Kansas, 1999

Hail in Kansas, May 16, 1999

May 16, 1999 · NWS GLD · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

4 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
$1.6 million
Crop damage
$6.0 million
Events
4

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), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:39 UTC.

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Event by event

4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Greeley

When
May 16, 6:37 PM MST
Where
Greeley County, 10 mi SW of Tribune
Measured
4.5 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$2.0 million
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.370, -101.880

Hail, Wichita

When
May 16, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Wichita County, 8 mi SSW of Leoti
Measured
2.5 in hail
Property damage
$800,000
Crop damage
$2.0 million
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.380, -101.400

Hail, Wichita

When
May 16, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Wichita County, 14 mi ESE of Leoti
Measured
3 in hail
Property damage
$800,000
Crop damage
$2.0 million
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.400, -101.120

Hail broke out windows in house.

Hail, Gove

When
May 16, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Gove County, 26 mi S of Gove
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.570, -100.480

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: 5699212, 5699213, 5699214, 5699215.