Hail, Comanche
- When
- July 29, 3:57 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County, 8 mi SE of Protection
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.120, -99.380
Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, July 29 to 30, 1998
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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.
- 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), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:58 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- July 29, 10:35 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County, 1 mi N of Scott City
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.500, -100.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Ness
- When
- July 29, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Ness County, 7 mi SSW of Utica
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.550, -100.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Lane
- When
- July 29, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Lane County, 12 mi SW of Dighton
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.370, -100.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Lane
- When
- July 30, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lane County, 5 mi ESE of Pendennis
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.600, -100.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Finney
- When
- July 30, 12:15 AM CST
- Where
- Finney County, 1 mi W of Kalvesta
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.080, -100.250
Flash Flood, Ellis
- When
- July 30, 2:25 AM CST
- Where
- Ellis County, 7 mi S of Walker
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.915, -99.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water was three feet over the road.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Texas, July 29, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Colorado, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Oregon, July 29, 1998
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Vermont, July 29, 1998
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Utah, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 29, 1998
- Flash Flood in Alabama, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Arkansas, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 29, 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: 5662144, 5662145, 5662146, 5662147, 5662148, 5662149, 5662150.