, 8:23 PM CST
Where: Rice County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.220, -98.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: May 25, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Anderson County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 38.230, -95.170

Hail, Rice

When: May 25, 8:41 PM CST
Where: Rice County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.350, -98.200

Hail, Harper

When: May 25, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.150, -98.030

Hail, Harper

When: May 25, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.080, -97.870

Tornado, Harper

When: May 25, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Rating: F1
Path length: 10 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 37.300, -98.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Neosho

When: May 25, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Neosho County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 37.680, -95.470

Hail, Reno

When: May 25, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Reno County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.070, -97.920

Hail, Harper

When: May 25, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.150, -98.030

Hail, Reno

When: May 25, 10:27 PM CST
Where: Reno County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.870, -97.970

Hail, Reno

When: May 25, 10:35 PM CST
Where: Reno County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.770, -97.830

Tornado, Allen

When: May 25, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Rating: F0
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 27 yd
Coordinates: 37.820, -95.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Labette

When: May 25, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Labette County
Coordinates: 37.350, -95.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Neosho

When: May 25, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Neosho County
Coordinates: 37.520, -95.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Neosho

When: May 25, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Neosho County
Coordinates: 37.480, -95.480

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kansas in 1990 Every state in 1990 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Kansas, 1990 Warnings in Kansas, May 1990

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: 10036634, 10036635, 10036636, 10036637, 10036638, 10036639, 10036640, 10036641, 10036642, 10037498, 10037499, 10037712, 10037713, 10037714, 10037715, 10037716, 10037717, 10037718, 10037719, 10037720, 10037721, 10037722.