Hail and wind reports › May 16, 2026 › Kansas
Hail and wind reports in Kansas, May 16, 2026
15 hail, 35 wind and 1 tornado reports; largest hail 2.75 in; strongest gust 90 mph.
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| Time (UTC) | Type | Size / speed | Place | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-16 22:30 | Hail | 2.75 in | 1 WNW Ruleton | Sherman | Delayed report of North of Ruleton... baseball sized hail. (GLD) |
| 05-16 22:55 | Hail | 2.50 in | 3 W Ruleton | Sherman | Spotter network report of 2.5 inch hail. (GLD) |
| 05-16 23:22 | Hail | 2.00 in | 1 NNE Goodland | Sherman | NWS Employee measured 2 inch hail at the office. (GLD) |
| 05-16 23:28 | Hail | 2.40 in | 4 W Ruleton | Sherman | Relayed report from Ham Operator of measure 2.4 inch hail. Had been laying there a few minutes. (GLD) |
| 05-16 23:33 | Hail | 1.00 in | Brewster | Thomas | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (GLD) |
| 05-16 23:42 | Hail | 1.00 in | 10 NNW Brewster | Sherman | Off duty NWS Employee reports 1 inch hail. (GLD) |
| 05-16 23:43 | Hail | 2.32 in | 1 NE Goodland | Sherman | Public report with picture of 2.32 inch hail. (GLD) |
| 05-17 00:00 | Hail | 2.70 in | 1 SW Goodland | Sherman | Spotter report of measured with caliper 2.70 inch hail. (GLD) |
| 05-17 00:34 | Hail | 1.00 in | 2 SSW Colby | Thomas | Spotter network report of 1.00 inch hail. (GLD) |
| 05-17 00:53 | Hail | 2.75 in | 1 N Agenda | Republic | Trained spotter just north of Agenda reported 2.5 to 3.0 inch hail. (TOP) |
| 05-17 01:30 | Hail | 1.00 in | Morrowville | Washington | (TOP) |
| 05-17 01:40 | Hail | 1.75 in | 1 N Narka | Republic | (TOP) |
| 05-17 01:46 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 W Haddam | Washington | (TOP) |
| 05-17 02:10 | Hail | 1.25 in | 1 NNE Haddam | Washington | mPing Report. (TOP) |
| 05-17 04:22 | Hail | 1.00 in | 4 W Munden | Republic | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (TOP) |
| 05-16 23:50 | Wind | 71 mph | 13 NNW Ruleton | Sherman | Mesonet station FW1147 16 NW Goodland. (GLD) |
| 05-16 23:51 | Wind | 82 mph | 1 NNE Goodland | Sherman | ASOS station KGLD Goodland. (GLD) |
| 05-17 00:00 | Wind | damage | 7 SSW Caruso | Sherman | Social Media report of picture of a damaged stand-alone shed. (GLD) |
| 05-17 00:02 | Wind | 69 mph | 4 WNW Bird City | Cheyenne | AWN; Hendricks_1420_RD_25 in Eastern Cheyenne County KS. (GLD) |
| 05-17 00:09 | Wind | 59 mph | 9 NNW Brewster | Sherman | AWN; NW_Brewster. (GLD) |
| 05-17 00:47 | Wind | 75 mph | 6 SW Mingo | Thomas | Plummer; AWN. (GLD) |
| 05-17 00:47 | Wind | 88 mph | 2 ENE Colby | Thomas | Mesonet station FW6347 Colby 2E. (GLD) |
| 05-17 01:09 | Wind | 74 mph | 7 ENE Angelus | Sheridan | Weber; AWN. (GLD) |
| 05-17 01:15 | Wind | 59 mph | 1 NNW Oberlin | Decatur | AWOS station KOIN Oberlin. (GLD) |
| 05-17 01:20 | Wind | damage | 2 ESE Levant | Thomas | 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. (GLD) |
| 05-17 01:27 | Wind | 64 mph | 2 WSW Tasco | Sheridan | Weather_Station; AWN. (GLD) |
| 05-17 01:28 | Wind | 65 mph | 1 WSW Grainfield | Gove | Spotter network report of 55-60 mph with a few 65 mph gusts. (GLD) |
| 05-17 01:46 | Wind | 62 mph | 4 SSW Norton | Norton | Lowrys; AWN. (GLD) |
| 05-17 02:04 | Wind | 86 mph | 1 NE Hill City | Graham | (GLD) |
| 05-17 02:19 | Wind | 68 mph | 1 ENE Hill City | Graham | KHLC ASOS reported gusted 68 mph. (GLD) |
| 05-17 02:45 | Wind | 65 mph | 1 ENE Kensington | Smith | Estimated from smith county fire. (GID) |
| 05-17 02:48 | Wind | 70 mph | Agra | Phillips | (GID) |
| 05-17 02:57 | Wind | 62 mph | 5 NE Codell | Rooks | (GID) |
| 05-17 03:10 | Wind | damage | 4 WNW Quinter | Gove | Picture on social media of a large rest stop sign bent. (GLD) |
| 05-17 03:15 | Wind | 60 mph | Smith Center Airport | Smith | (GID) |
| 05-17 03:41 | Wind | 62 mph | 2 N Glen Elder | Mitchell | (GID) |
| 05-17 03:42 | Wind | damage | Mankato | Jewell | Delayed report with images of damage to a building as well as several fallen tree limbs around town. (GID) |
| 05-17 03:54 | Wind | 72 mph | Randall | Jewell | Personal Weather Station. (GID) |
| 05-17 04:05 | Wind | 83 mph | 2 NNE Jamestown | Cloud | Personal weather station reported. (TOP) |
| 05-17 04:18 | Wind | 62 mph | 2 SSE Concordia | Cloud | ASOS station KCNK Concordia. (TOP) |
| 05-17 04:18 | Wind | damage | Jamestown | Cloud | MPing report of substantial roof damage. (TOP) |
| 05-17 04:20 | Wind | damage | 1 NNW Belleville | Republic | A camper was flipped over in the Loves gas station parking lot. (TOP) |
| 05-17 04:31 | Wind | 70 mph | Belleville | Republic | Social media post. Also reported quarter size hail. (TOP) |
| 05-17 04:34 | Wind | damage | Concordia | Cloud | Track and Field equipment blown 50 to 100 feet from original location. Time estimated from radar. (TOP) |
| 05-17 04:35 | Wind | 90 mph | Concordia | Cloud | Estimated 90 MPH winds with trees and power lines down. (TOP) |
| 05-17 05:02 | Wind | 63 mph | 1 ENE Clay Center | Clay | CWOP station. (TOP) |
| 05-17 05:06 | Wind | 70 mph | Waterville | Marshall | Estimated 60 to 80 mph wind gusts in Waterville. (TOP) |
| 05-17 05:40 | Wind | damage | 4 NW Centralia | Nemaha | Large tree covering road. (TOP) |
| 05-17 05:44 | Wind | 59 mph | 3 SSE Baileyville | Nemaha | Personal weather station. (TOP) |
| 05-17 06:49 | Wind | damage | Highland | Doniphan | Several reports of wires down near and north of Highland. Time estimated from radar. (EAX) |
| 05-16 23:41 | Tornado | 1 WNW Edson | Sherman | 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. (GLD) |
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