Kansas storm reports for May 17, 2026
NOAA recorded 39 hail reports, 4 wind reports and 2 tornado reports in Kansas on May 17, 2026.
- in Kansas
- 45
- Storm reports
- Nekoma, Rush County, KS
- 2.0 in
- Largest hail
- 2 SSE Concordia, Cloud County, KS
- 68 mph
- Highest gust
- 2
- Tornado reports
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
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, preliminary storm reports. NOAA revises recent reports for several weeks. Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 17, 2026 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
Hail39, most at 6 PM
Wind4, most at 7 PM
Tornado2, most at 5 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:30 PM | Not rated | 6 NNE Ash Valley, Rush County, KS | Not surveyed |
| 6:05 PM | Not rated | 6 S Susank, Barton County, KS | Not surveyed |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 4:58 PM | 1.0 in | Esbon, Jewell County, KS |
| 5:36 PM | 1.25 in | Lucas, Russell County, KS |
| 5:50 PM | 1.75 in | 2 NNW Hunter, Mitchell County, KS |
| 6:05 PM | 1.0 in | 3 SSE Lucas, Russell County, KS |
| 6:11 PM | 1.75 in | 5 SW Dorrance, Russell County, KS |
| 6:26 PM | 1.25 in | 9 SW Dorrance, Russell County, KS |
| 6:34 PM | 1.0 in | 5 NNW Susank, Russell County, KS |
| 6:35 PM | 1.0 in | 1 WNW Beloit, Mitchell County, KS |
| 6:37 PM | 1.0 in | Otis, Rush County, KS |
| 6:37 PM | 1.0 in | 5 NW Susank, Barton County, KS |
| 6:37 PM | 1.75 in | Dorrance, Russell County, KS |
| 6:41 PM | 1.0 in | 7 S Caruso, Sherman County, KS |
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| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 6:43 PM | 1.0 in | 7 S Caruso, Sherman County, KS |
| 6:46 PM | 1.25 in | Otis, Rush County, KS |
| 6:47 PM | 1.5 in | 8 S Goodland, Sherman County, KS |
| 7:00 PM | 1.25 in | 10 SSW Edson, Sherman County, KS |
| 7:02 PM | 1.25 in | 5 ESE Milberger, Barton County, KS |
| 7:03 PM | 1.25 in | 9 S Nekoma, Pawnee County, KS |
| 7:09 PM | 1.25 in | 9 S Goodland, Sherman County, KS |
| 7:24 PM | 1.0 in | 7 S Brewster, Thomas County, KS |
| 7:28 PM | 1.25 in | 3 W Wilson, Russell County, KS |
| 7:44 PM | 1.25 in | 8 SSE Nekoma, Rush County, KS |
| 7:50 PM | 1.5 in | 8 NNW Rozel, Pawnee County, KS |
| 7:55 PM | 1.75 in | 3 NE Ada, Ottawa County, KS |
| 8:03 PM | 1.25 in | 9 S Nekoma, Pawnee County, KS |
| 8:20 PM | 1.0 in | 1 E Beverly, Lincoln County, KS |
| 8:23 PM | 1.0 in | 4 E Hollenburg, Washington County, KS |
| 8:36 PM | 1.0 in | 1 SE Lincoln, Lincoln County, KS |
| 8:40 PM | 1.75 in | Timken, Rush County, KS |
| 8:49 PM | 1.25 in | Rush Center, Rush County, KS |
| 9:06 PM | 2.0 in | Nekoma, Rush County, KS |
| 9:10 PM | 1.5 in | Timken, Rush County, KS |
| 9:29 PM | 1.75 in | Tescott, Ottawa County, KS |
| 9:30 PM | 1.25 in | 2 N Rush Center, Rush County, KS |
| 9:30 PM | 2.0 in | Tescott, Ottawa County, KS |
| 9:35 PM | 1.0 in | 4 NE Minneapolis, Ottawa County, KS |
| 10:13 PM | 1.25 in | 4 WNW Susank, Barton County, KS |
| 10:19 PM | 2.0 in | 5 NNW Susank, Russell County, KS |
| 10:53 PM | 1.75 in | Wilson, Ellsworth County, KS |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 7:55 PM | 58 mph | 2 SSE Concordia, Cloud County, KS |
| 7:59 PM | 68 mph | 2 SSE Concordia, Cloud County, KS |
| 8:05 PM | 58 mph | 3 SSE Delphos, Ottawa County, KS |
| 9:05 PM | 60 mph | 4 S Bremen, Marshall County, KS |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.