Pilot Index / Wichita / May 18, 2026
Preliminary
Hail and Wind in Wichita, Kansas on May 18, 2026
8 published severe reports within 10.2 mi of central Wichita on May 18, 2026.
Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.
Hail reports: 0. Wind reports: 8. Tornado reports: 0.
The table and map show 8 of 8 reports.
The city land-area radius is 7.2 mi. The count radius adds 3 mi. The state line does not cut this circle.
- Wind. A larger dot is a higher wind speed.
- A number counts the reports in its group. Overlapping groups share one combined count. Dots have small position offsets and can overlap at this scale.
- Rings show miles from the city center.
| Time | What | Size or Speed | Where | Distance | Details |
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| May 18, 2026, 9:15 PM CDT | Wind | 60 mph | MAIZE | 9.2 mi | Record
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| May 18, 2026, 9:15 PM CDT | Wind | 60 mph | Maize | 9.2 mi | Record
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| May 18, 2026, 9:17 PM CDT | Wind | 60 mph | PARK CITY | 7.7 mi | Record
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| May 18, 2026, 9:17 PM CDT | Wind | 60 mph | Park City | 7.7 mi | Record
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| May 18, 2026, 9:25 PM CDT | Wind | 60 mph | (IAB) MCCONNELL ARPT | 6.4 mi | Record
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| May 18, 2026, 9:25 PM CDT | Wind | 60 mph | 2 SSE East Wichita | 6.4 mi | Record
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| May 18, 2026, 9:41 PM CDT | Wind | 59 mph | (AAO) JABARA ARPT | 8 mi | Record
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| May 18, 2026, 9:41 PM CDT | Wind | 59 mph | 3 ESE Bel Aire | 8 mi | Record
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Wind, 60 mph
May 18, 2026, 9:15 PM CDT
MAIZE, 9.2 mi
Record
- May 18, 2026, 9:15 PM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, MAIZE, 9.2 mi. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1336701.
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Wind, 60 mph
May 18, 2026, 9:15 PM CDT
Maize, 9.2 mi
Record
- May 18, 2026, 9:15 PM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, Maize, 9.2 mi. Source: SPC Preliminary Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: spc:34e58186b6a4342ca180e901f33d366d1a65e6d085ac5c9f4653cfdac732d6f2.
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Wind, 60 mph
May 18, 2026, 9:17 PM CDT
PARK CITY, 7.7 mi
Record
- May 18, 2026, 9:17 PM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, PARK CITY, 7.7 mi. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1336703.
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Wind, 60 mph
May 18, 2026, 9:17 PM CDT
Park City, 7.7 mi
Record
- May 18, 2026, 9:17 PM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, Park City, 7.7 mi. Source: SPC Preliminary Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: spc:465beb254adb3d92e187c8de74dbc2559874a3b067d985babe78151a6e33a718.
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Wind, 60 mph
May 18, 2026, 9:25 PM CDT
(IAB) MCCONNELL ARPT, 6.4 mi
Record
- May 18, 2026, 9:25 PM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, (IAB) MCCONNELL ARPT, 6.4 mi. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1336704.
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Wind, 60 mph
May 18, 2026, 9:25 PM CDT
2 SSE East Wichita, 6.4 mi
Record
- May 18, 2026, 9:25 PM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, 2 SSE East Wichita, 6.4 mi. Source: SPC Preliminary Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: spc:d22842ed914fcc15124769f08f48f55540ac6ef21bb0803ef728a35cbdb8c8ed.
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Wind, 59 mph
May 18, 2026, 9:41 PM CDT
(AAO) JABARA ARPT, 8 mi
Record
- May 18, 2026, 9:41 PM CDT. Wind, 59 mph, (AAO) JABARA ARPT, 8 mi. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1336705.
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Wind, 59 mph
May 18, 2026, 9:41 PM CDT
3 ESE Bel Aire, 8 mi
Record
- May 18, 2026, 9:41 PM CDT. Wind, 59 mph, 3 ESE Bel Aire, 8 mi. Source: SPC Preliminary Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: spc:36c00a92a8e7c7e587e24044d2e61df1dbd00d368a684578498c043d4a2b15b2.
How We Count
This page uses published ground reports from 2016-01-01 through 2026-10-29. Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.
Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.
Reports use the local civil date and clock. City pages use the city clock. State pages use each report location clock.
Exact repeated observations are counted once. Nearby reports with different times, coordinates or sizes remain separate observations.
NCEI rows are verified against NCEI Storm Events. SPC and NWS local reports are preliminary.
Radar signatures and warning polygons are not ground reports and are not in these counts.
A missing report does not show that no storm occurred. These pages show city or state exposure, not damage at an address.
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