Kansas, 1999

Hail and Lightning Strike in Kansas, May 16 to 17, 1999

May 16 to 17, 1999 · NWS TOP · 9 events in 8 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms developed over much of northeast and east central Kansas the afternoon of the 16th and continued well into the evening hours. The storms produced numerous reports of large hail and one tornado (listed separately).

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.

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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS TOP wrote it up.

Severe thunderstorms developed over much of northeast and east central Kansas the afternoon of the 16th and continued well into the evening hours. The storms produced numerous reports of large hail and one tornado (listed separately).

The radar

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Event by event

8 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Marshall

When
May 16, 5:41 PM CST
Where
Marshall County, Frankfort
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.700, -96.420

Hail, Geary

When
May 16, 5:52 PM CST
Where
Geary County, 1 mi SE of Olson
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.870, -96.780

Hail, Morris

When
May 16, 6:18 PM CST
Where
Morris County, 2 mi E of Delavan
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.650, -96.770

Hail, Nemaha

When
May 16, 6:34 PM CST
Where
Nemaha County, Baileyville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.850, -96.180

Hail, Shawnee

When
May 16, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County, Willard
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.100, -95.950

Hail, Dickinson

When
May 16, 7:26 PM CST
Where
Dickinson County, 3 mi NW of Hope
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.720, -97.100

Hail, Marshall

When
May 16, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Marshall County, Frankfort
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.700, -96.420

Lightning, Coffey

When
May 17, 12:01 AM CST
Where
Coffey County, 5 mi S of Burlington
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
38.237, -95.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck a residence doing an estimated 3 thousand dollars damage to the chimney, roof and electrical appliances.

Hail, Clay

When
May 17, 12:25 AM CST
Where
Clay County, 10 mi W of Clay Center
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.380, -97.300

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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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: 5698148, 5698149, 5698150, 5698151, 5698152, 5698153, 5698154, 5698155, 5698156.