Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, August 27, 1998

Name: Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, August 27, 1998
Start: 1998-08-27T13:53
End: 1998-08-27T20:55
Location: Kansas

August 27, 1998 · NWS DDC · 29 events in 11 counties and zones

15 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $51,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 29

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.

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:08 UTC.

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Event by event

15 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pawnee

When: August 27, 1:53 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County, 9 mi N of Larned
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.320, -99.100

Hail, Pawnee

When: August 27, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County, 4 mi E of Ash Valley
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 38.300, -99.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Edwards

When: August 27, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Edwards County, 1 mi SW of Belpre
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.930, -99.120

Sprinkler irrigation turned over. Four inch tree limbs down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: August 27, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Clark County, 6 mi SW of Minneola
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.370, -100.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Meade

When: August 27, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Meade County, 3 mi NE of Fowler
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.420, -100.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Edwards

When: August 27, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Edwards County, 8 mi NW of Kinsley
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.000, -99.520

Three inch tree limbs blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When: August 27, 3:53 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County, 3 mi SW of Zook
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 38.020, -99.120

Hail, Rush

When: August 27, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Rush County, 6 mi SSW of Rush Center
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 38.380, -99.350

Hail, Ellis

When: August 27, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Schoenchen
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.720, -99.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Gray

When: August 27, 4:53 PM CST
Where: Gray County, 4 mi SE of Montezuma
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.570, -100.400

Five inch tree limbs blow down.

Hail, Hodgeman

When: August 27, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County, 5 mi S of Jetmore
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 38.020, -99.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Hodgeman

When: August 27, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County, 5 mi S of Jetmore
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 38.020, -99.900

Hail, Ellis

When: August 27, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Victoria
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.850, -99.150

Hail, Hodgeman

When: August 27, 5:38 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County, 12 mi SSW of Jetmore
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.920, -99.980

Hail, Hodgeman

When: August 27, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County, 15 mi SW of Jetmore
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.930, -100.100

Hail, Meade

When: August 27, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Meade County, 3 mi NW of Missler
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.350, -100.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Hodgeman

When: August 27, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County, 8 mi SW of Jetmore
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 38.000, -100.000

Outbuilding blown down.

Hail, Hodgeman

When: August 27, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County, 8 mi SW of Jetmore
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 38.000, -100.000

Hail, Meade

When: August 27, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Meade County, 7 mi NW of Meade
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.350, -100.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Meade

When: August 27, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Meade County, 7 mi NW of Meade
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.350, -100.420

Hail, Hodgeman

When: August 27, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County, 8 mi SSW of Jetmore
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.980, -99.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Meade

When: August 27, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Meade County, Meade to 4 mi SSW of Meade
Measured: 78 kt (90 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.330, -100.330

Five to 6 inch tree limbs blown down. One ten inch tree limb blown down.

Hail, Stevens

When: August 27, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Stevens County, 5 mi W of Moscow
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.330, -101.280

Windows broken out.

Hail, Grant

When: August 27, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Grant County, 12 mi S of Ulysses
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.420, -101.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: August 27, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Grant County, Ulysses to 12 mi SW of Ulysses
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.420, -101.370

Hail, Seward

When: August 27, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Seward County, 13 mi NNW of Liberal
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.200, -101.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Stevens

When: August 27, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Stevens County, 14 mi E of Hugoton
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.180, -101.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Seward

When: August 27, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Seward County, 13 mi E of Liberal
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.030, -100.700

Flash Flood, Hodgeman

When: August 27, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County, 8 mi S of Jetmore
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.088, -99.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Water flowing over many roads in the south part of the county. Some roads washed out.

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.
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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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5664899, 5664900, 5664901, 5664902, 5664903, 5665004, 5665005, 5665006, 5665007, 5665008, 5665009, 5665010, 5665011, 5665012, 5665013, 5665014, 5665015, 5665016, 5665017, 5665018, 5665019, 5665020, 5665021, 5665022, 5665023, 5665024, 5665025, 5665026, 5665027.