Hail Map in Kansas on May 16, 2026

The weather event in Kansas on May 16, 2026 includes Hail, Wind, and Tornado maps. 11 states and 896 cities were impacted and suffered possible damage. The total estimated number of properties impacted is 9,394.

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Hail

Wind

Tornado

9,394

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.00" hail or larger

5,392

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.75" hail or larger

4,790

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 2.50" hail or larger

Storm reports in Kansas

Kansas

Date	Description
05/16/20266:56 PM CDT	Awn; 1730_rd_q.
05/16/20266:56 PM CDT	12th and broadway; hail photo with a tape measure.
05/16/20266:51 PM CDT	Asos station kgld goodland.
05/16/20266:50 PM CDT	Mesonet station fw1147 16 nw goodland.
05/16/20266:45 PM CDT	Public report of 1.75 inch hail.
05/16/20266:43 PM CDT	Public report with picture of 2.32 inch hail.
05/16/20266:42 PM CDT	Off duty nws employee reports 1 inch hail.
05/16/20266:41 PM CDT	Between an nws employee seeing a ground circulation while a storm chaser noticing a funnel in the same spot from a different angle... Brief tornado east of edson.
05/16/20266:40 PM CDT	F1147; nw sherman.
05/16/20266:40 PM CDT	Mesonet station fw1147 16 nw goodland.
05/16/20266:37 PM CDT	Size estimated... Photo shows hail a little bigger than a quarter.
05/16/20266:34 PM CDT	Social media report of 2 inch hail.
05/16/20266:33 PM CDT	Report from mping: quarter
05/16/20266:32 PM CDT	Sheriff office reported 2 inch hail.
05/16/20266:31 PM CDT	Public report of 2 inch hail in gulick park.
05/16/20266:31 PM CDT	Social media report of a golf ball size hail picture.
05/16/20266:30 PM CDT	Public report of 2 inch hail. 11th and sherman.
05/16/20266:30 PM CDT	Golf ball size; 300 block of sycamore road in goodland.
05/16/20266:29 PM CDT	Social media report 2.05 inch measured hail.
05/16/20266:28 PM CDT	Relayed report from ham operator of measure 2.4 inch hail. Had been laying there a few minutes.
05/16/20266:27 PM CDT	Report from mping: hen egg
05/16/20266:22 PM CDT	Nws employee measured 2 inch hail at the office.
05/16/20266:20 PM CDT	Report from mping: ping pong ball
05/16/20266:19 PM CDT	Report from mping: golf ball
05/16/20266:16 PM CDT	Relayed report of golf ball sized hail.
05/16/20266:09 PM CDT	Golf ball sized hail reported on spotter network.
05/16/20266:08 PM CDT	Spotter network report of one inch hail.
05/16/20265:59 PM CDT	Report from mping: tennis ball
05/16/20265:55 PM CDT	Spotter network report of 2.5 inch hail.
05/16/20265:52 PM CDT	Report of 1.25-2 inch hail.
05/16/20265:30 PM CDT	Social media report with video of golf ball to baseball sized hail.
05/16/20265:30 PM CDT	Delayed report of north of ruleton... Baseball sized hail.
05/16/20265:29 PM CDT	Sherman county dispatch relayed report of one inch hail in kanorado.
05/16/20261:49 AM CDT	Several reports of wires down near and north of highland. Time estimated from radar.
05/16/202612:44 AM CDT	Personal weather station.
05/16/202612:40 AM CDT	Large tree covering road.
05/16/202612:06 AM CDT	Estimated 60 to 80 mph wind gusts in waterville.
05/16/202612:02 AM CDT	Cwop station.
05/15/202611:35 PM CDT	Estimated 90 mph winds with trees and power lines down.
05/15/202611:34 PM CDT	6-8 inch tree limbs downed. Tree damage widespread across town. Time estimated from radar.
05/15/202611:34 PM CDT	Track and field equipment blown 50 to 100 feet from original location. Time estimated from radar.
05/15/202611:31 PM CDT	Social media post. Also reported 70 mph wind gusts.
05/15/202611:31 PM CDT	Social media post. Also reported quarter size hail.
05/15/202611:22 PM CDT	Report from mping: quarter
05/15/202611:20 PM CDT	A camper was flipped over in the loves gas station parking lot.
05/15/202611:18 PM CDT	Mping report of substantial roof damage.
05/15/202611:18 PM CDT	Asos station kcnk concordia.
05/15/202611:18 PM CDT	Social media report of trees falling onto truck... Cellar door was ripped off of house... And heavy metal chairs were thrown across the yard. Delayed report.
05/15/202611:14 PM CDT	Personal weather station reported.
05/15/202611:05 PM CDT	Personal weather station reported.
05/15/202610:56 PM CDT	A local report indicates 58 MPH wind near Jewell
05/15/202610:54 PM CDT	Personal weather station.
05/15/202610:42 PM CDT	Delayed report with images of damage to a building as well as several fallen tree limbs around town.
05/15/202610:41 PM CDT	A local report indicates 62 MPH wind near 2 N Glen Elder
05/15/202610:15 PM CDT	A local report indicates 60 MPH wind near Smith Center Airport
05/15/202610:10 PM CDT	Picture on social media of a large rest stop sign bent.
05/15/20269:57 PM CDT	A local report indicates 62 MPH wind near 5 NE Codell
05/15/20269:56 PM CDT	A local report indicates 64 MPH wind near 4 W Kirwin
05/15/20269:48 PM CDT	A local report indicates 70 MPH wind near Agra
05/15/20269:45 PM CDT	Estimated from smith county fire.
05/15/20269:43 PM CDT	A local report indicates 62 MPH wind near 2 SSW Kirwin
05/15/20269:41 PM CDT	A local report indicates 61 MPH wind near 1 S Phillipsburg
05/15/20269:40 PM CDT	A local report indicates 69 MPH wind near 5 E Phillipsburg
05/15/20269:19 PM CDT	Khlc asos reported gusted 68 mph.
05/15/20269:10 PM CDT	Mping report.
05/15/20269:08 PM CDT	Asos station khlc hill city.
05/15/20268:46 PM CDT	Lowrys; awn.
05/15/20268:46 PM CDT	A local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near 1 W Haddam
05/15/20268:40 PM CDT	A local report indicates 1.75 inch wind near 1 N Narka
05/15/20268:30 PM CDT	A local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near Morrowville
05/15/20268:28 PM CDT	Spotter network report of 55-60 mph with a few 65 mph gusts.
05/15/20268:27 PM CDT	Weather_station; awn.
05/15/20268:24 PM CDT	Kk1601; awn.
05/15/20268:20 PM CDT	Multiple social media pictures of a fallen dying tree. Roughly 12-15 inch diameter trunk.
05/15/20268:20 PM CDT	Social media report of pictures of 4.5 and 2.0 inch live tree limbs down at the rest stop 10 miles east of brewster.
05/15/20268:20 PM CDT	Schippers; awn.
05/15/20268:16 PM CDT	Dylan; awn.
05/15/20268:15 PM CDT	Awos station koin oberlin.
05/15/20268:09 PM CDT	Weber; awn.
05/15/20267:53 PM CDT	Trained spotter just north of agenda reported 2.5 to 3.0 inch hail.
05/15/20267:49 PM CDT	Spotter network of wind gusts between 80 and 84 with a few reaching 85.
05/15/20267:49 PM CDT	C0352.
05/15/20267:47 PM CDT	Plummer; awn.
05/15/20267:47 PM CDT	Mesonet station fw6347 colby 2e.
05/15/20267:45 PM CDT	F8773.
05/15/20267:44 PM CDT	Summers_646; awn.
05/15/20267:44 PM CDT	My_weather_station; awn.
05/15/20267:43 PM CDT	Ostmeyer_weather_station; awn.
05/15/20267:39 PM CDT	Plummer; awn.
05/15/20267:34 PM CDT	Spotter network report of 1.00 inch hail.
05/15/20267:09 PM CDT	Awn; nw_brewster.
05/15/20267:02 PM CDT	Awn; hendricks_1420_rd_25 in eastern cheyenne county ks.
05/15/20267:00 PM CDT	Spotter report of measured with caliper 2.70 inch hail.
05/15/20267:00 PM CDT	Social media report of picture of a damaged stand-alone shed.

All States Impacted by Hail Map on May 16, 2026

Cities Impacted by Hail Map on May 16, 2026

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