Kansas, 1997

Hail in Kansas, June 13, 1997

June 13, 1997 · NWS SGF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Thunderstorm winds downed trees.

Where it happened

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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
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 SGF wrote it up.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees.

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:59 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cherokee

When
June 13, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Cherokee County, Roseland
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
37.280, -94.850

What these are

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

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

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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: 5598543.