Kansas, 2000

Hail in Kansas, May 26, 2000

May 26, 2000 · NWS TOP · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

5 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
5

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 Topeka radar (KTWX), 33 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:09 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Wabaunsee

When
May 26, 5:07 PM CST
Where
Wabaunsee County, Harveyville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.783, -95.967

Hail, Shawnee

When
May 26, 5:12 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County, Topeka
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.050, -95.683

Hail, Osage

When
May 26, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Osage County, Scranton
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.783, -95.733

Hail, Douglas

When
May 26, 5:27 PM CST
Where
Douglas County, 8 mi SW of Lawrence
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.883, -95.333

Hail, Douglas

When
May 26, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Douglas County, 7 mi SW of Lawrence
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.900, -95.333

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: 5143006, 5144875, 5144876, 5144877, 5144878.