Tornado and Hail in Kansas, May 5, 1994

Name: Tornado and Hail in Kansas, May 5, 1994
Start: 1994-05-05T16:20
End: 1994-05-05T22:10
Location: Kansas

May 5, 1994 · 34 events in 15 counties and zones

33 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 34 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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: $16,000
Crop damage: $32,000
Events: 34

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

33 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hamilton

When: May 5, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County, Syracuse
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.999, -101.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hamilton

When: May 5, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County, Syracuse
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.999, -101.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Greeley

When: May 5, 5:34 PM CST
Where: Greeley County, Tribune
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.481, -101.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail slightly damaged around 200 acres of wheat.

Hail, Wichita

When: May 5, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Wichita County, Leoti
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 38.482, -101.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Logan

When: May 5, 6:21 PM CST
Where: Logan County, Winona
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.917, -101.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to one inch was also reported 3 NE of McAllaster at 1810 CST.

Hail, Logan

When: May 5, 6:29 PM CST
Where: Logan County, Oakley
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 38.917, -101.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Thomas

When: May 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Thomas County, Mingo
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 39.351, -101.055 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Thomas

When: May 5, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Thomas County, Mingo
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.351, -101.055 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sheridan

When: May 5, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Sheridan County, Tasco
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.350, -100.442 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Decatur

When: May 5, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Decatur County, Clayton
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 39.785, -100.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Phillips

When: May 5, 7:08 PM CST
Where: Phillips County, Phillipsburg
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 39.785, -99.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Smith

When: May 5, 7:33 PM CST
Where: Smith County, Kensington
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, Norton

When: May 5, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Norton County, Clayton
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 39.784, -99.903 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sherman

When: May 5, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Sherman County, Goodland
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 39.351, -101.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Smith

When: May 5, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Smith County, Kensington
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.785, -98.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Smith

When: May 5, 7:47 PM CST
Where: Smith County, Smith Center
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.785, -98.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Smith

When: May 5, 7:48 PM CST
Where: Smith County, Smith Center
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.785, -98.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Phillips

When: May 5, 7:59 PM CST
Where: Phillips County, Logan
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.785, -99.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Decatur

When: May 5, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Decatur County, Clayton
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 39.785, -100.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Graham

When: May 5, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Graham County, Morland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.350, -99.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Sherman

When: May 5, 8:00 PM CST to 8:02 PM CST
Where: Sherman County to Goodland
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 39.351, -101.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Spotter observed rotating debris and dust briefly beneath funnel cloud.

Hail, Smith

When: May 5, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Smith County, Athol
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.785, -98.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Norton

When: May 5, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Norton County, Lenora
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.784, -99.903 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wallace

When: May 5, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Wallace County, Sharon Spring
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.917, -101.764 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jewell

When: May 5, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Jewell County, Mankato
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.785, -98.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wallace

When: May 5, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Wallace County, Sharon to Spring
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 38.917, -101.764 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Norton

When: May 5, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Norton County, Clayton
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.784, -99.903 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Phillips

When: May 5, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Phillips County, Gretna
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 39.785, -99.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Phillips

When: May 5, 8:34 PM CST
Where: Phillips County, Glade
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.785, -99.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Decatur

When: May 5, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Decatur County, Norcatur
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 39.785, -100.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Norton

When: May 5, 9:06 PM CST
Where: Norton County, Reager
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.784, -99.903 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Phillips

When: May 5, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Phillips County, Kirwin
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 39.785, -99.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Smith

When: May 5, 9:20 PM CST
Where: Smith County, Claudell
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.785, -98.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Washington

When: May 5, 10:10 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Hollenburg
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.784, -97.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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 The tornado archive for Kansas, 1994 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: 10326486, 10326487, 10323662, 10325327, 10326850, 10326851, 10324998, 10324999, 10325079, 10323254, 10326403, 10325380, 10326109, 10325170, 10325381, 10325382, 10325383, 10326404, 10323255, 10323504, 10325171, 10325384, 10326110, 10325128, 10326732, 10325129, 10326111, 10326405, 10326406, 10323256, 10326112, 10326407, 10325385, 10325302.