Kansas, 1998

Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, July 15, 1998

July 15, 1998 · NWS DDC · 13 events in 6 counties and zones

9 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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), 173 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:30 UTC.

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Event by event

9 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Morton

When
July 15, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Morton County, 16 mi N of Rolla
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.191, -101.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Water was over highway 27.

Flash Flood, Morton

When
July 15, 12:18 PM CST
Where
Morton County, 16 mi N of Rolla
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.191, -101.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The north fork of the Cimarron river was 1.5 above the bridge.

Hail, Morton

When
July 15, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Morton County, 7 mi NE of Elkhart
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.070, -101.820

Hail, Barber

When
July 15, 12:57 PM CST
Where
Barber County, 9 mi N of Sharon
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.380, -98.430

Hail, Gray

When
July 15, 4:48 PM CST
Where
Gray County, 3 mi NNW of Ingalls
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.870, -100.470

Hail, Ford

When
July 15, 5:11 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 3 mi NW of Dodge City
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
37.780, -100.050

Hail, Ford

When
July 15, 5:14 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 3 mi NW of Dodge City
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
37.780, -100.050

Hail, Finney

When
July 15, 5:32 PM CST
Where
Finney County, 15 mi WSW of Kalvesta
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.230, -100.430

Hail, Gray

When
July 15, 5:33 PM CST
Where
Gray County, Ingalls
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
37.830, -100.450

Hail, Ford

When
July 15, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 3 mi N of Howell
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.830, -100.180

Hail, Ford

When
July 15, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 1 mi NW of Howell
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.800, -100.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Gray

When
July 15, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Gray County, 16 mi WSW of Cimarron
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.720, -100.620

Several limbs broken.

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When
July 15, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Haskell County, 13 mi N of Sublette
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
37.670, -100.850

What these are

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.
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.

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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: 5662716, 5662717, 5662718, 5662719, 5662720, 5662721, 5662722, 5662723, 5662724, 5662725, 5662815, 5662816, 5662817.