Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- May 22, 6:42 PM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, 17 mi NE of St Francis
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.930, -101.570
Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 22, 1998
23 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 29
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), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:41 UTC.
Event by event
23 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- May 22, 6:53 PM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, 15 mi NW of St Francis
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.920, -102.000
Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- May 22, 7:09 PM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, 9 mi N of St Francis
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.900, -101.800
One inch diameter hail reported at 1905 CST.
Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- May 22, 7:11 PM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, 16 mi NW of St Francis
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 39.930, -102.020
Hail damaged several vehicles and buildings.
Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- May 22, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, 10 mi N of Bird City
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.900, -101.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Cheyenne
- When
- May 22, 7:36 PM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, St Francis
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.770, -101.800
Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- May 22, 7:36 PM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, St Francis
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.770, -101.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Cheyenne
- When
- May 22, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, 15 mi SE of St Francis
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -101.600
Brief gustnado observed by NWS personnel.
Tornado, Sherman
- When
- May 22, 6:50 PM MST
- Where
- Sherman County, 17 mi NE of Goodland Arpt
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.530, -101.470
Brief tornado observed by NWS personnel.
Tornado, Rawlins
- When
- May 22, 7:56 PM CST
- Where
- Rawlins County, 3 mi S of Mc Donald
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.730, -101.370
Brief tornado observed by NWS employee.
Hail, Rawlins
- When
- May 22, 8:05 PM CST to 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Rawlins County, 7 mi NW of Atwood
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.870, -101.150
Hail, Rawlins
- When
- May 22, 8:07 PM CST
- Where
- Rawlins County, 10 mi S of Mc Donald
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.630, -101.370
Hail, Rawlins
- When
- May 22, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Rawlins County, 7 mi SW of Atwood
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.730, -101.150
Hail, Rawlins
- When
- May 22, 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Rawlins County, 2 mi S of Atwood
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.770, -101.050
Hail, Thomas
- When
- May 22, 8:42 PM CST
- Where
- Thomas County, 5 mi N of Colby
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.470, -101.050
Dime sized hail reported 8N of Colby at 2040 CST.
Funnel Cloud, Thomas
- When
- May 22, 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- Thomas County, 4 mi ENE of Colby
- Coordinates
- 39.351, -101.055 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Thomas
- When
- May 22, 8:57 PM CST
- Where
- Thomas County, 2 mi E of Colby
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.400, -101.020
Nickel sized hail reported 4E of Colby at 2100 CST.
Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur
- When
- May 22, 9:06 PM CST
- Where
- Decatur County, Cedar Bluffs
- Measured
- 78 kt (90 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.980, -100.550
Spotter estimated 90 mph wind gust.
Hail, Sheridan
- When
- May 22, 9:32 PM CST
- Where
- Sheridan County, 7 mi N of Hoxie
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.450, -100.430
Also, quarter sized hail observed at 8N Hoxie.
Hail, Sheridan
- When
- May 22, 9:32 PM CST
- Where
- Sheridan County, Selden
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.530, -100.570
Hail, Decatur
- When
- May 22, 9:52 PM CST
- Where
- Decatur County, Norcatur
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.830, -100.180
Dime hail at 2149 CST.
Hail, Graham
- When
- May 22, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Graham County, 3 mi N of Hill City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.420, -99.850
Hail, Sheridan
- When
- May 22, 10:02 PM CST
- Where
- Sheridan County, 6 mi N of Tasco
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.430, -100.300
Hail, Norton
- When
- May 22, 10:08 PM CST
- Where
- Norton County, 2 mi W of Dellvale
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.770, -100.070
Hail, Norton
- When
- May 22, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Norton County, Clayton
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.730, -100.180
Hail, Sheridan
- When
- May 22, 10:12 PM CST
- Where
- Sheridan County, 15 mi NE of Hoxie
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.500, -100.230
Hail, Graham
- When
- May 22, 10:12 PM CST
- Where
- Graham County, 5 mi N of Penokee
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.420, -99.970
Hail, Graham
- When
- May 22, 10:25 PM CST
- Where
- Graham County, 3 mi N of Hill City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.420, -99.850
Hail, Graham
- When
- May 22, 10:35 PM CST
- Where
- Graham County, 9 mi E of Hill City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.370, -99.680
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
- 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.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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More
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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: 5636790, 5636791, 5636799, 5636794, 5636792, 5636793, 5636795, 5636788, 5636786, 5636796, 5636800, 5636797, 5636798, 5636801, 5636802, 5636804, 5636803, 5636805, 5636787, 5636789, 5636782, 5636783, 5636806, 5636808, 5636807, 5636809, 5636810, 5636784, 5636785.