Thunderstorm Wind, Phillips
- When
- July 28, 2:40 AM CST to 2:50 AM CST
- Where
- Phillips County, 4 mi W of Prairie View
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 39.830, -99.650
Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 28, 1996
Thunderstorms early in the evening dropped large hail southwest of Mankato resulting in broken windows. 75 inches in diameter and 60 mph winds.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GID wrote it up.
Thunderstorms early in the evening dropped large hail southwest of Mankato resulting in broken windows. Later that night, a line of severe thunderstorms moved south into Kansas depositing hail up to 1.75 inches in diameter and 60 mph winds.
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:38 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Rip Current in Florida, July 28, 1996
- Rip Current in Florida, July 28, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, July 28, 1996
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 28, 1996
- Hail in North Dakota, July 28, 1996
- Tornado in North Dakota, July 28, 1996
- Hail in North Dakota, July 28, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, July 28, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, July 28, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Nevada, July 28, 1996
- Hail in Colorado, July 28, 1996
- Hail in North Dakota, July 28, 1996
More
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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: 5560796.