Kansas, 1999

Hail in Kansas, May 14, 1999

May 14, 1999 · NWS GLD · 10 events in 3 counties and zones

10 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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), 147 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:46 UTC.

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Event by event

10 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Decatur

When
May 14, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Decatur County, 10 mi N of Norcatur
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.980, -100.180

Hail, Norton

When
May 14, 8:07 PM CST
Where
Norton County, 11 mi N of Norton
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.000, -99.880

Hail, Decatur

When
May 14, 8:27 PM CST
Where
Decatur County, 3 mi NW of Norcatur
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.870, -100.220

Hail, Norton

When
May 14, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Norton County, 7 mi NW of Norton
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.900, -99.980

Hail, Norton

When
May 14, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Norton County, Norton
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.830, -99.880

Hail, Norton

When
May 14, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Norton County, 11 mi E of Norton
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.830, -99.680

Hail, Norton

When
May 14, 9:35 PM CST
Where
Norton County, 6 mi S of Clayton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.650, -100.180

Hail, Decatur

When
May 14, 9:35 PM CST
Where
Decatur County, 6 mi SE of Jennings
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.620, -100.200

Hail, Norton

When
May 14, 9:55 PM CST
Where
Norton County, Lenora
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.600, -100.000

Hail, Graham

When
May 14, 10:39 PM CST
Where
Graham County, 10 mi N of Bogue
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.520, -99.700

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: 5699119, 5699120, 5699121, 5699122, 5699204, 5699205, 5699206, 5699207, 5699208, 5699209.