3 hail, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:11 UTC.
3 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Leavenworth County Sheriff's office reported golfball-size hail during a severe thunderstorm in Lansing, Jarbalo and Basehor.
Quarter-size hail was reported by the county sheriff's office 4 miles west of Springdale.
A Ham radio operator reported golfball-size hail in the community of Hillsdale Lake about 8 miles northwest of Paola.
Thunderstorms dropped 1 to 3 inches of rain over Miami County on top of the several inches of rain that fell the previous day. This resulted in flash flooding in the Hillsdale area. The county sheriff's office reported water covering Old KC Road a mile south of Hillsdale and a foot of water over 255th St west of Highway 169 in town.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, May 1997
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: 5585549, 5585550, 5585551, 5585552.