Kansas, 1995

Hail in Kansas, May 21, 1995

May 21, 1995 · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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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  • Wind
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  • 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
4

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.

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:46 UTC.

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Event by event

4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Rawlins

When
May 21, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Rawlins County, Herndon
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.785, -101.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rawlins

When
May 21, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Rawlins County, Herndon
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.785, -101.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Decatur

When
May 21, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Decatur County, Oberlin
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
39.785, -100.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rawlins

When
May 21, 9:22 PM CST
Where
Rawlins County, Herndon
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.785, -101.076 (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.

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: 10326145, 10326146, 10323267, 10326147.