Kansas, 1999

Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 22, 1999

May 22, 1999 · NWS GLD · 13 events in 8 counties and zones

10 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 Goodland radar (KGLD), 15 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:38 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

10 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sherman

When
May 22, 3:37 PM MST
Where
Sherman County, 1 mi NE of Ruleton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.350, -101.870

Hail, Greeley

When
May 22, 4:00 PM MST
Where
Greeley County, 8 mi W of Tribune
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.470, -101.900

Hail, Wallace

When
May 22, 4:10 PM MST
Where
Wallace County, 7 mi NNE of Wallace
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.020, -101.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Sherman

When
May 22, 4:30 PM MST
Where
Sherman County, Goodland
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
39.350, -101.720

Strong winds broke 9 inch tree limb.

Hail, Greeley

When
May 22, 5:00 PM MST
Where
Greeley County, 1 mi SW of Tribune
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.450, -101.770

Hail, Rawlins

When
May 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Rawlins County, 9 mi NNW of Atwood
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.920, -101.120

Hail, Logan

When
May 22, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Logan County, Oakley
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.130, -100.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Gove

When
May 22, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Gove County, 3 mi S of Park
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.050, -100.370

Hail, Cheyenne

When
May 22, 6:43 PM CST
Where
Cheyenne County, 4 mi N of Bird City
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.800, -101.530

Hail, Sherman

When
May 22, 5:50 PM MST
Where
Sherman County, Ruleton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.330, -101.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur

When
May 22, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Decatur County, 5 mi N of Oberlin
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.880, -100.520

Hail, Cheyenne

When
May 22, 7:17 PM CST
Where
Cheyenne County, 4 mi S of Bird City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.700, -101.530

Hail, Rawlins

When
May 22, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Rawlins County, Atwood
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.800, -101.050

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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

More

Every storm in Kansas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, May 1999

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: 5699238, 5699321, 5699322, 5699328, 5699323, 5699324, 5699317, 5699318, 5699327, 5699319, 5699320, 5699326, 5699325.