Kansas, 1998Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 26, 1998
August 26, 1998 · NWS EAX · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- August 26, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Edgerton
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 38.770, -95.000
A HAM Radio Operator in Johnson County reported several 70 MPH wind gusts within a 20 minute period between 1755 and 1815 LST during a severe thunderstorm in Edgerton.
Hail, Leavenworth
- When
- August 26, 6:17 PM CST
- Where
- Leavenworth County, 7 mi ESE of Linwood
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -94.920
Leavenworth County Emergency Management reported golfball-size hail 7 miles east southeast of Linwood.
Thunderstorm Wind, Leavenworth
- When
- August 26, 6:17 PM CST
- Where
- Leavenworth County, 7 mi ESE of Linwood
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -94.920
Winds gusted to 70 MPH... 7 miles southeast of Linwood. This was the same storm that produced golfball-size hail in Lleavenworth County.
- 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.
- Hurricane in North Carolina, August 26 to 28, 19981 death · $13 million · 7 events
- Hurricane in North Carolina, August 26 to 28, 1998$123 million · 17 events
- Hurricane in Virginia, August 26 to 28, 19984 injured · $27 million · 6 events
- Hurricane in North Carolina, August 26 to 27, 1998$99 million · 1 event
- Hurricane in North Carolina, August 26 to 27, 1998$26 million · 1 event
- Hurricane in North Carolina, August 26 to 27, 1998$17 million · 1 event
- High Wind in North Carolina, August 26 to 27, 1998$4.3 million · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in North Carolina, August 26 to 27, 1998$4.3 million · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Hurricane in South Carolina, August 26, 1998$3.8 million · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Utah, August 26, 19981 injured · $1.0 million · 1.25 in hail · 6 events
- Tornado in North Carolina, August 26, 1998$225,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in North Carolina, August 26, 1998$200,000 · F1 · 1 event
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: 5660686, 5660687, 5660688.