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Kansas storm reports for May 26, 2016

NOAA recorded 98 hail reports, 57 wind reports and 4 tornado reports in Kansas on May 26, 2016.

in Kansas
159
Storm reports
Near 37.32, -99.65, KS
4.0 in
Largest hail
Near 39.77, -101.20, KS
96 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF1, about 35 miles from Topeka, KS
4
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path
  • Surveyed tornado path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 26, 2016 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.

Reports by hour

Hail98, most at 9 AM

Wind57, most at 4 PM

Tornado4, most at 2 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
2:03 PMEF0About 39 miles from Topeka, KS0.01 mi long, 25 yd wide
2:20 PMEF1About 35 miles from Topeka, KS5.49 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:00 PMEF0About 15 miles from Topeka, KS0.01 mi long, 25 yd wide
4:06 PMEF0About 10 miles from Topeka, KS1.81 mi long, 50 yd wide

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Topeka, KS2.75 in90 mph1
Wichita, KS1.75 inNone0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.