Kansas, 1991

Tornado and Hail in Kansas, May 28, 1991

May 28, 1991 · NWS GLD · 16 events in 9 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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

8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sherman

When
May 28, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Sherman County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.330, -102.030

Hail, Sherman

When
May 28, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Sherman County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.480, -101.900

Hail, Sherman

When
May 28, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Sherman County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.350, -101.720

Hail, Cheyenne

When
May 28, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Cheyenne County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.750, -101.530

Tornado, Wallace

When
May 28, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Wallace County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
38.680, -101.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Thomas

When
May 28, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Thomas County
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates
39.370, -101.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When
May 28, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
37.880, -101.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Stanton

When
May 28, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Stanton County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
37.730, -101.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur

When
May 28, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Decatur County
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates
39.720, -100.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Stanton

When
May 28, 6:57 PM CST
Where
Stanton County
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates
37.730, -102.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When
May 28, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
37.980, -101.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When
May 28, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
38.750, -101.170

Hail, Stanton

When
May 28, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Stanton County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.520, -101.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Osborne

When
May 28, 10:10 PM CST
Where
Osborne County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
39.430, -98.700

Hail, Osborne

When
May 28, 10:28 PM CST
Where
Osborne County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.330, -98.700

Hail, Osborne

When
May 28, 10:45 PM CST
Where
Osborne County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.350, -98.700

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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.

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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: 10035742, 10035743, 10035744, 10035745, 10035746, 10035747, 10035748, 10035749, 10035750, 10035751, 10035752, 10035753, 10035754, 10035755, 10035756, 10035757.