Hail, Doniphan
- When
- May 26, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Doniphan County, 4 mi S of White Cloud
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.917, -95.300
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 26 to 27, 2000
Thunderstorms developed rapidly in eastern Kansas during the late afternoon hours of May 26. Widespread large hail and damaging winds were reported.
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
- $2,000
- Events
- 15
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 EAX wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed rapidly in eastern Kansas during the late afternoon hours of May 26. Widespread large hail and damaging winds were reported. Thunderstorms continued to develop during the late night hours south of the Kansas City area.
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 130 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:28 UTC.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Atchison
- When
- May 26, 5:08 PM CST
- Where
- Atchison County, 8 mi W of Atchison
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.567, -95.283
Storm spotters estimated wind gusts at 70 mph.
Hail, Leavenworth
- When
- May 26, 5:16 PM CST
- Where
- Leavenworth County, Leavenworth
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.317, -94.917
Hail, Leavenworth
- When
- May 26, 5:27 PM CST
- Where
- Leavenworth County, 2 mi SW of Basehor
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.117, -94.967
Thunderstorm Wind, Doniphan
- When
- May 26, 5:34 PM CST
- Where
- Doniphan County, Troy
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.783, -95.083
Wind gusts to 70 mph were reported by the public.
Hail, Johnson
- When
- May 26, 5:47 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, 1 mi W of De Soto
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.983, -94.983
Hail, Wyandotte
- When
- May 26, 5:51 PM CST
- Where
- Wyandotte County, Piper
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -94.867
Thunderstorm Wind, Leavenworth
- When
- May 26, 5:51 PM CST
- Where
- Leavenworth County, Linwood
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.000, -95.033
Hail, Johnson
- When
- May 26, 5:58 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Shawnee
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.017, -94.717
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- May 26, 5:58 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Shawnee
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.017, -94.717
Emergency management estimated 60 mph wind gusts near the intersection of 47th and Monticello in Shawnee.
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- May 26, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Leawood
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.950, -94.617
Storm spotters estimated 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
Hail, Linn
- When
- May 26, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Linn County, 2 mi NW of Parker
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.350, -95.033
Thunderstorm Wind, Linn
- When
- May 27, 1:16 AM CST
- Where
- Linn County, Pleasanton
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.183, -94.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Miami
- When
- May 27, 1:20 AM CST
- Where
- Miami County, Osawatomie
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.500, -94.933
Thunderstorm Wind, Miami
- When
- May 27, 1:40 AM CST
- Where
- Miami County, Osawatomie
- Crop damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.500, -94.933
Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds in Osawatomie.
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
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- Flooding in Michigan, May 26, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 26, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 26 to 27, 2000
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- Tornado in Missouri, May 26, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Kansas, May 26, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Oklahoma, May 26, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 26 to 27, 2000
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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: 5148491, 5148502, 5148496, 5148497, 5147297, 5148498, 5148499, 5148500, 5148495, 5148501, 5147296, 5148492, 5148494, 5148493, 5147295.