Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 13, 1992

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 13, 1992
Start: 1992-05-13T19:12
End: 1992-05-13T23:59
Location: Kansas

May 13, 1992 · NWS DDC · 30 events in 18 counties and zones

25 hail, 5 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: 30

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

25 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Thomas

When: May 13, 7:12 PM CST
Where: Thomas County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 39.330, -101.380

Hail, Logan

When: May 13, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.080, -101.050

Hail, Logan

When: May 13, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.070, -101.070

Hail, Kearny

When: May 13, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Kearny County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.220, -101.250

Hail, Logan

When: May 13, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.000, -101.020

Hail, Logan

When: May 13, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.770, -100.850

Hail, Lane

When: May 13, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Lane County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.620, -100.400

Hail, Ness

When: May 13, 9:33 PM CST
Where: Ness County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.630, -100.050

Hail, Harper

When: May 13, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.170, -98.270

Hail, Ellis

When: May 13, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.930, -99.450

Hail, Ford

When: May 13, 10:11 PM CST
Where: Ford County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 37.780, -99.880

Hail, Harper

When: May 13, 10:18 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.220, -98.230

Hail, Harper

When: May 13, 10:33 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.120, -98.030

Hail, Finney

When: May 13, 10:37 PM CST
Where: Finney County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.200, -100.570

Hail, Ford

When: May 13, 10:42 PM CST
Where: Ford County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.850, -99.750

Hail, Clark

When: May 13, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Clark County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 37.080, -99.770

Hail, Stafford

When: May 13, 10:47 PM CST
Where: Stafford County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.020, -98.750

Hail, Harper

When: May 13, 10:51 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.230, -98.130

Hail, Pawnee

When: May 13, 10:52 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.170, -99.470

Hail, Hodgeman

When: May 13, 10:57 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 37.980, -99.900

Hail, Ford

When: May 13, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Ford County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.880, -100.200

Hail, Clark

When: May 13, 11:31 PM CST
Where: Clark County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.180, -99.770

Hail, Sumner

When: May 13, 11:50 PM CST
Where: Sumner County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 37.280, -97.170

Hail, Sedgwick

When: May 13, 11:58 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.700, -97.330

Hail, Cowley

When: May 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Cowley County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.300, -97.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When: May 13, 10:20 PM PST
Where: Finney County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 37.930, -100.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When: May 13, 10:48 PM PST
Where: Russell County
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates: 38.870, -98.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa

When: May 13, 11:30 PM PST
Where: Kiowa County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 37.400, -99.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa

When: May 13, 11:50 PM PST
Where: Kiowa County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 37.450, -99.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Harper

When: May 13, 11:57 PM PST
Where: Harper County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.230, -98.150

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.

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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: 10155009, 10155012, 10155015, 10155017, 10155018, 10155021, 10155026, 10155029, 10155031, 10155033, 10155034, 10155035, 10155037, 10155038, 10155039, 10155040, 10155041, 10155042, 10155043, 10155044, 10155045, 10155046, 10155048, 10155049, 10155050, 10033623, 10033624, 10033625, 10033626, 10033627.