HAIL REPORTS NEAR MCDONALD, KANSAS

07/28/2024 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	07/28/2024 6:55 P	1.00 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS
hail ranged from pea to quarter in size; mostly nickel though this replaces the prior storm report from 11 s of beardsley. (gld)

05/01/2024 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	05/01/2024 10:00 P	1.00 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS
hail the size of quarters fell for a duration of 5 minutes. (gld)
Details	05/01/2024 10:00 P	1.00 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS
hail the size of quarters fell for a duration of 5 minutes. (gld)

08/07/2023 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	08/07/2023 4:47 P	1.00 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS
spotter reported ongoing dime to quarter sized hail that has been falling for 10 minutes as of 3:57 pm mt. (gld)
Details	08/07/2023 6:00 P	1.75 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS
hail lasted about 5 minutes. (gld)
Details	08/07/2023 5:10 P	1.50 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS
social media report with picture of ping pong ball sized hail stones. (gld)
Details	08/07/2023 5:10 P	1.50 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS
social media report with picture of ping pong ball sized hail stones. (gld)

09/07/2020 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	09/07/2020 11:00 P	1.00 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS
Details	09/07/2020 10:55 P	1.00 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS
quarter inch hail reported via social media. included a picture showing a large pile of pea to quarter size hail accumulation against a structure. time estimated by rad (gld)

08/16/2020 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	08/16/2020 5:40 P	1.00 inches	bird city	cheyenne	KS
trained spotter reported ongoing quarter sized hail with a duration of 20 minutes. (gld)

05/26/2019 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	05/26/2019 8:34 P	1.00 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS

06/29/2018 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	06/29/2018 8:50 P	1.25 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS
trained spotter estimated hail at the size of a half dollar. (gld)

05/28/2018 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	05/28/2018 6:25 P	1.75 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS
golf ball hail measured by storm chaser. (gld)
Details	05/28/2018 6:25 P	1.75 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS
golf ball sized hail measured by storm chaser. (gld)
Details	05/28/2018 6:25 P	1.75 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS
chaser measured golf ball sized hail. (gld)
Details	05/28/2018 6:30 P	1.75 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS

05/27/2018 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	05/27/2018 7:05 P	1.00 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS
Details	05/27/2018 7:40 P	1.00 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS

08/14/2017 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	08/14/2017 5:28 P	1.00 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS

07/07/2017 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	07/07/2017 7:17 P	1.75 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS

05/16/2017 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	05/16/2017 7:48 P	1.00 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS

05/09/2017 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	05/09/2017 8:37 P	1.00 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS
emergency manager and local fire dept reported mainly dimes and nickels with a few quarters mixed in. vehicle slide off due to fog and hail covering the road at the raw (gld)

07/07/2016 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	07/07/2016 8:02 P	1.50 inches	bird city	cheyenne	KS

08/04/2011 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	08/04/2011 3:26 P	1.00 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS

07/15/2011 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	07/15/2011 8:20 P	1.25 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS

05/26/2010 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	05/26/2010 3:10 P	1.00 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS
Details	05/26/2010 3:54 P	1.50 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS
Details	05/26/2010 3:44 P	1.00 inches	bird city	cheyenne	KS

06/23/2009 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	06/23/2009 5:35 P	0.88 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS

06/15/2009 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	06/15/2009 8:25 P	1.00 inches	mc donald	cheyenne	KS
Details	06/15/2009 7:05 P	1.00 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS

05/06/2008 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	05/06/2008 6:20 P	1.75 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS
nickel to golf ball sized hail (gld)

05/21/2006 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	05/21/2006 9:27 P	0.88 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS

06/06/2005 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	06/06/2005 5:28 P	0.88 inches	mc donald	rawlins	KS

WIND REPORTS NEAR MCDONALD, KANSAS

07/28/2024 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/28/2024 7:00 P	60 mph	8 s mcdonald	rawlins	KS
estimated 50-60 mph wind gusts. (gld)

08/07/2023 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/07/2023 5:15 P	58 mph	10 s mcdonald	rawlins	KS
off-duty nws employee reported a measured 58 mph with handheld davis anemometer at 8 ft high. (gld)
08/07/2023 5:15 P	58 mph	10 s mcdonald	rawlins	KS
off-duty nws employee reported a measured 58 mph with handheld davis anemometer at 8 ft high. (gld)

07/26/2023 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/26/2023 9:30 P	69 mph	3 se beardsley	rawlins	KS
07/26/2023 9:30 P	84 mph	mcdonald	rawlins	KS
delayed report of a 84 mph wind gust on the west side of mcdonald from a public digital anemometer. was unsure of time... so time estimated on radar and other reports. (gld)
07/26/2023 9:30 P	84 mph	mcdonald	rawlins	KS
delayed report of a 84 mph wind gust on the west side of mcdonald from a public digital anemometer. was unsure of time... so time estimated on radar and other reports. (gld)
07/26/2023 9:30 P		mcdonald	rawlins	KS
delayed report of major tree damage in mcdonald with 1 foot in diameter branches down. a branch through a house... and the rest area along hwy 36 was shut down for a bi (gld)
07/26/2023 9:30 P		mcdonald	rawlins	KS
delayed report of major tree damage in mcdonald with 1 foot in diameter branches down. a branch through a house... and the rest area along hwy 36 was shut down for a bi (gld)

06/20/2022 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/20/2022 6:27 P	60 mph	3 ne mcdonald	rawlins	KS
at least 60 mph wind gusts reported from public via facebook. (gld)

08/26/2021 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/26/2021 7:47 P	70 mph	mcdonald	rawlins	KS
spotter estimated 70mph wind gust. (gld)

04/27/2021 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
04/27/2021 8:42 P	60 mph	mcdonald	rawlins	KS
trained spotter estimated 50-60 mph winds that almost knocked them over. (gld)

09/07/2020 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
09/07/2020 11:00 P	60 mph	mcdonald	rawlins	KS

08/16/2020 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/16/2020 5:45 P		4 wnw mcdonald	cheyenne	KS
trained spotter reported thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 55-60 mph peeling tin off the roof of an old grainery building. 1.25-1.5 inch live tree branches were also (gld)

08/16/2020 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/16/2020 5:30 P	60 mph	5 se mcdonald	rawlins	KS
spotter also reported pea size hail. (gld)

08/05/2020 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/05/2020 9:10 P	60 mph	mcdonald	rawlins	KS
public reported 60mph wind gust. (gld)

08/05/2020 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/05/2020 9:00 P	60 mph	6 n bird city	cheyenne	KS
delayed report received via social media. time is radar estimated. (gld)

06/04/2020 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/04/2020 7:15 P	63 mph	3 se beardsley	rawlins	KS
mesonet station k5adt 3.0 se beardsley (kskta). (gld)

06/04/2020 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/04/2020 7:05 P	63 mph	3 se beardsley	rawlins	KS
mesonet station k5adt us-36 - 9 mi. w of atwood. (gld)

06/04/2020 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/04/2020 6:36 P	60 mph	mcdonald	rawlins	KS
vis reduced to 20 to 30 ft due to blowing dust. winds est 50 to 60 mph. (gld)

08/11/2019 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/11/2019 9:20 P	91 mph	3 se beardsley	rawlins	KS
mesonet station k5adt us-36 - 9 mi. w of atwood. (gld)

07/01/2019 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/01/2019 6:40 P	70 mph	mcdonald	rawlins	KS

07/01/2019 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/01/2019 6:00 P		5 s mcdonald	rawlins	KS
6-8 inch tree limbs blown down. part of metal wind break made of 2x6s blown down. (gld)

06/16/2019 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/16/2019 7:27 P	70 mph	beardsley	rawlins	KS
estimated 70 mph wind gusts 10 miles west of atwood. some accumulation of dime size hail also reported. (gld)

05/26/2019 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
05/26/2019 8:50 P	60 mph	2 n beardsley	rawlins	KS

04/26/2019 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
04/26/2019 10:19 P	61 mph	bird city	cheyenne	KS
04/26/2019 10:19 P	61 mph	bird city	cheyenne	KS
. (gld)

07/26/2018 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/26/2018 7:00 P	70 mph	bird city	cheyenne	KS
gusts continue 60-70 mph. torrential rainfall and near zero visibility. 1.50 inches of rain in less than 30 minutes. (gld)

07/26/2018 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/26/2018 6:45 P	70 mph	bird city	cheyenne	KS
also heavy rain. (gld)

06/22/2018 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/22/2018 4:10 P	60 mph	2 ese beardsley	rawlins	KS
mesonet station k5adt... 2 ese beardsley. (gld)

06/22/2018 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/22/2018 3:58 P	60 mph	mcdonald	rawlins	KS

06/22/2018 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/22/2018 3:32 P	77 mph	1 ssw bird city	cheyenne	KS
bird city airport. (gld)

09/13/2017 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
09/13/2017 3:30 P	60 mph	mcdonald	rawlins	KS
estimated winds of 50 to 60 mph. also had hail up to nickel size. (gld)
09/13/2017 3:30 P		mcdonald	rawlins	KS
delayed report. power line was blown down. three 6 inch diameter tree limbs and several smaller limbs were broken off. at the baseball field... the roof of one of the d (gld)

08/02/2017 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/02/2017 8:40 P		beardsley	rawlins	KS
corn crop severely stripped by wind driven small hail that ranged in size from peas to dimes. delayed report time estimated by radar. (gld)

07/06/2017 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/06/2017 6:52 P	64 mph	bird city	cheyenne	KS
bird city airport reported 64 mph wind gust and reduced visibility to one quarter mile due to blowing dust. (gld)

07/06/2017 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/06/2017 6:45 P	60 mph	6 ne bird city	cheyenne	KS
storm spotter reported 60 mph wind gusts with blowing dust (gld)

06/11/2016 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/11/2016 6:10 P	60 mph	mcdonald	rawlins	KS
branches around 1 inch in diameter on ground. (gld)
06/11/2016 6:10 P		mcdonald	rawlins	KS
spotter drove through town and saw two approximately 12 inch diameter trees down. (gld)

05/26/2016 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
05/26/2016 8:35 P	95 mph	3 se beardsley	rawlins	KS
mesonet station 2 ese beardsley /k5adt/ (gld)

08/16/2015 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/16/2015 4:10 P	60 mph	8 s mcdonald	rawlins	KS

05/09/2015 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
05/09/2015 9:05 P		1 w bird city	cheyenne	KS
law enforcement reports of road signs damaged 1 mile west of bird city. time is radar estimated. (gld)

06/14/2014 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/14/2014 8:50 P		bird city	cheyenne	KS
late report. 10 inch diameter cedar tree down on the south side of bird city. time estimated by radar. (gld)

06/14/2014 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/14/2014 8:49 P	60 mph	bird city	cheyenne	KS

06/06/2014 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/06/2014 7:01 P	59 mph	bird city	cheyenne	KS

01/16/2014 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
01/16/2014 12:10 P	58 mph	bird city	cheyenne	KS

08/08/2011 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/08/2011 6:50 P		3 n bird city	cheyenne	KS
along hwy 161 a couple of trees uprooted. one of those trees was 40 feet tall and 1.5 ft in diameter. other trees had 10 inch diameter limbs torn off the top. metal roo (gld)

08/08/2011 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/08/2011 6:20 P	70 mph	6 e mcdonald	rawlins	KS

08/08/2011 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/08/2011 6:06 P		mcdonald	rawlins	KS
tree blown across highway 36. (gld)

08/08/2011 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/08/2011 6:00 P		bird city	cheyenne	KS
power lines down in bird city (gld)

08/08/2011 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/08/2011 5:50 P		bird city	cheyenne	KS
estimated 65 to 70 mph winds. 6 to 8 inch diameter tree limbs broke off. (gld)

06/16/2011 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/16/2011 9:03 P	59 mph	bird city	cheyenne	KS

05/26/2010 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
05/26/2010 5:34 P	58 mph	bird city	cheyenne	KS

08/15/2009 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/15/2009 8:23 P	62 mph	bird city	cheyenne	KS

08/14/2009 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/14/2009 6:40 P	65 mph	mcdonald	rawlins	KS
also small hail. power outage. (gld)

07/20/2009 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/20/2009 7:13 P	66 mph	bird city	cheyenne	KS

09/06/2007 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
09/06/2007 7:32 P	60 mph	mcdonald	rawlins	KS
dime sized hail and heavy rain also reported (gld)

05/29/2007 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
05/29/2007 7:30 P	71 mph	mcdonald	rawlins	KS

05/29/2007 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
05/29/2007 7:00 P	71 mph	mcdonald	rawlins	KS

05/29/2007 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
05/29/2007 6:49 P	61 mph	bird city	cheyenne	KS

06/16/2006 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/16/2006 3:28 P	60 mph	1 w beardsley	rawlins	KS

04/15/2006 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
04/15/2006 12:55 P	62 mph	bird city	cheyenne	KS

05/24/2005 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
05/24/2005 7:15 P		mcdonald	rawlins	KS
roof blown off building...estimated 60 mph gust (gld)
05/24/2005 7:15 P	94 mph	3 ne mcdonald	rawlins	KS
1/4 mile pivot sprinkler blown over...time estimated from radar (gld)

05/24/2005 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
05/24/2005 6:58 P	68 mph	bird city	cheyenne	KS
bird city airport (gld)

07/05/2004 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/05/2004 7:15 P	60 mph	bird city	cheyenne	KS

05/29/2004 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
05/29/2004 6:15 P		mcdonald	rawlins	KS
numerous trees uprooted and large limbs broken (gld)

05/29/2004 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
05/29/2004 6:06 P	60 mph	bird city	cheyenne	KS
minor tree damage (gld)

TORNADO REPORTS NEAR MCDONALD, KANSAS

08/07/2023 Tornado Reports

Date	Location	County	State
08/07/2023 4:35 P	1 w bird city	cheyenne	KS
[landspout] brief landspout around 1 mile west of bird city at 3:35 pm mdt. (gld)
08/07/2023 4:35 P	1 w bird city	cheyenne	KS
[landspout] brief landspout around 1 mile west of bird city at 3:35 pm mdt. (gld)

05/11/2023 Tornado Reports

Date	Location	County	State
05/11/2023 1:51 P	4 wnw mcdonald	cheyenne	KS
caller reported a brief tornado at the intersection of road 33 and road q. (gld)

05/11/2023 Tornado Reports

Date	Location	County	State
05/11/2023 1:40 P	5 s mcdonald	rawlins	KS
ongoing rain wrapped tornado reported south of mcdonald. (gld)

08/11/2019 Tornado Reports

Date	Location	County	State
08/11/2019 8:57 P	2 ssw beardsley	rawlins	KS
tornado lasted two minutes roughly a half mile south of hwy 36... or 2.5 miles south of beardsley. (gld)

05/17/2019 Tornado Reports

Date	Location	County	State
05/17/2019 4:38 P	7 se mcdonald	rawlins	KS
corrects previous funnel cloud report from 7 se mcdonald. trained spotter reported a funnel cloud associated with a severe-warned storm 7 miles ssw of beardsley ks. mul (gld)

06/19/2018 Tornado Reports

Date	Location	County	State
06/19/2018 7:36 P	2 n bird city	cheyenne	KS
several public reports of a possible tornado 2 north of bird city. (gld)
06/19/2018 7:36 P	2 n bird city	cheyenne	KS
update to tornado lsr issued at 6:36 pm mdt. a brief tornado lasting around 15 seconds was observed from 2.75 miles north of bird city looking to the southeast. (gld)

07/21/2017 Tornado Reports

Date	Location	County	State
07/21/2017 5:56 P	9 nnw mcdonald	cheyenne	KS
landspout tornado reported by nws employee... law enforcement... spotters and public. (gld)

03/28/2007 Tornado Reports

Date	Location	County	State
03/28/2007 10:32 P	se bird city	cheyenne	KS

03/28/2007 Tornado Reports

Date	Location	County	State
03/28/2007 8:52 P	1 e bird city	cheyenne	KS
described by media as 1/2 mile wide tornado with power flashes. viewed from 2 miles south of mcdonald looking west toward bird city (gld)

05/28/2005 Tornado Reports

Date	Location	County	State
05/28/2005 10:59 P	near mcdonald	rawlins	KS