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Kansas storm reports for May 17, 2022

NOAA recorded 22 hail reports, 30 wind reports and 2 tornado reports in Kansas on May 17, 2022.

in Kansas
54
Storm reports
Near 39.15, -97.00, KS
2.0 in
Largest hail
About 10 miles from Topeka, KS
85 mph
Highest gust
2
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA

Hail, inches

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

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

  • Wind report
  • Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
  • Tornado and its path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 17, 2022 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

Reports by hour

Hail22, most at 10 PM

Wind30, most at 9 PM

Tornado2, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
4:43 PMNot ratedNear 39.95, -100.28, KS1.84 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:46 PMNot ratedNear 39.13, -100.37, KS0.56 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, KS1.0 in85 mph0
Wichita, KSNone70 mph0

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