Kansas, 1997

Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, June 11 to 29, 1997

June 11 to 29, 1997 · NWS DDC · 130 events in 25 counties and zones

80 hail, 46 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1.0 million
Crop damage
$500,000
Events
130

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.

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Event by event

80 hail, 46 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Clark

When
June 11, 4:20 AM CST
Where
Clark County, 18 mi SW of Ashland
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
37.000, -100.000

Hail, Meade

When
June 11, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Meade County, 7 mi SW of Meade
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.220, -100.420

Hail, Ness

When
June 11, 6:53 PM CST
Where
Ness County, Ness City
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
38.450, -99.900

Hail, Ness

When
June 11, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Ness County, Ness City
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.450, -99.900

Hail, Hodgeman

When
June 11, 8:44 PM CST
Where
Hodgeman County, Hanston
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.120, -99.720

Hail, Ellis

When
June 11, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Ellis County, Walker
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.870, -99.070

Siding damaged and windows broken.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When
June 11, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Ellis County, Walker
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
38.870, -99.070

Power lines blown down...few trees uprooted.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kearny

When
June 12, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Kearny County, Lakin
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates
37.950, -101.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Stanton

When
June 12, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Stanton County, 12 mi NW of Johnson
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
37.680, -101.900

Hail, Scott

When
June 12, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Scott County, 3 mi NNE of Modoc
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
38.520, -101.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When
June 12, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Finney County, 2 mi NW of Garden City
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
37.980, -100.900

Power lines and power poles blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When
June 12, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Finney County, 2 mi S of Holcomb
Property damage
$1.0 million
Coordinates
37.950, -100.980

Sunflower electric reported damage as greater than 60 knot thunderstorm wind passed through. A six story coal stacker was moved 240 feet! Damage was done to the stacker and coal cars.

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When
June 12, 8:21 PM CST
Where
Finney County, Garden City Arpt
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
37.930, -100.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When
June 12, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Haskell County, 15 mi N of Sublette
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
37.700, -100.850

Lightning, Finney

When
June 12, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Finney County, Garden City
Coordinates
38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A house on the east side of the city sustained damage from a lightning strike. The bolt demolished a chimney, blew light switches and plaster off the walls and put a hole in the roof. Subsequently, there was water damage from the hole in the roof.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
June 12, 8:32 PM CST
Where
Clark County, 9 mi NW of Englewood
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
37.130, -100.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When
June 12, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Finney County, Pierceville
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
37.880, -100.670

Window blown out of a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gray

When
June 12, 8:36 PM CST
Where
Gray County, 3 mi S of Cimarron
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
37.750, -100.350

Hail, Meade

When
June 12, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Meade County, 11 mi SSE of Meade
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.130, -100.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Meade

When
June 12, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Meade County, 11 mi SSE of Meade
Property damage
$1,000
Coordinates
37.130, -100.250

Three inch tree limbs blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When
June 12, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Finney County, 4 mi SSW of Kalvesta
Measured
59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates
38.030, -100.270

Hail, Clark

When
June 12, 9:05 PM CST
Where
Clark County, 15 mi SE of Ashland
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
37.030, -99.570

Hail, Comanche

When
June 12, 9:34 PM CST
Where
Comanche County, 8 mi NW of Coldwater
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.350, -99.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
June 12, 10:03 PM CST
Where
Clark County, 3 mi NW of Ashland
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
37.220, -99.800

12 power poles blown down.

Hail, Stafford

When
June 12, 10:09 PM CST
Where
Stafford County, 3 mi S of St John
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
37.970, -98.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Stafford

When
June 12, 10:09 PM CST
Where
Stafford County, 3 mi S of St John
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
37.970, -98.750

Hail, Barber

When
June 12, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Barber County, 2 mi N of Sharon
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.280, -98.430

Hail, Stafford

When
June 12, 10:45 PM CST
Where
Stafford County, 7 mi N of Zenith
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.050, -98.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Pratt

When
June 12, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Pratt County, Pratt
Property damage
$4,000
Coordinates
37.650, -98.730

Four inch diameter tree limbs blown down along with power lines.

Hail, Trego

When
June 15, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Trego County, 13 mi N of Cedar Bluff Res
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.970, -99.800

Hail, Morton

When
June 15, 4:51 PM CST
Where
Morton County, Elkhart
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
37.000, -101.900

Hail, Trego

When
June 15, 4:53 PM CST
Where
Trego County, Cedar Bluff Res
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.780, -99.800

Hail, Gray

When
June 15, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Gray County, Montezuma
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.600, -100.450

Hail, Seward

When
June 15, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Seward County, Liberal
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.030, -100.930

Hail, Gray

When
June 15, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Gray County, Montezuma
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.600, -100.450

Hail, Grant

When
June 15, 6:11 PM CST
Where
Grant County, 12 mi SW of Ulysses
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.470, -101.520

Hail, Meade

When
June 15, 6:12 PM CST
Where
Meade County, 11 mi SW of Meade
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.170, -100.470

At the Meade State Park.

Hail, Rush

When
June 15, 6:21 PM CST
Where
Rush County, 2 mi W of Nekoma
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.470, -99.470

Hail, Meade

When
June 15, 6:22 PM CST
Where
Meade County, 11 mi SW of Meade
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.170, -100.470

At the Meade State Park.

Hail, Meade

When
June 15, 6:23 PM CST
Where
Meade County, 5 mi S of Plains
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.200, -100.600

Hail, Rush

When
June 15, 6:24 PM CST
Where
Rush County, Nekoma
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.470, -99.430

Hail, Gray

When
June 15, 6:39 PM CST
Where
Gray County, Cimarron
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.800, -100.350

Hail, Gray

When
June 15, 6:43 PM CST
Where
Gray County, Cimarron
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.800, -100.350

Hail, Gray

When
June 15, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Gray County, Cimarron
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.800, -100.350

Hail, Rush

When
June 15, 6:59 PM CST
Where
Rush County, 3 mi S of Rush Center
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.420, -99.300

Hail, Meade

When
June 15, 7:12 PM CST
Where
Meade County, Fowler
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.380, -100.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When
June 15, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Finney County, Garden City
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
37.970, -100.870

Greater than 50 knot wind last 10 minutes.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
June 15, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Clark County, 5 mi S of Ashland
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
37.120, -99.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
June 15, 7:57 PM CST
Where
Clark County, 9 mi NE of Ashland
Measured
73 kt (84 mph)
Coordinates
37.280, -99.650

Hail, Hodgeman

When
June 15, 8:01 PM CST
Where
Hodgeman County, 5 mi S of Jetmore
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.020, -99.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When
June 15, 8:08 PM CST
Where
Comanche County, 4 mi NW of Coldwater
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
37.300, -99.380

Window blown out of a house.

Hail, Finney

When
June 15, 9:01 PM CST
Where
Finney County, 5 mi N of Garden City
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.030, -100.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Pratt

When
June 15, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Pratt County, Pratt
Measured
64 kt (74 mph)
Coordinates
37.650, -98.730

Large tree blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pratt

When
June 15, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Pratt County, 8 mi SW of Pratt
Measured
90 kt (104 mph)
Coordinates
37.570, -98.830

Railroad boxcar blown off tracks.

Hail, Pratt

When
June 15, 9:35 PM CST
Where
Pratt County, 5 mi E of Pratt
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.650, -98.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Stafford

When
June 15, 9:38 PM CST
Where
Stafford County, 12 mi E of St John
Measured
64 kt (74 mph)
Coordinates
38.020, -98.530

Hail, Grant

When
June 16, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Grant County, 14 mi NE of Ulysses
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.730, -101.180

Hail, Seward

When
June 16, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Seward County, 20 mi N of Liberal
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.320, -100.930

Hail, Seward

When
June 16, 2:16 PM CST
Where
Seward County, 10 mi NNE of Liberal
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.170, -100.870

Hail, Barber

When
June 16, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Barber County, 5 mi W of Kiowa
Measured
0.75 in hail
Crop damage
$500,000
Coordinates
37.020, -98.600

Two to three mile swath of hail. Some of the hail piled 4 feet deep at the corner of one fenced in area.

Hail, Barber

When
June 16, 3:27 PM CST
Where
Barber County, 2 mi E of Hardtner
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.020, -98.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Ford

When
June 16, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Ford County, Dodge City
Measured
59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates
37.750, -100.020

Hail, Gray

When
June 23, 6:48 PM CST
Where
Gray County, 5 mi ENE of Montezuma
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
37.630, -100.370

Hail, Morton

When
June 23, 7:53 PM CST
Where
Morton County, 6 mi W of Richfield
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.270, -101.900

Hail, Stanton

When
June 23, 8:18 PM CST
Where
Stanton County, 3 mi SE of Johnson
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.530, -101.720

Hail, Stanton

When
June 24, 4:38 PM CST
Where
Stanton County, Saunders
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.480, -102.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Stevens

When
June 24, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Stevens County, 2 mi E of Moscow
Measured
90 kt (104 mph)
Coordinates
37.330, -101.170

Three railroad boxcars blown off the tracks.

Hail, Morton

When
June 24, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Morton County, 7 mi E of Richfield
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.270, -101.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Stanton

When
June 24, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Stanton County, Johnson
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
37.570, -101.750

Hail, Stevens

When
June 24, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Stevens County, 7 mi S of Hugoton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.080, -101.350

Hail, Stevens

When
June 24, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Stevens County, Moscow
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.330, -101.200

Hail, Stevens

When
June 24, 5:32 PM CST
Where
Stevens County, Hugoton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.180, -101.350

Hail, Hamilton

When
June 24, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County, 2 mi SE of Coolidge
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.020, -101.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Stevens

When
June 24, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Stevens County, Moscow
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates
37.330, -101.200

450,000 bushel grain bin blown over and demolished. The demolished bin landed on an occupied pickup. The driver escaped injury by laying down in the passenger seat.

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When
June 24, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Haskell County, Satanta
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
37.430, -100.980

Four inch tree limbs blown down.

Hail, Trego

When
June 24, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Trego County, 5 mi N of Collyer
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.100, -100.120

Hail, Hamilton

When
June 24, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County, 8 mi W of Syracuse
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.980, -101.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When
June 24, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Haskell County, Sublette
Property damage
$1,000
Coordinates
37.480, -100.850

Tree limbs blown down.

Hail, Trego

When
June 24, 6:16 PM CST
Where
Trego County, 2 mi SE of Wakeeney
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.000, -99.850

Location is WaKeeney.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gray

When
June 24, 6:27 PM CST
Where
Gray County, 5 mi NNW of Montezuma
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
37.670, -100.480

Hail, Finney

When
June 24, 6:38 PM CST
Where
Finney County, 10 mi SW of Garden City
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.870, -101.000

Hail, Trego

When
June 24, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Trego County, 6 mi S of Ogallah
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.900, -99.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Gray

When
June 24, 6:43 PM CST
Where
Gray County, Cimarron
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
37.800, -100.350

Hail, Trego

When
June 24, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Trego County, 4 mi SE of Trego Center
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.850, -99.850

Hail lasted 15 minutes and covered the ground. Ninety percent of the wheat was destroyed. Farmers in the area had expected the yield on the wheat to be the best ever, before the hail hit.

Hail, Trego

When
June 24, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Trego County, 7 mi ESE of Trego Center
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.850, -99.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Gray

When
June 24, 6:58 PM CST
Where
Gray County, Charleston
Measured
59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates
37.870, -100.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When
June 24, 6:58 PM CST
Where
Finney County, Pierceville
Measured
59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates
37.880, -100.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Kearny

When
June 24, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Kearny County, 11 mi N of Deerfield
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
38.150, -101.130

Four inch "live" tree limbs blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When
June 24, 7:18 PM CST
Where
Ellis County, Hays
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
38.870, -99.320

Hail, Ellis

When
June 24, 7:26 PM CST
Where
Ellis County, Hays
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.870, -99.320

Lightning, Ellis

When
June 24, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Ellis County, Hays
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
38.915, -99.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning bold destroyed a chimney. The debris fell on a car.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When
June 24, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Ellis County, Munjor
Property damage
$4,000
Coordinates
38.820, -99.250

Eight power poles blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ness

When
June 24, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Ness County, 9 mi SW of Ness City
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
38.350, -100.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When
June 24, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Ellis County, Victoria
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
38.850, -99.150

Power poles blown down.

Hail, Ness

When
June 24, 7:51 PM CST
Where
Ness County, 1 mi N of Ransom
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.650, -99.930

Hail, Ellis

When
June 24, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Ellis County, Victoria
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
38.850, -99.150

Hail, Lane

When
June 24, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Lane County, Shields
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.620, -100.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Rush

When
June 24, 8:27 PM CST
Where
Rush County, 4 mi NE of Mc Cracken
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
38.620, -99.520

Four inch "live" tree limbs blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rush

When
June 24, 8:57 PM CST
Where
Rush County, La Crosse
Property damage
$1,000
Coordinates
38.530, -99.300

Tree blown down.

Hail, Stevens

When
June 25, 7:02 PM CST
Where
Stevens County, Hugoton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.180, -101.350

Hail, Kiowa

When
June 25, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, Greensburg
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.600, -99.300

Hail, Pratt

When
June 25, 9:55 PM CST
Where
Pratt County, 7 mi S of Pratt
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.550, -98.730

Hail, Kiowa

When
June 25, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, 6 mi SE of Greensburg
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.530, -99.220

Hail, Pratt

When
June 25, 10:20 PM CST
Where
Pratt County, 3 mi W of Pratt
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.650, -98.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When
June 25, 10:20 PM CST
Where
Finney County, Garden City
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates
37.970, -100.870

Hail, Barber

When
June 25, 10:34 PM CST
Where
Barber County, 3 mi N of Lake City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.400, -98.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Gray

When
June 25, 10:40 PM CST
Where
Gray County, 5 mi S of Charleston
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates
37.800, -100.570

Hail, Stevens

When
June 25, 10:41 PM CST
Where
Stevens County, 3 mi E of Hugoton
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.180, -101.300

Hail, Ford

When
June 25, 10:45 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 6 mi N of Ford
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.720, -99.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When
June 25, 10:55 PM CST
Where
Finney County, Pierceville
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
37.880, -100.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When
June 25, 10:56 PM CST
Where
Ellis County, Hays
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates
38.870, -99.320

Hail, Gray

When
June 25, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Gray County, 2 mi E of Charleston
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.870, -100.530

Flash Flood, Rush

When
June 25, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Rush County, 10 mi E of Rush Center
Coordinates
38.523, -99.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Roads washed out.

Hail, Ford

When
June 25, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 4 mi NNE of Ford
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
37.680, -99.720

Hail, Barber

When
June 25, 11:07 PM CST
Where
Barber County, 10 mi S of Isabel
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.320, -98.550

Hail, Seward

When
June 25, 11:31 PM CST
Where
Seward County, Liberal
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.030, -100.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Seward

When
June 25, 11:35 PM CST
Where
Seward County, Liberal
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates
37.030, -100.930

Hail, Gray

When
June 25, 11:35 PM CST
Where
Gray County, 3 mi S of Ensign
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.600, -100.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Gray

When
June 25, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Gray County, 6 mi SW of Cimarron
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates
37.730, -100.430

Five to six inch diameter tree limbs blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ford

When
June 25, 11:52 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 3 mi W of Dodge City
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates
37.750, -100.070

Hail, Comanche

When
June 27, 7:08 PM CST
Where
Comanche County, Protection
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.200, -99.480

Hail, Comanche

When
June 27, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Comanche County, 10 mi SW of Coldwater
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.170, -99.470

Flash Flood, Rush

When
June 29, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Rush County, Hargrave
Measured
70
Coordinates
38.523, -99.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four and one half inch rain washed roads out.

Hail, Pratt

When
June 29, 7:55 AM CST
Where
Pratt County, 9 mi W of Pratt
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.650, -98.900

Hail, Pratt

When
June 29, 8:04 AM CST
Where
Pratt County, Coats
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.520, -98.830

Hail, Pratt

When
June 29, 8:06 AM CST
Where
Pratt County, Coats
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.520, -98.830

Hail, Barber

When
June 29, 8:32 AM CST
Where
Barber County, 10 mi N of Medicine Lodge
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.430, -98.580

Hail, Morton

When
June 29, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Morton County, 13 mi NW of Elkhart
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.130, -102.070

Hail, Meade

When
June 29, 7:53 PM CST
Where
Meade County, 15 mi S of Meade
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.070, -100.330

Hail, Meade

When
June 29, 8:18 PM CST
Where
Meade County, 16 mi S of Meade
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.050, -100.330

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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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: 5623462, 5623463, 5623464, 5623465, 5623466, 5623467, 5623468, 5623469, 5623470, 5623484, 5623485, 5623486, 5623487, 5623488, 5623489, 5623490, 5623491, 5623492, 5623493, 5623494, 5623495, 5623496, 5623497, 5623498, 5623499, 5623500, 5623501, 5623502, 5623503, 5623504, 5623505, 5623506, 5623507, 5623508, 5623509, 5623510, 5623511, 5623512, 5623513, 5623514, and more.