Kansas, 1998

Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, July 9 to 10, 1998

July 9 to 10, 1998 · NWS GLD · 6 events in 3 counties and zones

3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
$30,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 Goodland radar (KGLD), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:32 UTC.

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Event by event

3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Logan

When
July 9, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Logan County, 9 mi SW of Winona
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.970, -101.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Sherman

When
July 9, 7:05 PM MST
Where
Sherman County, 4 mi NW of Goodland
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Property damage
$30,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.380, -101.770

Trailer home destroyed. Debris scattered 1/4 mile.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sherman

When
July 9, 7:10 PM MST
Where
Sherman County, Goodland Arpt
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.370, -101.700

Also, 65 mph wind gust at Goodland CATV 2 miles south of Goodland.

Flash Flood, Wallace

When
July 9, 7:50 PM MST to July 10, 2:00 AM MST
Where
Wallace County, 4 mi N of Sharon Spgs
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.917, -101.764 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Kansas highway 27 flooded from 2 to 4 inches of rainfall.

Flash Flood, Logan

When
July 9, 9:25 PM MST to 11:30 PM MST
Where
Logan County, Mc Allaster
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates
38.917, -101.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Five inches of rain in northwest Logan county produced flash flooding. Water reported in a home near McAllaster.

Flash Flood, Logan

When
July 10, 1:00 AM CST to 4:00 AM CST
Where
Logan County, 2 mi N of Russell Spgs
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.917, -101.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Kansas highway 25 flooded. Rainfall of 5 inches or more reported in the Winona area.

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.

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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: 5649976, 5649977, 5649978, 5649979, 5649981, 5649980.