Kansas, 2000

Hail in Kansas, May 16, 2000

May 16, 2000 · NWS ICT · 12 events in 5 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 Wichita radar (KICT), 99 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:39 UTC.

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Event by event

12 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Elk

When
May 16, 4:40 AM CST
Where
Elk County, 5 mi W of Howard
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.467, -96.350

Hail, Elk

When
May 16, 4:42 AM CST
Where
Elk County, Grenola
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.350, -96.450

Hail, Elk

When
May 16, 4:44 AM CST
Where
Elk County, 6 mi SW of Howard
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.400, -96.350

Hail, Elk

When
May 16, 4:49 AM CST
Where
Elk County, Moline
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.367, -96.300

Hail, Montgomery

When
May 16, 5:12 AM CST
Where
Montgomery County, 10 mi SW of Elk City
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.183, -96.050

Hail, Montgomery

When
May 16, 5:15 AM CST
Where
Montgomery County, 5 mi NW of Coffeyville
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.083, -95.700

Hail, Chautauqua

When
May 16, 5:20 AM CST
Where
Chautauqua County, Hale
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.233, -96.017

Hail, Chautauqua

When
May 16, 5:30 AM CST
Where
Chautauqua County, 2 mi NW of Hale
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.250, -96.050

Hail, Montgomery

When
May 16, 5:39 AM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Coffeyville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
37.033, -95.633

Hail, Montgomery

When
May 16, 5:40 AM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Coffeyville
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.033, -95.633

Hail, Woodson

When
May 16, 7:35 AM CST
Where
Woodson County, 1 mi SE of Piqua
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.900, -95.517

Hail, Allen

When
May 16, 7:46 AM CST
Where
Allen County, 1 mi E of Humboldt
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.817, -95.417

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: 5139881, 5139892, 5139882, 5139883, 5139884, 5139885, 5139886, 5139887, 5139888, 5139889, 5139890, 5139891.