Hail, Cowley
- When
- May 22, 11:50 AM CST to 12:10 PM CST
- Where
- Cowley County, Arkansas City to 2 mi S of Arkansas City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.070, -97.080
Hail ranged from 0.75 to 1.00 inch.
Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, May 22, 1999
6 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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 Wichita radar (KICT), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:49 UTC.
Event by event
6 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Cowley
- When
- May 22, 2:14 PM CST
- Where
- Cowley County, 15 mi NE of Arkansas City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.220, -96.850
Hail, Cowley
- When
- May 22, 2:23 PM CST
- Where
- Cowley County, Winfield to 1 mi S of Udall
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.250, -96.970
Hail, Cowley
- When
- May 22, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cowley County, 10 mi E of Arkansas City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.070, -96.870
Flash Flood, Cowley
- When
- May 22, 3:20 PM CST to 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Cowley County, Winfield
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Roads flooded near state hospital and 1 mile north of Highway 160 in West Winfield.
Thunderstorm Wind, Russell
- When
- May 22, 8:24 PM CST
- Where
- Russell County, Russell
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 38.880, -98.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Russell
- When
- May 22, 8:25 PM CST to 8:35 PM CST
- Where
- Russell County, Lucas
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.050, -98.550
Home and building damage, large grain bins and an elevator leg destroyed as well as head stone damage and grave markers blown over.
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- May 22, 8:40 PM CST to 8:48 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Sylvan Grove to 4 mi W of Lincoln
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.050, -98.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Saline
- When
- May 22, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Saline County, 1 mi SW of Salina
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.820, -97.620
About 10 power poles blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Reno
- When
- May 22, 9:39 PM CST
- Where
- Reno County, Hutchinson
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.070, -97.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Chase
- When
- May 22, 10:25 PM CST
- Where
- Chase County, 1 mi NW of Elmdale
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.380, -96.650
Hail, Chase
- When
- May 22, 10:27 PM CST
- Where
- Chase County, 3 mi E of Cottonwood Falls
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.370, -96.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- May 22, 10:34 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County, Potwin
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.950, -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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, May 22, 1999
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- Hail in Kansas, May 22, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, May 22, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 22, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 22, 1999
- Hail in Nebraska, May 22, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 22, 1999
- Hail in Georgia, May 22, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 22, 1999
- Hail in Kansas, May 22, 1999
More
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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: 5690702, 5690703, 5690704, 5690705, 5690706, 5690472, 5690479, 5690473, 5690474, 5690475, 5690476, 5690477, 5690478.