Hail, Morris
- When
- May 3, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Morris County, 5 mi N of Wilsey
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.700, -96.670
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 3, 1999
Severe thunderstorms moved northeast across east central Kansas and produced several reports of large hail and strong winds.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 moved northeast across east central Kansas and produced several reports of large hail and strong winds.
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:13 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Shawnee
- When
- May 3, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Shawnee County, 4 mi SW of Auburn
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.870, -95.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Osage
- When
- May 3, 9:50 PM CST
- Where
- Osage County, Osage City
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.630, -95.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Osage
- When
- May 3, 9:55 PM CST
- Where
- Osage County, 3 mi SW of Scranton
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.750, -95.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas
- When
- May 3, 10:05 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas County, 4 mi N of Clinton
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -95.380
Hail, Douglas
- When
- May 3, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas County, Lecompton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.050, -95.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas
- When
- May 3, 10:15 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas County, Lawrence
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -95.230
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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 3, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, May 3 to 12, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, May 3 to 4, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, May 3, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 3 to 4, 1999
- High Wind in California, May 3, 1999
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 3, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 3, 1999
- High Wind in Nevada, May 3, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 3, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, May 3, 1999
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 3, 1999
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: 5699915, 5699916, 5699917, 5699918, 5699919, 5699921, 5699920.