Pilot Index / Kansas / May 18, 2026

Preliminary

Storms in Kansas on May 18, 2026

143 published severe reports across Kansas on May 18, 2026.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

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

Hail reports: 44. Wind reports: 82. Tornado reports: 17.

The table and map show 40 of 143 reports.

TimeWhatSize or SpeedWhereDetails
May 18, 2026, 1:51 PM CDTHail1.00 inJAMESTOWN
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 1:51 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, JAMESTOWN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1336429.
May 18, 2026, 1:57 PM CDTHail2.00 inLINCOLN
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 1:57 PM CDT. Hail, 2.00 in, LINCOLN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1336647.
May 18, 2026, 1:58 PM CDTHail1.75 inLINCOLN
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 1:58 PM CDT. Hail, 1.75 in, LINCOLN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1336650.
May 18, 2026, 2:01 PM CDTHail1.00 inLINCOLN
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 2:01 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, LINCOLN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1336652.
May 18, 2026, 3:27 PM CDTTornadoMILTONVALE
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 3:27 PM CDT. Tornado, MILTONVALE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1325600.
May 18, 2026, 3:30 PM CDTTornado5 WSW Idana
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 3:30 PM CDT. Tornado, 5 WSW Idana. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:c1b27a97668a0557ca83c2daa7e35c60e86d4d5ed131bb0f94427de1e64853e8.
May 18, 2026, 3:40 PM CDTHail1.75 inOfferle
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 3:40 PM CDT. Hail, 1.75 in, Offerle. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:81bf6820b68610d22a665f5e1821bee6439bf7a947eb71af2c0582c6fb1c741f.
May 18, 2026, 3:44 PM CDTHail1.00 inMILTONVALE
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 3:44 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MILTONVALE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1336432.
May 18, 2026, 3:45 PM CDTHail1.00 inMILTONVALE
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 3:45 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MILTONVALE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1336431.
May 18, 2026, 3:49 PM CDTHail1.00 inKinsley
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 3:49 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, Kinsley. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:87ea545d485a1fbc76204b7a7ef9a77668be94d3a9752c109d7b112700dbe1c2.
May 18, 2026, 3:50 PM CDTHail1.00 inMiltonvale
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 3:50 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, Miltonvale. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:02895f0b3ef40611407d119a9ff793147ce235adc6a0e8f6efb89cb941c7578e.
May 18, 2026, 3:50 PM CDTHail1.00 inMILTONVALE
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 3:50 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MILTONVALE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1336433.
May 18, 2026, 3:57 PM CDTHail1.75 in1 NE Kinsley
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 3:57 PM CDT. Hail, 1.75 in, 1 NE Kinsley. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:3025927928ec1474d44776b1a4669d518e5e26d2f13e9809bb8b41497c102be6.
May 18, 2026, 4:03 PM CDTHail1.00 in5 N Ford
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 4:03 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 5 N Ford. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:62e152486bb2d2d2ecec4f65f77b0218936febcef9cda78c62894ae4185e2fd9.
May 18, 2026, 4:03 PM CDTTornado3 SE Palmer
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 4:03 PM CDT. Tornado, 3 SE Palmer. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:67a16f8bafce52a29d23a1b7c379264080b44cdb9d842d8e79f474cb5af754d0.
May 18, 2026, 4:03 PM CDTTornadoPALMER
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 4:03 PM CDT. Tornado, PALMER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1325601.
May 18, 2026, 4:04 PM CDTTornado2 S Palmer
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 4:04 PM CDT. Tornado, 2 S Palmer. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f44b0483208f08fdcf2091420b97e1734885ecf6d948cb80ed3c2132d7d4fd52.
May 18, 2026, 4:15 PM CDTHail1.25 inSUMMERFIELD
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 4:15 PM CDT. Hail, 1.25 in, SUMMERFIELD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1336434.
May 18, 2026, 4:23 PM CDTHail1.25 inKinsley
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 4:23 PM CDT. Hail, 1.25 in, Kinsley. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:5847b8a91b4c94d21f49756075b8145cf5c9b645962b9f6ae8ed0c3c6b199be8.
May 18, 2026, 4:28 PM CDTHail1.25 inMORGANVILLE
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 4:28 PM CDT. Hail, 1.25 in, MORGANVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1336435.
May 18, 2026, 4:30 PM CDTHail1.00 inMORGANVILLE
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 4:30 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MORGANVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1336436.
May 18, 2026, 4:32 PM CDTHail1.00 inBENNINGTON
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 4:32 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, BENNINGTON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1336437.
May 18, 2026, 4:37 PM CDTHail1.00 in2 ENE Windhorst
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 4:37 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 2 ENE Windhorst. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:263f32e512328e9556949ddf9ec7c574d6aa396470d07286ef38c45494e19ad0.
May 18, 2026, 4:46 PM CDTTornadoBERWICK
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 4:46 PM CDT. Tornado, BERWICK. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1325604.
May 18, 2026, 4:46 PM CDTHail1.00 inSALINA
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 4:46 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, SALINA. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1336654.
May 18, 2026, 5:05 PM CDTHail1.25 in2 E Lewis
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 5:05 PM CDT. Hail, 1.25 in, 2 E Lewis. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:9a57ad5f2c0a39ec3ca213f32dc2d98032ce748e0a456f46b19834861ab77614.
May 18, 2026, 5:11 PM CDTHail1.00 in3 S Saint John
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 5:11 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 3 S Saint John. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f1de9740e70f4b49219df478663b4ac0bf67c5fc13d5c40ae3932a4acbd3f584.
May 18, 2026, 5:15 PM CDTTornado3 S Waterville
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 5:15 PM CDT. Tornado, 3 S Waterville. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:ada7cf898c95ae7dc4ea04e40d79009b7ff3f4ab327e3e707f592854a83824a3.
May 18, 2026, 5:27 PM CDTTornado1 ENE Blue Rapids
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 5:27 PM CDT. Tornado, 1 ENE Blue Rapids. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:0c5b806ec1f00e1bda33563a6abeee68f75110c74ac1d9586906a16ae5e94f17.
May 18, 2026, 5:27 PM CDTTornadoBESTWALL
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 5:27 PM CDT. Tornado, BESTWALL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1325603.
May 18, 2026, 5:30 PM CDTTornado1 N Wakefield
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 5:30 PM CDT. Tornado, 1 N Wakefield. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:b725e6bdbc82d1e4a8d3c39559b8c9b0c58ee949873cc02e7813e7aa906cce43.
May 18, 2026, 5:33 PM CDTTornadoWAKEFIELD
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 5:33 PM CDT. Tornado, WAKEFIELD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1325602.
May 18, 2026, 5:38 PM CDTTornado5 NW Frankfort
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 5:38 PM CDT. Tornado, 5 NW Frankfort. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:58acccbe1af70f5d8c93dd50af979d89abe052b6a5c3b037da9f8c062ed5bae7.
May 18, 2026, 5:38 PM CDTHail2.00 in6 N Haviland
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 5:38 PM CDT. Hail, 2.00 in, 6 N Haviland. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:6455b63ab3cf166e6e5a843927cad7779d1f66209ef31a0d2e3f93236f00572a.
May 18, 2026, 5:53 PM CDTTornado5 NNW Frankfort
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 5:53 PM CDT. Tornado, 5 NNW Frankfort. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:45d31a19089a80803036cef7bb86debe60b1e99aac10097159716bae968831fc.
May 18, 2026, 5:53 PM CDTWind85 mphABBYVILLE
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 5:53 PM CDT. Wind, 85 mph, ABBYVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1336657.
May 18, 2026, 5:55 PM CDTWind70 mph3 SSE Willowbrook
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 5:55 PM CDT. Wind, 70 mph, 3 SSE Willowbrook. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:e613ebb6f0265b573de0da65ce3a99af52eaf2cb69fc86651735704e6881d324.
May 18, 2026, 5:55 PM CDTWind70 mphWILLOWBROOK
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 5:55 PM CDT. Wind, 70 mph, WILLOWBROOK. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1336658.
May 18, 2026, 5:56 PM CDTWind65 mph4 NE Hutchinson
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 5:56 PM CDT. Wind, 65 mph, 4 NE Hutchinson. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:bcbe0dc3da12d879e5459986d840e50fdaa4ea87f102e2ab82f21f0643ec54a9.
May 18, 2026, 6:00 PM CDTHail1.00 in4 SSE Trousdale
Record
  • May 18, 2026, 6:00 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 4 SSE Trousdale. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:5eadc8c1d42d25bc43c232e553020ce525c0985809693dcfbd58659401810947.
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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