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Kansas storm reports for May 18, 2026

NOAA recorded 43 hail reports, 106 wind reports and 9 tornado reports in Kansas on May 18, 2026.

in Kansas
158
Storm reports
Lincoln, Lincoln County, KS
2.0 in
Largest hail
3 E Jarbalo, Leavenworth County, KS
92 mph
Highest gust
9
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

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
  • Surveyed tornado path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, preliminary storm reports. NOAA revises recent reports for several weeks. Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 18, 2026 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. 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

Hail43, most at 6 PM

Wind106, most at 9 PM

Tornado9, most at 5 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
3:30 PMNot rated5 WSW Idana, Clay County, KSNot surveyed
4:03 PMNot rated3 SE Palmer, Washington County, KSNot surveyed
4:04 PMNot rated2 S Palmer, Washington County, KSNot surveyed
5:15 PMNot rated3 S Waterville, Marshall County, KSNot surveyed
5:27 PMNot rated1 ENE Blue Rapids, Marshall County, KSNot surveyed
5:30 PMNot rated1 N Wakefield, Clay County, KSNot surveyed
5:38 PMNot rated5 NW Frankfort, Marshall County, KSNot surveyed
5:53 PMNot rated5 NNW Frankfort, Marshall County, KSNot surveyed
7:15 PMNot rated3 SSE Circleville, Jackson County, KSNot surveyed

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Topeka, KSNone69 mph0
Wichita, KSNone60 mph0

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