Pilot Index / Kansas / May 21, 2020

Preliminary

Storms in Kansas on May 21, 2020

50 published severe reports across Kansas on May 21, 2020.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail reports: 33. Wind reports: 4. Tornado reports: 13.

The table and map show 40 of 50 reports.

TimeWhatSize or SpeedWhereDetails
May 21, 2020, 11:59 AM MDTTornado9 NE TRIBUNE
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 11:59 AM MDT. Tornado, 9 NE TRIBUNE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f50deda9c96067be2ad9ed48370bb35acf1f420af7f855ab584a266aeca6404c.
May 21, 2020, 1:33 PM MDTTornadoWHITELAW
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 1:33 PM MDT. Tornado, WHITELAW. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:894116.
May 21, 2020, 2:41 PM MDTTornadoJOHNSON
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 2:41 PM MDT. Tornado, JOHNSON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899094.
May 21, 2020, 3:15 PM MDTTornado9 NNE COOLIDGE
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 3:15 PM MDT. Tornado, 9 NNE COOLIDGE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:87cd05178b61b1263c97121be06a1418c3c30afbd98196d4026bb33c62e9998b.
May 21, 2020, 3:15 PM MDTTornadoCOOLIDGE
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 3:15 PM MDT. Tornado, COOLIDGE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899092.
May 21, 2020, 3:15 PM MDTTornadoCOOLIDGE
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 3:15 PM MDT. Tornado, COOLIDGE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899093.
May 21, 2020, 4:18 PM CDTTornado2 SSW GARDEN CITY
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 4:18 PM CDT. Tornado, 2 SSW GARDEN CITY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:38ab7cd96e40ea58a48634e69306eb0bd45d058885cb707d62adba51ef8ec91e.
May 21, 2020, 3:41 PM MDTTornado3 WNW JOHNSON CITY
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 3:41 PM MDT. Tornado, 3 WNW JOHNSON CITY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f21e6536eb8098f17b201b955fcadc3d60b3f44c59cedf9da5b43456ded7833d.
May 21, 2020, 4:44 PM MDTHail1.75 inCOOLIDGE
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 4:44 PM MDT. Hail, 1.75 in, COOLIDGE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899024.
May 21, 2020, 4:50 PM MDTTornadoCOOLIDGE
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 4:50 PM MDT. Tornado, COOLIDGE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:9898009b341211bb1f7ece97726f83b5ba01040ba0d7d9d15657cbd7c6f38f08.
May 21, 2020, 4:51 PM MDTHail3.00 inCOOLIDGE
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 4:51 PM MDT. Hail, 3.00 in, COOLIDGE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899025.
May 21, 2020, 5:05 PM MDTHail1.50 inMAYLINE
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 5:05 PM MDT. Hail, 1.50 in, MAYLINE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899026.
May 21, 2020, 5:06 PM MDTTornadoSYRACUSE
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 5:06 PM MDT. Tornado, SYRACUSE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899095.
May 21, 2020, 5:20 PM MDTHail1.25 inMAYLINE
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 5:20 PM MDT. Hail, 1.25 in, MAYLINE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899027.
May 21, 2020, 5:35 PM MDTHail1.00 inSYRACUSE
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 5:35 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, SYRACUSE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899028.
May 21, 2020, 5:35 PM MDTHail1.75 inKENDALL
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 5:35 PM MDT. Hail, 1.75 in, KENDALL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899029.
May 21, 2020, 5:41 PM MDTHail1.50 inKENDALL
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 5:41 PM MDT. Hail, 1.50 in, KENDALL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899030.
May 21, 2020, 5:41 PM MDTHail1.00 inSYRACUSE
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 5:41 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, SYRACUSE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899031.
May 21, 2020, 6:51 PM CDTHail1.25 inLAKIN
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 6:51 PM CDT. Hail, 1.25 in, LAKIN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899032.
May 21, 2020, 5:52 PM MDTHail2.75 inKENDALL
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 5:52 PM MDT. Hail, 2.75 in, KENDALL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899033.
May 21, 2020, 6:53 PM CDTHail1.50 inLAKIN
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 6:53 PM CDT. Hail, 1.50 in, LAKIN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899034.
May 21, 2020, 6:56 PM CDTHail1.00 inLAKIN
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 6:56 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, LAKIN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899035.
May 21, 2020, 7:08 PM CDTHail1.00 inKISMET
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 7:08 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, KISMET. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899036.
May 21, 2020, 7:11 PM CDTHail1.25 inKISMET
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 7:11 PM CDT. Hail, 1.25 in, KISMET. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899037.
May 21, 2020, 7:11 PM CDTTornadoLAKIN
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 7:11 PM CDT. Tornado, LAKIN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899096.
May 21, 2020, 7:15 PM CDTHail1.25 inKISMET
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 7:15 PM CDT. Hail, 1.25 in, KISMET. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899038.
May 21, 2020, 7:17 PM CDTHail1.75 inKISMET
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 7:17 PM CDT. Hail, 1.75 in, KISMET. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899039.
May 21, 2020, 6:18 PM MDTHail1.75 inSTANTON CO ARPT
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 6:18 PM MDT. Hail, 1.75 in, STANTON CO ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899040.
May 21, 2020, 7:20 PM CDTHail2.00 inKISMET
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 7:20 PM CDT. Hail, 2.00 in, KISMET. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899041.
May 21, 2020, 7:23 PM CDTHail2.50 inKISMET
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 7:23 PM CDT. Hail, 2.50 in, KISMET. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899042.
May 21, 2020, 7:26 PM CDTHail1.75 inKISMET
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 7:26 PM CDT. Hail, 1.75 in, KISMET. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899043.
May 21, 2020, 6:27 PM MDTHail2.00 inRICHFIELD
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 6:27 PM MDT. Hail, 2.00 in, RICHFIELD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899044.
May 21, 2020, 7:33 PM CDTHail2.50 inKISMET
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 7:33 PM CDT. Hail, 2.50 in, KISMET. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899045.
May 21, 2020, 7:45 PM CDTWind75 mphULYSSES ARPT
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 7:45 PM CDT. Wind, 75 mph, ULYSSES ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899058.
May 21, 2020, 6:59 PM MDTHail1.00 inSTANTON CO ARPT
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 6:59 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, STANTON CO ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899046.
May 21, 2020, 8:01 PM CDTTornado8 SSW HICKOK
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 8:01 PM CDT. Tornado, 8 SSW HICKOK. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:0d9512a278815776cd0212b98a48339e9f4f06f5c84ecbe372b135150f293d39.
May 21, 2020, 8:10 PM CDTHail2.50 inSUBLETTE ARPT
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 8:10 PM CDT. Hail, 2.50 in, SUBLETTE ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899047.
May 21, 2020, 8:15 PM CDTHail2.00 inMOSCOW
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 8:15 PM CDT. Hail, 2.00 in, MOSCOW. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899048.
May 21, 2020, 8:19 PM CDTWind58 mph3 ENE GOVE
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 8:19 PM CDT. Wind, 58 mph, 3 ENE GOVE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:3b6735fdbb5a6a8750202ed58c3d0ed48b1ee27bbd621e5a57f2dbcd056bddad.
May 21, 2020, 8:20 PM CDTHail2.00 inRYUS
Record
  • May 21, 2020, 8:20 PM CDT. Hail, 2.00 in, RYUS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:899049.
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.

This free page covers the state. It does not check a street address.

Limits

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