Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 30, 1988

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 30, 1988
Start: 1988-06-30T16:00
End: 1988-06-30T19:35
Location: Kansas

June 30, 1988 · NWS TOP · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 7
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morton

When: June 30, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Morton County
Coordinates: 37.120, -101.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Cowley

When: June 30, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Cowley County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.450, -97.000

Hail, Sumner

When: June 30, 5:17 PM CST
Where: Sumner County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.270, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Cowley

When: June 30, 5:58 PM CST
Where: Cowley County
Measured: 64 kt (74 mph)
Coordinates: 37.250, -96.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Seward

When: June 30, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Seward County
Injuries: 7 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 37.030, -101.030

Hail, Harper

When: June 30, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 37.220, -97.950

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10034195, 10034196, 10034197, 10034198, 10034199, 10034200.