Kansas, 1999

Tornado and Hail in Kansas, May 20 to 22, 1999

May 20 to 22, 1999 · NWS TOP · 10 events in 7 counties and zones

5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 lightning, 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$6,000
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 Grand Island radar (KUEX), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:19 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Republic

When
May 20, 3:22 PM CST
Where
Republic County, Norway
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.700, -97.780

Tornado, Marshall

When
May 20, 5:30 PM CST to 5:31 PM CST
Where
Marshall County, 3 mi S of Summerfield
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
39.950, -96.350

A tornado touched down at a farm and lifted a machine shed over a house before destroying the shed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie

When
May 20, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County, 2 mi W of Wamego
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.200, -96.350

Lightning, Shawnee

When
May 20, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County, 3 mi NW of Topeka
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
39.042, -95.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck a house and started a fire that did an estimated 5 thousand dollars damage.

Hail, Cloud

When
May 22, 7:47 PM CST
Where
Cloud County, 12 mi WSW of Concordia
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.500, -97.870

Hail, Ottawa

When
May 22, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Ottawa County, Delphos
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.280, -97.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When
May 22, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Ottawa County, Tescott
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.020, -97.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When
May 22, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Ottawa County, 4 mi E of Tescott
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.020, -97.820

Hail, Dickinson

When
May 22, 9:18 PM CST
Where
Dickinson County, 7 mi NE of Abilene
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.980, -97.120

Hail, Dickinson

When
May 22, 9:39 PM CST
Where
Dickinson County, 4 mi S of Chapman
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.920, -97.020

What these are

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

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: 5698157, 5698158, 5698159, 5698160, 5698161, 5698162, 5698163, 5698164, 5698165, 5698166.