Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 29, 1991

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 29, 1991
Start: 1991-05-29T16:07
End: 1991-05-29T22:25
Location: Kansas

May 29, 1991 · NWS ICT · 38 events in 21 counties and zones

26 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 38

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

26 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Barton

When: May 29, 4:07 PM CST
Where: Barton County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 38.630, -98.970

Hail, Ellis

When: May 29, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.720, -99.320

Hail, Meade

When: May 29, 4:34 PM CST
Where: Meade County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.180, -100.470

Hail, Russell

When: May 29, 4:38 PM CST
Where: Russell County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.870, -98.850

Hail, Meade

When: May 29, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Meade County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.380, -100.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Stevens

When: May 29, 4:52 PM CST
Where: Stevens County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 37.180, -101.350

Hail, Russell

When: May 29, 4:57 PM CST
Where: Russell County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.800, -98.950

Hail, Russell

When: May 29, 5:07 PM CST
Where: Russell County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.120, -98.800

Hail, Ford

When: May 29, 5:08 PM CST
Where: Ford County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 37.700, -100.020

Hail, Russell

When: May 29, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Russell County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.900, -98.870

Hail, Ford

When: May 29, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Ford County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 37.530, -99.750

Hail, Osborne

When: May 29, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Osborne County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.430, -98.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When: May 29, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Russell County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 38.930, -98.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When: May 29, 6:08 PM CST
Where: Russell County
Measured: 80 kt (92 mph)
Coordinates: 38.870, -98.820

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 29, 6:19 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.000, -98.350

Hail, Ellis

When: May 29, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 38.720, -99.320

Hail, Osborne

When: May 29, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Osborne County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.430, -98.870

Hail, Grant

When: May 29, 6:27 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.580, -101.420

Hail, Ellsworth

When: May 29, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Ellsworth County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.820, -98.230

Hail, Ellsworth

When: May 29, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Ellsworth County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.820, -98.470

Hail, Smith

When: May 29, 6:38 PM CST
Where: Smith County
Measured: 4 in hail
Coordinates: 39.600, -98.780

Hail, Ellis

When: May 29, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.870, -99.470

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 29, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.080, -98.280

Hail, Ness

When: May 29, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Ness County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.450, -99.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When: May 29, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Ottawa County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.280, -97.770

Hail, Ness

When: May 29, 7:19 PM CST
Where: Ness County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.530, -99.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When: May 29, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Saline County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.780, -97.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Seward

When: May 29, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Seward County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 37.170, -101.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When: May 29, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Ottawa County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 39.130, -97.720

Hail, Clay

When: May 29, 7:49 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.380, -97.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When: May 29, 7:51 PM CST
Where: Saline County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 38.830, -97.600

Hail, Clay

When: May 29, 8:22 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.380, -97.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When: May 29, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Marshall County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 39.770, -96.650

Hail, Riley

When: May 29, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Riley County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.030, -96.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Kingman

When: May 29, 9:43 PM CST
Where: Kingman County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 37.650, -98.120

Hail, Reno

When: May 29, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Reno County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.070, -97.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Reno

When: May 29, 10:10 PM CST
Where: Reno County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 37.780, -98.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Harvey

When: May 29, 10:25 PM CST
Where: Harvey County
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 38.020, -97.670

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.

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: 10035758, 10035759, 10035760, 10035761, 10035762, 10035763, 10035764, 10035765, 10035766, 10035767, 10035768, 10035769, 10035770, 10035771, 10035772, 10035773, 10035774, 10035775, 10035776, 10035777, 10035778, 10035779, 10035780, 10035781, 10035782, 10035783, 10035784, 10035785, 10035786, 10035787, 10035788, 10035789, 10035790, 10035791, 10035792, 10036643, 10036644, 10036860.