Hail in Scott County, Kansas
Hail May 18, 2025 · Scott County, Kansas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A photo of a 4 inch diameter hail stone was relayed by Emergency Management of a Public report.
The wider storm
A regional outbreak of tornadoes occurred across portions
of western into south-central Kansas during the afternoon to
evening hours of Sunday 18 May 2025. The first couple of tornadic
supercells occurred near Scott City KS in Scott County during the
late afternoon and progressed northward with both storms generating
EF2 tornadoes and a lone brief EFU tornado. A second tornadic
supercell developed near Dodge City KS in the early evening and
progressed northeast with an EFO tornado occurring near Kinsley KS
in Edwards County and an EF2 tornado near Garfield KS in Pawnee County.
A final long-duration tornadic supercell then formed in the mid
evening hours over Comanche County KS and commenced moving northeast
toward Greensburg KS in Kiowa County, Iuka KS in Pratt County,
north of Preston KS in Pratt County and finally across Stafford
and Reno Counties. This storm generated five EF3 tornadoes along with
several smaller satellite tornadoes. The final count for this day
was 13 tornadoes just within the NWS Dodge City Warning area.
Began near Scott State Park (38.6600, -101.0000).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
11 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1253118. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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