Kansas, 1998

Hail in Kansas, May 23, 1998

May 23, 1998 · NWS DDC · 15 events in 3 counties and zones

15 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. 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
$6.0 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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 Dodge City radar (KDDC), 25 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:19 UTC.

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Event by event

15 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hodgeman

When
May 23, 6:19 PM CST
Where
Hodgeman County, 7 mi S of Jetmore
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.980, -99.900

Hail, Hodgeman

When
May 23, 6:28 PM CST
Where
Hodgeman County, 3 mi S of Jetmore
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
38.030, -99.900

Hail, Ford

When
May 23, 6:43 PM CST
Where
Ford County, Dodge City
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
37.750, -100.020

Hail, Ford

When
May 23, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Ford County, Dodge City
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.750, -100.020

Hail, Ford

When
May 23, 6:47 PM CST
Where
Ford County, Dodge City
Measured
2.5 in hail
Property damage
$6.0 million
Coordinates
37.750, -100.020

Golfball to tennis ball size hail affected much of the Dodge City area.

Hail, Ford

When
May 23, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Ford County, Dodge City Arpt
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.770, -99.970

Hail, Ford

When
May 23, 6:56 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 3 mi NE of Dodge City
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.780, -99.980

Hail, Ford

When
May 23, 7:12 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 6 mi SE of Dodge City
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
37.680, -99.930

Hail, Ford

When
May 23, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 4 mi W of Ford
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.630, -99.820

Hail, Ford

When
May 23, 7:32 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 2 mi S of Ford
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.600, -99.750

Hail, Ford

When
May 23, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 4 mi S of Ford
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
37.580, -99.750

Hail, Kiowa

When
May 23, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, 4 mi NW of Greensburg
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.630, -99.350

Hail, Ford

When
May 23, 8:04 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 1 mi E of Bucklin
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.550, -99.620

Hail, Kiowa

When
May 23, 8:05 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, 1 mi W of Mullinville
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.580, -99.500

Hail, Kiowa

When
May 23, 8:07 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, 2 mi S of Greensburg
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.570, -99.300

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: 5647657, 5647658, 5647659, 5647660, 5647661, 5647662, 5647663, 5647664, 5647665, 5647666, 5647667, 5645774, 5645910, 5645911, 5645912.