Kansas, 1996

Hail in Kansas, June 6, 1996

June 6, 1996 · NWS GLD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

WHEAT CROP WAS DESTROYED BY HAIL AND HIGH WINDS. WINDOWS IN HOMES5 NORTH AND 2 EAST OF HILL CITY WERE BROKEN.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
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 GLD wrote it up.

WHEAT CROP WAS DESTROYED BY HAIL AND HIGH WINDS. WINDOWS IN HOMES5 NORTH AND 2 EAST OF HILL CITY WERE BROKEN.

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 152 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:59 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Graham

When
June 6, 4:00 AM CST to 4:15 AM CST
Where
Graham County, Hill City to 9 mi N of Hill City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.480, -99.850

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5551899.