Hail, Morton
- When
- July 26, 4:34 PM CST
- Where
- Morton County, 3 mi S of Wilburton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.030, -101.770
Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 26, 1998
5 hail, 1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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), 179 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:34 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail, 1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Clark
- When
- July 26, 5:42 PM CST
- Where
- Clark County, Ashland
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.180, -99.770
Hail, Clark
- When
- July 26, 5:48 PM CST
- Where
- Clark County, 3 mi SSW of Ashland
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.150, -99.780
Hail, Seward
- When
- July 26, 6:08 PM CST
- Where
- Seward County, Liberal
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.030, -100.930
Lightning, Comanche
- When
- July 26, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County, 3 mi SW of Protection
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.191, -99.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
House was struck and blew out the television.
Hail, Seward
- When
- July 26, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Seward County, 18 mi N of Liberal
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.300, -100.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa
- When
- July 26, 11:21 PM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County, 5 mi S of Greensburg
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.530, -99.300
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Oregon, July 26 to 28, 1998
- Heat in Texas, July 26, 1998
- Flooding in Missouri, July 26 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flood in Kansas, July 26, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, July 26, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 26, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, July 26, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 26, 1998
- Flash Flood in Missouri, July 26, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 26, 1998
- Flash Flood in Colorado, July 26, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Texas, July 26, 1998
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, July 1998
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: 5663707, 5663708, 5663709, 5663710, 5662134, 5662135, 5662136.