Kansas, 1998

Hail in Kansas, June 21, 1998

June 21, 1998 · NWS DDC · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

7 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. 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
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), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:31 UTC.

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Event by event

7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Ness

When
June 21, 2:30 AM CST
Where
Ness County, 2 mi NE of Utica
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.670, -100.130

Hail, Pawnee

When
June 21, 2:45 AM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 11 mi NNW of Burdett
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.350, -99.600

Hail, Trego

When
June 21, 2:58 AM CST
Where
Trego County, 11 mi SW of Trego Center
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.770, -100.050

Hail, Lane

When
June 21, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Lane County, 3 mi W of Healy
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.600, -100.670

Hail, Ness

When
June 21, 3:04 AM CST
Where
Ness County, 1 mi E of Bazine
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.450, -99.670

Hail, Rush

When
June 21, 3:17 AM CST
Where
Rush County, La Crosse
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.530, -99.300

Hail, Ness

When
June 21, 3:20 AM CST
Where
Ness County, 3 mi NW of Brownell
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.650, -99.770

What these are

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.

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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: 5657246, 5657247, 5657248, 5657249, 5657250, 5657251, 5657252.