HailEvidence → Edson, KS → 2026-05-16

Did it hail in Edson, KS on May 16, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 18 hail reports within 10 miles of Edson, KS on May 16, 2026, with hail up to 2.70" (tennis ball size).

These are preliminary same-day SPC storm reports; the official Storm Events record for this date is compiled by NWS over the following weeks. This page updates when it lands.

18hail reports ≤ 10 mi

2.70"largest hail · tennis ball

1wind reports · max 82 mph

1tornado reports

Every recorded report near Edson on 2026-05-16

Distances are from the Edson city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 14 of 20.

Distance	Type	Size / speed	Time	Reported near	Source
0.7 mi	Tornado	UNK	23:41 UTC	1 WNW Edson, Sherman	SPC · preliminary
7.6 mi	Hail	2.00" (hen egg)	23:32 UTC	1 E Goodland, Sherman	SPC · preliminary
8.1 mi	Hail	2.32" (hen egg)	23:43 UTC	1 NE Goodland, Sherman	SPC · preliminary
8.4 mi	Hail	2.00" (hen egg)	23:22 UTC	1 NNE Goodland, Sherman	SPC · preliminary
8.4 mi	Wind	82 mph	23:51 UTC	1 NNE Goodland, Sherman	SPC · preliminary
8.6 mi	Hail	2.00" (hen egg)	23:27 UTC	Goodland, Sherman	SPC · preliminary
8.6 mi	Hail	2.00" (hen egg)	23:29 UTC	Goodland, Sherman	SPC · preliminary
8.6 mi	Hail	2.00" (hen egg)	23:30 UTC	Goodland, Sherman	SPC · preliminary
8.6 mi	Hail	2.00" (hen egg)	23:31 UTC	Goodland, Sherman	SPC · preliminary
8.6 mi	Hail	2.00" (hen egg)	23:34 UTC	Goodland, Sherman	SPC · preliminary
8.6 mi	Hail	1.50" (ping pong ball)	23:37 UTC	Goodland, Sherman	SPC · preliminary
8.6 mi	Hail	1.75" (golf ball)	23:45 UTC	Goodland, Sherman	SPC · preliminary
8.6 mi	Hail	2.00" (hen egg)	23:56 UTC	Goodland, Sherman	SPC · preliminary
8.7 mi	Hail	1.75" (golf ball)	23:31 UTC	1 NNW Goodland, Sherman	SPC · preliminary

0.7 mi, tornado: “Between an NWS Employee seeing a ground circulation while a storm chaser noticing a funnel in the same spot from a different angle... brief tornado east of Edson. (GLD)”

7.6 mi, hail: “Sheriff office reported 2 inch hail. (GLD)”

8.1 mi, hail: “Public report with picture of 2.32 inch hail. (GLD)”

8.4 mi, hail: “NWS Employee measured 2 inch hail at the office. (GLD)”

8.4 mi, wind: “ASOS station KGLD Goodland. (GLD)”

Was your property hit on 2026-05-16?

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NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure.

sources: NOAA SPC page updated 2026-06-12