Kansas, 1999

Hail in Kansas, May 22, 1999

May 22, 1999 · NWS DDC · 12 events in 6 counties and zones

12 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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 Dodge City radar (KDDC), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:12 UTC.

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Event by event

12 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Grant

When
May 22, 3:15 AM CST
Where
Grant County, 7 mi SSW of Hickok
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.470, -101.280

Hail, Stevens

When
May 22, 3:48 AM CST
Where
Stevens County, Moscow
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.330, -101.200

Hail, Stevens

When
May 22, 3:49 AM CST
Where
Stevens County, 1 mi S of Moscow
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.320, -101.200

Hail, Seward

When
May 22, 3:55 AM CST
Where
Seward County, 14 mi NW of Liberal
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.180, -101.120

Hail, Seward

When
May 22, 4:10 AM CST
Where
Seward County, 9 mi N of Liberal
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.170, -100.930

Hail, Seward

When
May 22, 4:50 AM CST
Where
Seward County, 5 mi SW of Kismet
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.150, -100.770

Hail, Seward

When
May 22, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Seward County, 4 mi SW of Kismet
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.170, -100.750

Hail, Hodgeman

When
May 22, 5:35 AM CST
Where
Hodgeman County, Jetmore to 5 mi W of Jetmore
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.070, -100.000

Hail, Trego

When
May 22, 7:05 AM CST
Where
Trego County, 7 mi S of Collyer
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.930, -100.120

Hail, Ness

When
May 22, 7:05 AM CST
Where
Ness County, 1 mi N of Ransom
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.650, -99.930

Hail, Trego

When
May 22, 7:12 AM CST
Where
Trego County, 10 mi S of Collyer
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.880, -100.120

Hail, Ness

When
May 22, 7:15 AM CST
Where
Ness County, 9 mi NE of Ness City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.550, -99.780

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: 5702131, 5702132, 5702133, 5702134, 5702135, 5702136, 5702137, 5702138, 5702139, 5702140, 5702141, 5702252.