Kansas, 1991

Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 4, 1991

May 4, 1991 · NWS CNK · 36 events in 23 counties and zones

29 hail, 7 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
36

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

29 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
May 4, 10:19 AM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.220, -97.120

Hail, Clay

When
May 4, 10:43 AM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.380, -97.270

Hail, Washington

When
May 4, 10:50 AM CST
Where
Washington County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.600, -97.000

Hail, Clay

When
May 4, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.430, -97.000

Hail, Marshall

When
May 4, 11:15 AM CST
Where
Marshall County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.700, -96.420

Hail, Nemaha

When
May 4, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Nemaha County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.780, -95.850

Hail, Nemaha

When
May 4, 11:40 AM CST
Where
Nemaha County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
39.850, -96.080

Hail, Brown

When
May 4, 11:55 AM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.900, -95.720

Hail, Pottawatomie

When
May 4, 11:55 AM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.480, -96.170

Hail, Pottawatomie

When
May 4, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.300, -96.050

Hail, Jackson

When
May 4, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.470, -95.750

Hail, Doniphan

When
May 4, 1:24 PM CST
Where
Doniphan County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.770, -95.080

Hail, Cowley

When
May 4, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Cowley County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.430, -96.770

Hail, Butler

When
May 4, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Butler County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
37.530, -96.650

Hail, Butler

When
May 4, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Butler County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.030, -96.630

Hail, Cowley

When
May 4, 4:49 PM CST
Where
Cowley County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.070, -97.050

Hail, Chase

When
May 4, 4:53 PM CST
Where
Chase County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.370, -96.530

Hail, Greenwood

When
May 4, 4:54 PM CST
Where
Greenwood County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.820, -96.300

Hail, Lyon

When
May 4, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Lyon County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
38.270, -96.170

Hail, Lyon

When
May 4, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Lyon County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
38.370, -95.980

Hail, Chase

When
May 4, 5:23 PM CST
Where
Chase County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.400, -96.530

Hail, Coffey

When
May 4, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Coffey County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.300, -95.750

Hail, Sumner

When
May 4, 5:29 PM CST
Where
Sumner County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.400, -97.650

Hail, Greenwood

When
May 4, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Greenwood County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
37.750, -96.370

Hail, Sedgwick

When
May 4, 5:38 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.480, -97.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
May 4, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates
37.030, -95.630

Hail, Elk

When
May 4, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Elk County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.550, -96.270

Hail, Woodson

When
May 4, 5:52 PM CST
Where
Woodson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.880, -95.730

Hail, Sedgwick

When
May 4, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.480, -97.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When
May 4, 6:04 PM CST
Where
Allen County
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates
37.920, -95.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Neosho

When
May 4, 6:08 PM CST
Where
Neosho County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
37.680, -95.470

Hail, Allen

When
May 4, 6:34 PM CST
Where
Allen County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.920, -95.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Neosho

When
May 4, 6:42 PM CST
Where
Neosho County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
37.570, -95.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Bourbon

When
May 4, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Bourbon County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
37.850, -94.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Bourbon

When
May 4, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Bourbon County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
38.000, -94.720

Hail, Jewell

When
May 4, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Jewell County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.670, -98.350

What these are

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.

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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: 10035686, 10035687, 10035688, 10035689, 10035690, 10035691, 10035692, 10035693, 10035694, 10035695, 10035696, 10035697, 10035698, 10035699, 10035700, 10035701, 10035702, 10035703, 10035704, 10035705, 10035706, 10035707, 10035708, 10035709, 10035710, 10035711, 10035712, 10035713, 10035714, 10035715, 10035716, 10035717, 10035718, 10035719, 10035720, 10035721.