Hail and wind reports › May 18, 2025 › Kansas
Hail and wind reports in Kansas, May 18, 2025
36 hail, 8 wind and 34 tornado reports; largest hail 4.00 in; strongest gust 63 mph.
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| Time (UTC) | Type | Size / speed | Place | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-18 19:59 | Hail | 1.25 in | 2 E Garden Plain | Sedgwick | (ICT) |
| 05-18 20:25 | Hail | 1.75 in | 1 NNE Wichita Eisenhowe | Sedgwick | Near Kellogg and Ridge. (ICT) |
| 05-18 21:26 | Hail | 1.50 in | 1 NW Hesston | Harvey | (ICT) |
| 05-18 21:52 | Hail | 1.25 in | 1 SSE Ruleton | Sherman | (GLD) |
| 05-18 22:06 | Wind | 60 mph | 1 NNE Goodland | Sherman | ASOS station KGLD Goodland measured a 60 mph (52 knot) wind gust at 4:06 pm MDT (2206 UTC). Sustained at 38 mph. (GLD) |
| 05-18 22:15 | Hail | 1.00 in | Bushton | Rice | (ICT) |
| 05-18 22:15 | Tornado | 10 WSW Saint Francis | Cheyenne | EM relayed damage to a building on Road J near road 6 & 7. (GLD) | |
| 05-18 22:16 | Tornado | 7 N Kanorado | Sherman | Off duty NWS employee reported a tornado 7 miles north of Kanorado (near the CO-KS border) at 4:16 pm MDT (2216 UTC). (GLD) | |
| 05-18 22:19 | Hail | 2.00 in | Holyrood | Ellsworth | (ICT) |
| 05-18 22:25 | Tornado | 9 WSW Saint Francis | Cheyenne | Report of damage to a homestead. Time estimated from radar. (GLD) | |
| 05-18 22:27 | Hail | 1.00 in | 2 N Ingalls | Gray | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (DDC) |
| 05-18 22:28 | Hail | 1.00 in | 9 S Alton | Osborne | Spotter reports quarter size hail south of Alton. (GID) |
| 05-18 22:34 | Hail | 4.00 in | 5 WSW Scott State Lake | Scott | photo sent in by emergency manager... public report. (DDC) |
| 05-18 22:35 | Hail | 2.00 in | 1 S Wheeler | Cheyenne | (GLD) |
| 05-18 22:35 | Tornado | 2 SSW Scott State Lake | Scott | Beginning of Scott State Park tornado. (DDC) | |
| 05-18 22:39 | Hail | 1.75 in | Geneseo | Rice | (ICT) |
| 05-18 22:43 | Tornado | 4 E Modoc | Scott | Beginning of Modoc KS tornado. (DDC) | |
| 05-18 22:44 | Tornado | 6 S Scott State Lake | Scott | This report included video of the tornado. (DDC) | |
| 05-18 22:45 | Wind | 60 mph | 9 WSW Winona | Logan | Mesonet station UP840 9.0 W Winona (UPR). (GLD) |
| 05-18 22:49 | Tornado | 2 NW Scott State Lake | Scott | Location where Scott State Park tornado crossed from Scott County into Logan County. (DDC) | |
| 05-18 22:49 | Tornado | 11 WSW The Monument Roc | Logan | TDS noted on Radar. (GLD) | |
| 05-18 22:50 | Hail | 1.25 in | 5 N Sylvan Grove | Lincoln | (ICT) |
| 05-18 22:50 | Hail | 1.75 in | 8 N Saint Francis | Cheyenne | Delayed Entry. Social media report with picture of golf ball sized hail. (GLD) |
| 05-18 22:52 | Hail | 1.00 in | 3 E Ingalls | Gray | (DDC) |
| 05-18 22:55 | Tornado | 6 NE Modoc | Scott | End of Modoc tornado. (DDC) | |
| 05-18 22:57 | Hail | 1.25 in | 8 WNW Marquette | Ellsworth | (ICT) |
| 05-18 23:00 | Hail | 2.00 in | 5 S Saint Francis | Cheyenne | Delayed Entry. Social media report with picture of 2 inch hail on CR 15. (GLD) |
| 05-18 23:01 | Hail | 1.00 in | 3 WNW Marquette | McPherson | mping report. (ICT) |
| 05-18 23:08 | Wind | damage | Modoc | Scott | Approximately 15 rail cars blown over and power lines damaged. May be from a possible tornado. (DDC) |
| 05-18 23:10 | Tornado | 3 WSW Scott State Lake | Scott | Brief tornado near Scott State Park. (DDC) | |
| 05-18 23:15 | Hail | 1.00 in | 13 N Bird City | Cheyenne | Report of 1 inch hail north of Bird City. (GLD) |
| 05-18 23:16 | Hail | 1.00 in | 5 WSW The Monument Rock | Logan | Social media report (with video) of quarter sized hail near Elkrader at 5:16 pm MDT. (GLD) |
| 05-18 23:19 | Wind | 63 mph | 9 NNW Mcdonald | Cheyenne | 3350_(AWN644725c42c9e7c32b00d2cb6). (GLD) |
| 05-18 23:22 | Hail | 1.00 in | 6 WNW Lost Springs | Marion | (ICT) |
| 05-18 23:30 | Hail | 2.00 in | 1 W Beloit | Mitchell | Delayed report from last night via social media. Corrected for hail size. (GID) |
| 05-18 23:31 | Hail | 1.25 in | 12 N Bird City | Cheyenne | (GLD) |
| 05-18 23:33 | Hail | 1.00 in | Herington | Dickinson | (TOP) |
| 05-18 23:35 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 SE Campus | Gove | Storm spotter network report of one inch hail. (GLD) |
| 05-18 23:35 | Tornado | 8 SSW Grinnell | Gove | Storm chaser video of tornado on the ground near Gove... KS. (GLD) | |
| 05-18 23:43 | Hail | 1.50 in | 4 NNW Woodbine | Dickinson | (TOP) |
| 05-18 23:45 | Hail | 1.75 in | 3 N Salina | Saline | Time and location estimated from radar. (ICT) |
| 05-18 23:55 | Hail | 1.00 in | 3 SW Junction City | Geary | (TOP) |
| 05-18 23:55 | Tornado | 3 SSW Grinnell | Gove | TDS observed on radar. (GLD) | |
| 05-19 00:02 | Tornado | 1 ENE Grinnell | Gove | Multiple reports of tornado just east of Grinnell. One report of it roping out. (GLD) | |
| 05-19 00:05 | Hail | 1.50 in | Beloit | Mitchell | Report on social media of Ping pong ball sized hail in Beloit. (GID) |
| 05-19 00:05 | Wind | damage | 7 NNW Grainfield | Sheridan | Possible tornado. Delayed report of damage to a building along Road S 40W. Time estimated. (GLD) |
| 05-19 00:07 | Hail | 1.00 in | 4 W Grainfield | Gove | Chaser report of one inch hail on Interstate 70. (GLD) |
| 05-19 00:21 | Tornado | 3 SE Kinsley | Edwards | Start of Kinsley tornado. (DDC) | |
| 05-19 00:30 | Hail | 1.25 in | Hoxie | Sheridan | Report of half dollar sized hail in Hoxie. (GLD) |
| 05-19 00:31 | Tornado | 3 E Kinsley | Edwards | Live streaming video of tornado was on KAKE-TV. (DDC) | |
| 05-19 00:32 | Hail | 1.00 in | 14 NW Saint Francis | Cheyenne | Relayed report of quarter sized hail. (GLD) |
| 05-19 00:34 | Hail | 1.00 in | 2 SE Scottsville | Mitchell | Dime to Quarter size hail. (GID) |
| 05-19 00:39 | Tornado | 3 N Lewis | Edwards | Beginning of Garfield tornado. (DDC) | |
| 05-19 00:47 | Hail | 1.00 in | Ogallah | Trego | (DDC) |
| 05-19 00:50 | Tornado | 1 SW Garfield | Pawnee | Videos of the tornado from the broadcast media. (DDC) | |
| 05-19 00:55 | Wind | 63 mph | 2 SSE Concordia | Cloud | ASOS station KCNK Concordia. (TOP) |
| 05-19 00:56 | Tornado | 2 WNW Garfield | Pawnee | End of Garfield tornado. (DDC) | |
| 05-19 00:57 | Hail | 1.75 in | 5 N Ellis | Ellis | (DDC) |
| 05-19 01:07 | Hail | 1.00 in | 7 S New Almelo | Graham | (GLD) |
| 05-19 01:11 | Hail | 1.75 in | 7 W Wakefield | Clay | (TOP) |
| 05-19 01:11 | Wind | 60 mph | 7 W Wakefield | Clay | 1.5 to 2.5 inch diameter limbs down. (TOP) |
| 05-19 02:21 | Tornado | 10 NW Coldwater | Comanche | Beginning of Kiowa1 tornado. (DDC) | |
| 05-19 02:38 | Tornado | 11 SE Mullinville | Kiowa | (DDC) | |
| 05-19 02:44 | Tornado | 8 SSW Greensburg | Kiowa | Beginning of Kiowa2 tornado. (DDC) | |
| 05-19 02:53 | Tornado | 7 SSW Greensburg | Kiowa | Report included pictures. (DDC) | |
| 05-19 03:04 | Tornado | 5 ESE Greensburg | Kiowa | Beginning of Kiowa3 tornado. (DDC) | |
| 05-19 03:14 | Tornado | 5 WNW Haviland | Kiowa | Beginning of satellite vortex off of the larger Kiowa3 tornado. (DDC) | |
| 05-19 03:21 | Tornado | 6 NW Haviland | Kiowa | End of satellite vortex off of the larger Kiowa3 tornado. (DDC) | |
| 05-19 03:34 | Tornado | 6 SSW Hopewell | Kiowa | End of Kiowa3 tornado. (DDC) | |
| 05-19 03:47 | Tornado | 3 N Cullison | Pratt | Beginning of Pratt1 tornado. (DDC) | |
| 05-19 03:55 | Wind | damage | 5 NNE Cullison | Pratt | Several Powerlines down at this location. Possible tornado. (DDC) |
| 05-19 04:08 | Tornado | 2 NNE Iuka | Pratt | End of Pratt1 tornado. (DDC) | |
| 05-19 04:17 | Tornado | 6 WNW Preston | Pratt | Beginning of Pratt2 tornado. (DDC) | |
| 05-19 04:23 | Tornado | 4 SW Neola | Stafford | Storm chaser photo of large tornado along with debris signature on radar. (DDC) | |
| 05-19 04:35 | Tornado | 2 ESE Neola | Stafford | Approximate location where Pratt1 tornado crossed from Stafford County into Reno County. (DDC) | |
| 05-19 04:40 | Tornado | Neola | Stafford | (DDC) | |
| 05-19 04:42 | Tornado | 4 N Turon | Reno | Off duty NWS Employee reports a very large tornado. Radar also shows a very large debris signature. (ICT) | |
| 05-19 04:50 | Tornado | 5 SW Plevna | Reno | Home destroyed and power lines down. (ICT) |
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