Kansas, 2000

Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 26, 2000

May 26, 2000 · NWS GLD · 14 events in 8 counties and zones

11 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Logan

When
May 26, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Logan County, 6 mi NW of Mc Allaster
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.050, -101.467

Hail, Rawlins

When
May 26, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Rawlins County, 4 mi E of Atwood
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.800, -100.967

Hail, Rawlins

When
May 26, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Rawlins County, 9 mi SSE of Achilles
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.600, -100.750

Hail, Decatur

When
May 26, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Decatur County, 25 mi SW of Oberlin
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.567, -100.850

Hail, Thomas

When
May 26, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Thomas County, 3 mi N of Rexford
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.517, -100.750

Hail, Sheridan

When
May 26, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Sheridan County, 20 mi NW of Hoxie
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.550, -100.700

Hail, Sheridan

When
May 26, 5:57 PM CST
Where
Sheridan County, 4 mi N of Hoxie
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.400, -100.433

Hail, Norton

When
May 26, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Norton County, New Almelo
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.600, -100.117

Hail, Graham

When
May 26, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Graham County, 13 mi NW of Hill City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.500, -100.017

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When
May 26, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Logan County, Oakley
Measured
57 kt (66 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.133, -100.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Gove

When
May 26, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Gove County, 10 mi WSW of Grinnell
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.083, -100.800

Hail, Gove

When
May 26, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Gove County, 10 mi WSW of Grinnell
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.083, -100.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Sheridan

When
May 26, 6:39 PM CST
Where
Sheridan County, Angelus
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.183, -100.667

Hail, Graham

When
May 26, 7:11 PM CST
Where
Graham County, 4 mi NE of St Peter
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.217, -100.033

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.

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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: 5142789, 5143212, 5143213, 5143214, 5143215, 5143216, 5143217, 5143218, 5143219, 5143220, 5143221, 5143224, 5143222, 5143223.