Tornadoes and Flooding in Kansas, May 6 to 7, 2007

Name: Tornadoes and Flooding in Kansas, May 6 to 7, 2007
Start: 2007-05-06T04:10
End: 2007-05-07T04:15
Location: Kansas

May 6 to 7, 2007 · NWS DDC · 30 events in 10 counties and zones

Yet another day of severe weather and tornadoes occurred in south central Kansas. However, there were few tornadoes 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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 30

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 DDC wrote it up.

Yet another day of severe weather and tornadoes occurred in south central Kansas. However, there were few tornadoes reported.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 6, 2:37 AM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 6, 2:37 AM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
337 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

.DISCUSSION...

DAYS 1-2...

MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGES TODAY ARE WHERE SURFACE BOUNDARY ENDS UP
AND THE CHANCES OF MORE SEVERE WEATHER.

MODELS SHOW LOTS OF CLOUDS TODAY THAT MAY KEEP THE INSTABILITY A
BIT WEAKER. THE BEST THREAT FOR SEVERE WILL BE MAINLY EAST OF
DODGE CITY INTO THE ASHLAND TO LARNED AREA WHERE THE SURFACE WINDS
CAN BE MORE BACKED AND CONVERGENT. IF MORE SUNSHINE COMES OUT IN
THAT AREA THE THREAT FOR A FEW TORNADOS WILL BE POSSIBLE. ELSEWHERE
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH A MORE OF A HAIL THREAT.
ANOTHER CONCERN IS POSSIBLE FLOODING TONIGHT WITH QPF OVER AN INCH
OR TWO JUST EAST OF THE BOUNDARY.

A COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED EASTWARD TO JUST EAST OF DODGE CITY AND
WILL SLOWLY MOVE BACK A BIT TO THE WEST FROM MEADE TO DODGE CITY
AND HAYS. EXPECT CLOUDY SKIES THIS MORNING WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY IN
THE AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE WILL ROUND
THE BASE OF THE UPPER TROUGH OVER NEW MEXICO AND MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD INTO KANSAS TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WAVE WILL PUSH THE COLD FRONT INTO CENTRAL KANSAS
BY MONDAY MORNING. THE UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FILL AND
WEAKEN TO OUR WEST BUT CONTINUE TO BRING SOME CHANCE OF RAIN INTO
MONDAY NIGHT.

DAYS 3-7...

THE EXTENDED FORECAST WAS ON TRACK AND NO LARGE CHANGES WERE MADE.
SMALL POPS WERE EXTENDED INTO EARLY THURSDAY PER COLLABORATION.
A VERY SLOW MOVING UPPER TROUGH WILL LINGER OVER THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES INTO WEDNESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...

MVFR CIGS MAY DEVELOP THIS MORNING AT DDC/HYS AS A STATIONARY
FRONT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KS MOVES SLOWLY NW AS A WARM FRONT.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DDC  73  55  71  53 /  60  50  30  30
GCK  71  51  70  51 /  50  40  20  30
EHA  70  49  68  49 /  40  30  20  30
LBL  71  53  70  51 /  50  40  30  30
HYS  74  58  73  54 /  70  60  30  30
P28  78  63  74  59 /  70  60  40  40

&&

.DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

FN06/24

Hazardous weather outlook, May 6, 3:48 AM CST, 22 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
448 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

KSZ030-031-043>046-063-064-076>078-086-087-071000-
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-
FORD-SEWARD-MEADE-
448 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
KANSAS...SOUTHWEST KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A COLD FRONT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS WILL SLOWLY SHIFT BACK TO
THE WEST TO A MEADE TO DODGE CITY AND WAKEENEY LINE BY AFTERNOON.
ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ALONG THIS
FRONTAL BOUNDARY...SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE WITH THE MAIN THREAT OF
LARGE HAIL...FROM THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. ALSO HEAVY
RAINFALL COULD PRODUCE SOME FLOODING MAINLY IN EASTERN FORD COUNTY
WHERE THE PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

A FEW STORM SPOTTERS WILL BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING.

&&

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KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-071000-
HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
448 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 /348 AM MDT SUN MAY 6 2007/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND
TONIGHT...HOWEVER THE CHANCES OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

&&

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KSZ065-066-079>081-088>090-071000-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
448 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY ERUPT DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS ALONG WITH A FEW TORNADOES. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS
ALSO POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING WITH FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MONDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTERS WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
EVENING.

&&

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 6, 12:35 AM CST, 3 hours 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
135 AM CDT SUN MAY 06 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1230 PM     HAIL             3 N JETMORE             38.13N 99.89W
05/05/2007  E0.75 INCH       HODGEMAN           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

1230 PM     HAIL             3 S ENSIGN              37.61N 100.23W
05/05/2007  E0.75 INCH       GRAY               KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

1250 PM     HAIL             3 SW DODGE CITY         37.73N 100.05W
05/05/2007  E0.75 INCH       FORD               KS   NWS EMPLOYEE

0105 PM     HAIL             4 W BAZINE              38.45N 99.77W
05/05/2007  E1.00 INCH       NESS               KS   PUBLIC

0111 PM     HAIL             JETMORE                 38.08N 99.89W
05/05/2007  E1.00 INCH       HODGEMAN           KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            OBSERVED AT HIWAY 283 AND D ROAD.

0111 PM     HAIL             5 S JETMORE             38.01N 99.89W
05/05/2007  E1.00 INCH       HODGEMAN           KS   PUBLIC

            ONE INCH HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN

0117 PM     HAIL             BAZINE                  38.45N 99.69W
05/05/2007  E1.25 INCH       NESS               KS   PUBLIC

0120 PM     HAIL             5 E MINNEOLA            37.44N 99.92W
05/05/2007  E1.00 INCH       CLARK              KS   PUBLIC

0125 PM     HAIL             20 SE TREGO CENTER      38.67N 99.64W
05/05/2007  E0.75 INCH       NESS               KS   PUBLIC

0130 PM     HAIL             7 NE ENGLEWOOD          37.11N 99.90W
05/05/2007  E1.00 INCH       CLARK              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0145 PM     HAIL             ASHLAND                 37.19N 99.77W
05/05/2007  E0.75 INCH       CLARK              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0145 PM     HAIL             1 W BLOOM               37.48N 99.90W
05/05/2007  E1.00 INCH       FORD               KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0150 PM     HAIL             7 SSW YOCEMENTO         38.81N 99.47W
05/05/2007  E0.88 INCH       ELLIS              KS   PUBLIC

0205 PM     HAIL             8 NNE HANSTON           38.23N 99.66W
05/05/2007  E0.75 INCH       HODGEMAN           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0215 PM     HAIL             8 S ELLIS               38.82N 99.56W
05/05/2007  E0.75 INCH       ELLIS              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0220 PM     HAIL             4 E BELLEFONT           37.88N 99.58W
05/05/2007  E0.75 INCH       FORD               KS   PUBLIC

0220 PM     HAIL             8 WNW CLARK STATE LAKE  37.43N 99.91W
05/05/2007  E0.75 INCH       CLARK              KS   PUBLIC

0250 PM     HAIL             3 S SITKA               37.13N 99.65W
05/05/2007  E0.88 INCH       CLARK              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME TO NICKLE SIZED HAIL

0253 PM     HAIL             ROZEL                   38.20N 99.40W
05/05/2007  E0.75 INCH       PAWNEE             KS   PUBLIC

0257 PM     HAIL             5 S PROTECTION          37.13N 99.48W
05/05/2007  E0.88 INCH       COMANCHE           KS   PUBLIC

0315 PM     HAIL             5 SE BUCKLIN            37.50N 99.57W
05/05/2007  E0.88 INCH       FORD               KS   PUBLIC

0421 PM     HAIL             CULLISON                37.63N 98.91W
05/05/2007  E1.00 INCH       PRATT              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0448 PM     TORNADO          4 S BYERS               37.73N 98.87W
05/05/2007                   PRATT              KS   STORM CHASER

            BRIEF TORNADO...DEBRIS CLOUD WAS EVIDENT BELOW A FUNNEL.

0448 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     9 NW PRATT              37.74N 98.85W
05/05/2007                   PRATT              KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0520 PM     TORNADO          4 SW STAFFORD           37.92N 98.65W
05/05/2007                   STAFFORD           KS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            BRIEF TOUCHDOWN. MULTIPLE REPORTS RECEIVED

0520 PM     HAIL             5 E HUDSON              38.10N 98.57W
05/05/2007  E1.00 INCH       STAFFORD           KS   STORM CHASER

            A LOT OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED

0522 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 W NEOLA               37.86N 98.66W
05/05/2007                   STAFFORD           KS   STORM CHASER

            POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. CENTER PIVOT IRRIGATION
            SPRINKLER FLIPPED AND TREE DAMAGE ACROSS ROAD.

0530 PM     TORNADO          2 SSW STAFFORD          37.94N 98.61W
05/05/2007                   STAFFORD           KS   STORM CHASER

            LARGE WALL CLOUD WITH MULTIPLE VORTICES.

0540 PM     HAIL             14 ENE ST. JOHN         38.08N 98.52W
05/05/2007  E1.75 INCH       STAFFORD           KS   PUBLIC

0540 PM     HAIL             KINSLEY                 37.92N 99.41W
05/05/2007  E1.50 INCH       EDWARDS            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0545 PM     HAIL             KINSLEY                 37.92N 99.41W
05/05/2007  E1.00 INCH       EDWARDS            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0550 PM     TORNADO          2 SE HUDSON             38.08N 98.63W
05/05/2007                   STAFFORD           KS   STORM CHASER

0551 PM     HAIL             SITKA                   37.17N 99.65W
05/05/2007  E1.25 INCH       CLARK              KS   STORM CHASER

0555 PM     HAIL             BUCKLIN                 37.55N 99.63W
05/05/2007  E1.00 INCH       FORD               KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0605 PM     TORNADO          2 W BELPRE              37.95N 99.14W
05/05/2007                   EDWARDS            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0610 PM     HAIL             3 SE GARFIELD           38.05N 99.21W
05/05/2007  E1.75 INCH       PAWNEE             KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0612 PM     TORNADO          2 N BELPRE              37.98N 99.10W
05/05/2007                   EDWARDS            KS   STORM CHASER

            WRAPPED IN RAIN

0613 PM     HAIL             6 S LARNED              38.10N 99.10W
05/05/2007  E2.75 INCH       PAWNEE             KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PERIODIC BRIEF FUNNELS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THIS AREA AS
            WELL. RELAYED BY PAWNEE COUNTY EM

0625 PM     HAIL             LARNED                  38.18N 99.10W
05/05/2007  E1.75 INCH       PAWNEE             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            IN THE TOWN.

0635 PM     TORNADO          5 W COLDWATER           37.26N 99.43W
05/05/2007                   COMANCHE           KS   STORM CHASER

            RELAYED BY TULSA NWS OFFICE

0715 PM     HAIL             6 W GREENSBURG          37.61N 99.40W
05/05/2007  E1.00 INCH       KIOWA              KS   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

0715 PM     TORNADO          5 SW HAVILAND           37.57N 99.17W
05/05/2007                   KIOWA              KS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            KWCH MEDIA FROM ALONG HIGHWAY 54...BRIEF TOUCHDOWNS.

0727 PM     HAIL             4 NE BUCKLIN            37.59N 99.58W
05/05/2007  E0.75 INCH       FORD               KS   PUBLIC

0733 PM     HAIL             2 S TROUSDALE           37.77N 99.08W
05/05/2007  E1.00 INCH       EDWARDS            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0739 PM     TORNADO          HOPEWELL                37.80N 98.98W
05/05/2007                   PRATT              KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DAMAGE REPORTED FROM PRATT COUNTY EM JUST EAST OF
            HOPEWELL. DAMAGE EXTENT UNCLEAR

0742 PM     TORNADO          1 N HOPEWELL            37.81N 98.98W
05/05/2007                   STAFFORD           KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND ROOF BLOWN OFF A HOUSE. ROADS
            NEARLY IMPASSABLE DUE TO TREE DAMAGE. TIME ESTIMATE OF
            TORNADO PASSAGE.

0800 PM     TORNADO          MACKSVILLE              37.96N 98.97W
05/05/2007                   STAFFORD           KS   STORM CHASER

            LARGE HALF MILE WIDE TORNADO VERY NEAR MACKSVILLE...MAY
            HAVE GONE THROUGH MACKSVILLE...NO DETAILS AT THIS TIME
            HOWEVER. MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS TORNADO AND ITS WIDTH.

0801 PM     TORNADO          1 E MACKSVILLE          37.96N 98.95W
05/05/2007                   STAFFORD           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0802 PM     TORNADO          2 SE MACKSVILLE         37.94N 98.94W
05/05/2007                   STAFFORD           KS   STORM CHASER

            ESTIMATED LOCATION.

0815 PM     FLOOD            MACKSVILLE              37.96N 98.97W
05/05/2007                   STAFFORD           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A NUMBER OF ROADS REPORTED FLOODED CURB TO CURB.

0815 PM     HAIL             MACKSVILLE              37.96N 98.97W
05/05/2007  E1.25 INCH       STAFFORD           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL

0815 PM     TORNADO          6 N DILLWYN             38.06N 98.87W
05/05/2007                   STAFFORD           KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TWO TORNADOES ON GROUND AT THE SAME TIME. LARGE WEDGE
            TORNADO 6 MILES NORTH OF DILLWYN...ANOTHER MULTI VORTEX
            TORNADO WAS SPOTTED ABOUT HALF MILE EAST OF THE WEDGE
            TORNADO. INDICATIONS FROM STAFFORD COUNTY EM ARE THAT THE
            WEDGE TORNADO MISSED MACKSVILLE JUST TO THE
            EAST...HOWEVER THIS TORNADO CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO
            AT LEAST ONE RESIDENCE

0833 PM     TORNADO          3 NW ST. JOHN           38.03N 98.80W
05/05/2007                   STAFFORD           KS   STORM CHASER

            TWO LARGE WEDGE TORNADOES APPARENTLY ON THE GROUND AT THE
            SAME TIME ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAINT JOHN. STORM
            CHASER REPORTS.

0837 PM     TORNADO          2 W GREENSBURG          37.61N 99.33W
05/05/2007                   KIOWA              KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TORNADO ON THE GROUND MOVING EAST.

0849 PM     TORNADO          2 E SEWARD              38.18N 98.76W
05/05/2007                   STAFFORD           KS   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            LARGE TORNADO STILL ON THE GROUND CROSSING HIGHWAY 281 AT

            K-19 EAST OF SEWARD. KDOT REPORT. RELAYED BY NWS WICHITA.

0904 PM     TORNADO          TROUSDALE               37.80N 99.08W
05/05/2007                   EDWARDS            KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TORNADO OVER CENTER OF TROUSDALE

0923 PM     TSTM WND GST     BELPRE                  37.95N 99.10W
05/05/2007  E75.00 MPH       EDWARDS            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            70 TO 80 MPH WINDS ESTIMATED IN BELPRE

0951 PM     TORNADO          3 ENE SEWARD            38.19N 98.74W
05/05/2007                   STAFFORD           KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LOCATED NEAR MILE POST 87 ON HIGHWAY 281

0953 PM     HAIL             19 NW ASHLAND           37.38N 100.01W
05/05/2007  E1.50 INCH       CLARK              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0953 PM     HAIL             19 NW ASHLAND           37.38N 100.01W
05/05/2007  E1.50 INCH       CLARK              KS   AMATEUR RADIO

            HAIL 1 INCH TO 1.5 INCHES AND HEAVY RAIN

1022 PM     HAIL             3 SW BUCKLIN            37.52N 99.67W
05/05/2007  E1.00 INCH       FORD               KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1047 PM     HAIL             KINGSDOWN               37.51N 99.76W
05/05/2007  E1.75 INCH       FORD               KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1047 PM     TSTM WND GST     KINSLEY                 37.92N 99.41W
05/05/2007  E50.00 MPH       EDWARDS            KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

RBURGERT

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:09 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

18 hail, 5 flood, 3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Pawnee

When: May 6, 4:10 AM CST to 10:10 AM CST
Where: Pawnee County, 0.54 mi E of Garfield
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 38.080, -99.240

One residence was sand bagging from flooding in town.

Flood, Pawnee

When: May 6, 4:10 AM CST to 10:10 AM CST
Where: Pawnee County, 0.54 mi E of Garfield
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 38.080, -99.240

One residence was sand bagging from flooding in town.

Flood, Ford

When: May 6, 4:15 AM CST to May 7, 4:15 AM CST
Where: Ford County, Bucklin
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 37.550, -99.630

Flooding was occurring south of Bucklin on highway 34. Local folks had never witnessed flooding this bad at this location.

Flood, Stafford

When: May 6, 7:50 AM CST to 5:50 PM CST
Where: Stafford County, 0.88 mi NE of Seward
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 38.180, -98.790

Major flooding in Seward. Many streets under water.

Flood, Ford

When: May 6, 7:54 AM CST to 2:54 PM CST
Where: Ford County, 1.3 mi ENE of Bloom
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.490, -99.880

Water was over 118th road 1 mile north of Bloom rest stop...approximately six inches deep.

Heavy Rain, Ford

When: May 6, 7:54 AM CST
Where: Ford County, 3.89 mi ENE of Bloom
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.510, -99.840

Rainfall of 3.90 inches fell in 12 hours. Rainfall of 8.90 inches fell during the 48 hour period and at one point 2 inches fell in 30 minutes.

Hail, Barber

When: May 6, 9:45 AM CST
Where: Barber County, 2.76 mi E of Kiowa Arpt
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 37.020, -98.450

Hail, Barber

When: May 6, 10:10 AM CST
Where: Barber County, 0.69 mi S of Hardtner
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.010, -98.650

Hail, Barber

When: May 6, 10:45 AM CST
Where: Barber County, 1.1 mi E of Kiowa Arpt
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 37.020, -98.480

Hail, Clark

When: May 6, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Clark County, 2 mi W of Ashland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.180, -99.806

Hail, Clark

When: May 6, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Clark County, 0.69 mi N of Ashland
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.190, -99.770

Hail, Ford

When: May 6, 12:31 PM CST
Where: Ford County, 1.1 mi E of Kingsdown
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.530, -99.730

Hail, Ford

When: May 6, 12:35 PM CST
Where: Ford County, 2.35 mi NNW of Kingsdown
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.560, -99.770

Hail, Hodgeman

When: May 6, 12:40 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County, 6 mi SSE of Jetmore
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 38.000, -99.858

Hail, Ford

When: May 6, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Ford County, 1.3 mi WNW of Ford
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.640, -99.770

Hail, Hodgeman

When: May 6, 12:48 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County, 2.14 mi NE of Jetmore Muni Arpt
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 38.000, -99.850

Hail, Comanche

When: May 6, 12:58 PM CST
Where: Comanche County, 6.23 mi N of Protection
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 37.290, -99.480

Hail, Ford

When: May 6, 12:59 PM CST
Where: Ford County, Spearville
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 37.850, -99.750

Hail, Hodgeman

When: May 6, 1:09 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County, 0.54 mi E of Hanston
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.120, -99.710

Hail, Rush

When: May 6, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Rush County, Alexander
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.470, -99.550

Hail, Rush

When: May 6, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Rush County, 3.78 mi W of Liebenthal
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.650, -99.390

Hail, Ellis

When: May 6, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, 0.88 mi SE of Schoenchen
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.710, -99.310

Hail, Kiowa

When: May 6, 1:48 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County, 0.88 mi NE of Greensburg
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 37.610, -99.290

Thunderstorm Wind, Barber

When: May 6, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Barber County, 3.87 mi W of Hardtner
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.020, -98.720

Tornado, Barber

When: May 6, 3:27 PM CST to 3:35 PM CST
Where: Barber County, 4.82 mi NNW of Hardtner to 5.86 mi WSW of Gerlane
Rating: EF0
Path length: 3.01 mi
Path width: 300 yd
Reported by: Storm Chaser
Coordinates: 37.085, -98.682

This rain wrapped tornado was over open range land. It may have damaged trees but the area was not accessible to a survey.

Funnel Cloud, Barber

When: May 6, 3:32 PM CST
Where: Barber County, 4.19 mi S of Deerhead
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.170, -98.930

Hail, Barber

When: May 6, 3:32 PM CST
Where: Barber County, 4.19 mi S of Deerhead
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.170, -98.930

Tornado, Barber

When: May 6, 3:33 PM CST to 3:37 PM CST
Where: Barber County, 6.78 mi WSW of Gerlane to 6.22 mi W of Gerlane
Rating: EF0
Path length: 1.34 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Reported by: Storm Chaser
Coordinates: 37.121, -98.667

This was a separate tornado near a rain wrapped tornado. It was over open range land and did not strike anything. It was clearly away from trees or any objects to damage.

Tornado, Barber

When: May 6, 3:40 PM CST to 3:43 PM CST
Where: Barber County, 5.45 mi SW of Uppdegraff to 4.74 mi WSW of Uppdegraff
Rating: EF0
Path length: 1.43 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 37.284, -98.681

This was a rope shaped tornado that was over range land and did not damage anything.

Thunderstorm Wind, Barber

When: May 6, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Barber County, 5.67 mi WSW of Uppdegraff
Measured: 72 kt (83 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Storm Chaser
Coordinates: 37.290, -98.690

What these are

Flood: Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
Heavy Rain: Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
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.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Funnel Cloud: A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 37495, 37496, 37497, 37498, 37499, 37523, 37503, 37505, 37507, 37508, 37509, 37510, 37511, 37527, 37512, 37513, 37514, 37528, 37515, 37516, 37517, 37518, 37519, 37525, 36073, 37501, 37521, 36074, 36075, 37526.