Kansas, 1998Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 2 to 25, 1998
July 2 to 25, 1998 · NWS ICT · 36 events in 9 counties and zones
19 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3.5 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 36
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.
Event by event
19 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Sumner
- When
- July 2, 10:33 AM CST
- Where
- Sumner County, South Haven
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.237, -97.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a small church, setting fire to the roof and rafters. Water and smoke also damaged the pulpit.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ellsworth
- When
- July 6, 10:40 PM CST
- Where
- Ellsworth County, 10 mi E of Lorraine
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.570, -98.130
Hail, Kingman
- When
- July 10, 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- Kingman County, 6 mi E of Cunningham
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.650, -98.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Kingman
- When
- July 10, 2:38 PM CST
- Where
- Kingman County, Kingman
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.650, -98.120
Hail, Reno
- When
- July 10, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Reno County, Pretty Prairie
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 37.780, -98.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick
- When
- July 10, 2:56 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, Cheney
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.630, -97.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Reno
- When
- July 10, 3:01 PM CST
- Where
- Reno County, 10 mi S of Haven
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.750, -97.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick
- When
- July 10, 3:06 PM CST to 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, Goddard
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.670, -97.580
Severe thunderstorm winds, ranging from 51-70 KT, ripped across Goddard, inflicting widespread damage to trees, roofs, pwoer lines and power poles.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick
- When
- July 10, 3:09 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, Colwich
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.780, -97.530
Hail, Sedgwick
- When
- July 10, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, Mt Hope
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.870, -97.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick
- When
- July 10, 3:16 PM CST to 3:41 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, Wichita
- Measured
- 80 kt (92 mph)
- Property damage
- $3.0 million
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 37.700, -97.330
Severe thunderstorm winds, ranging from 52-80KT, ripped across the Wichita Metropolitan area, inflicting widespread damage to trees, roofs, power lines and power poles. Approximately 60,000 people lost power, about 15,000 of which remained without power for 3 days. While most of the reports were from off-duty NWS staff, reports were also received from law enforcement, trained spotters and amateur radio operators.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick
- When
- July 10, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, Valley Center
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 37.830, -97.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick
- When
- July 10, 3:22 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, Maize
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.770, -97.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick
- When
- July 10, 3:22 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, Valley Center
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 37.830, -97.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- July 10, 3:41 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County, 2 mi NE of Rose Hill
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.580, -97.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- July 10, 3:47 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County, Benton
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.780, -97.120
Numerous trees blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- July 10, 4:01 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County, Potwin
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.950, -97.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- July 10, 4:06 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County, 5 mi E of Potwin
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 37.950, -96.920
Hail, Butler
- When
- July 10, 4:06 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County, 5 mi E of Potwin
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 37.950, -96.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood
- When
- July 10, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Greenwood County, 10 mi S of Neal
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.680, -96.080
Five hundred gallon tank blown over and numerous 3-inch diameter tree limbs blown down along northeast shore of Fall River Lake.
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- July 12, 11:43 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, 1 mi N of Shady Bend
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.030, -98.020
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- July 13, 12:32 AM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Vesper
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.030, -98.280
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- July 13, 12:32 AM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, 2 mi W of Lincoln
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.030, -98.180
Hail, Reno
- When
- July 13, 4:15 AM CST
- Where
- Reno County, 2 mi NW of Yoder
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.950, -97.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Harper
- When
- July 25, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Harper County, 2 mi SE of Bluff City
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.070, -97.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Kingman
- When
- July 25, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Kingman County, 2 mi E of Norwich
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 37.450, -97.820
Hail, Sedgwick
- When
- July 25, 8:46 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, 2 mi N of Viola
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.520, -97.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick
- When
- July 25, 8:46 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, 2 mi N of Viola
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.520, -97.650
Hail, Sedgwick
- When
- July 25, 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, 4 mi NE of Goddard
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 37.700, -97.530
Hail, Sedgwick
- When
- July 25, 9:22 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, 2 mi NE of Goddard
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 37.680, -97.550
Hail, Sedgwick
- When
- July 25, 9:27 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, 5 mi SW of Maize
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 37.720, -97.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick
- When
- July 25, 9:27 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, 5 mi SW of Maize
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 37.720, -97.530
Hail, Sedgwick
- When
- July 25, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, Wichita
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 37.700, -97.330
Hail, Sedgwick
- When
- July 25, 9:32 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, Wichita
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 37.700, -97.330
Hail, Sedgwick
- When
- July 25, 9:37 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, 3 mi S of Maize
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 37.720, -97.470
Hail, Sedgwick
- When
- July 25, 10:03 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, 3 mi NE of Valley Center
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 37.870, -97.330
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
- Heat and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 2 to 27, 19982 deaths · 65 kt wind · 8 events
- Flash Flooding and Wildfire in Idaho, July 2 to 31, 19981 injured · $425,000 · 1 in hail · 17 events
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, July 2, 1998$400,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Montana, July 2, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 2, 1998$50,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, July 2 to 4, 1998$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 13 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in West Virginia, July 2, 1998$25,000 · 0.88 in hail · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 2 to 3, 1998$15,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events
- Hail in Wyoming, July 2, 1998$15,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Wyoming, July 2, 19981.75 in hail · 5 events
- Hail in Wyoming, July 2, 19981.75 in hail · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 2, 19981 in hail · 3 events
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: 5654715, 5655746, 5655747, 5655748, 5654605, 5654606, 5654607, 5654608, 5654609, 5654610, 5654611, 5654697, 5654613, 5654614, 5654612, 5654615, 5654694, 5654695, 5654696, 5654698, 5654699, 5654700, 5654701, 5654702, 5654703, 5654704, 5654705, 5654706, 5654707, 5654708, 5654709, 5654710, 5654711, 5654712, 5654713, 5654714.