Hail in Kansas, May 31, 1996

Name: Hail in Kansas, May 31, 1996
Start: 1996-05-31T17:19
End: 1996-05-31T17:19
Location: Kansas

May 31, 1996 · NWS DDC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Hail stones went through roofs of homes. Major tree damage.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS DDC wrote it up.

Hail stones went through roofs of homes. Major tree damage.

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 163 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:20 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Morton

When: May 31, 5:19 PM CST
Where: Morton County, Rolla
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 37.120, -101.630

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kansas in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Kansas, May 1996

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: 5572656.