Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 28, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 28, 1994
Start: 1994-05-28T16:08
End: 1994-05-28T22:52
Location: Kansas

May 28, 1994 · 27 events in 11 counties and zones

23 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 27 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500
Events: 27

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

23 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sherman

When: May 28, 4:08 PM CST
Where: Sherman County, Goodland
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 39.351, -101.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wallace

When: May 28, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Wallace County, Weskan
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.917, -101.764 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kearny

When: May 28, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Kearny County, Lakin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.000, -101.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Finney

When: May 28, 7:33 PM CST
Where: Finney County, Garden City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Finney

When: May 28, 7:36 PM CST
Where: Finney County, Garden City
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Finney

When: May 28, 7:37 PM CST
Where: Finney County, Garden City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Finney

When: May 28, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Finney County, Garden City
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gray

When: May 28, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Gray County, Ingalls
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 37.738, -100.438 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Haskell

When: May 28, 8:22 PM CST
Where: Haskell County, Sublette
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 37.562, -100.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Smith

When: May 28, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Smith County, Smith Center
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.785, -98.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Haskell

When: May 28, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Haskell County, Sublettey
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 37.562, -100.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gray

When: May 28, 8:51 PM CST
Where: Gray County, Copeland
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 37.738, -100.438 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gray

When: May 28, 9:07 PM CST
Where: Gray County, Copeland
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 37.738, -100.438 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gray

When: May 28, 9:09 PM CST
Where: Gray County, Copeland
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.738, -100.438 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Haskell

When: May 28, 9:25 PM CST
Where: Haskell County, Sublette
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.562, -100.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Estimated wind gusts to 60 mph.

Hail, Haskell

When: May 28, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Haskell County, Sublette
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.562, -100.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Haskell

When: May 28, 9:42 PM CST
Where: Haskell County, Sublette
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.562, -100.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When: May 28, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Russell County, Russell
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 38.915, -98.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Meade

When: May 28, 9:53 PM CST
Where: Meade County, Plains
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 37.238, -100.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gray

When: May 28, 9:55 PM CST
Where: Gray County, Ensign
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 37.738, -100.438 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Meade

When: May 28, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Meade County, Plains
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.238, -100.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ford

When: May 28, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Ford County, Ensign
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Estimated wind gusts to 60 mph.

Hail, Clark

When: May 28, 10:18 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Minneola
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.236, -99.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Estimated wind gusts to 60 mph.

Hail, Meade

When: May 28, 10:33 PM CST
Where: Meade County, Meade Airport
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.238, -100.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Estimated wind gusts to 60 mph.

Hail, Ford

When: May 28, 10:41 PM CST
Where: Ford County, Kingsdown
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Meade

When: May 28, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Meade County, Meade
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.238, -100.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Agtap observer estimated wind at 60 mph. Power lines were downed along his county road.

Hail, Clark

When: May 28, 10:52 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Ashland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.236, -99.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kansas in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Kansas, May 1994

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: 10325175, 10325188, 10326674, 10323614, 10323615, 10323616, 10323617, 10323587, 10324452, 10325386, 10324453, 10323588, 10323589, 10323590, 10324454, 10324455, 10324456, 10325452, 10325899, 10323636, 10325900, 10323471, 10323107, 10325901, 10323472, 10325902, 10323108.