Kansas, 1998

Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 21 to 22, 1998

June 21 to 22, 1998 · NWS DDC · 17 events in 11 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
17

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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

10 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When
June 21, 11:05 PM CST
Where
Scott County, 15 mi SE of Scott City
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.330, -100.700

Hail, Scott

When
June 21, 11:05 PM CST
Where
Scott County, 15 mi SE of Scott City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.330, -100.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Trego

When
June 21, 11:10 PM CST
Where
Trego County, Wakeeney to 17 mi SSW of Wakeeney
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.780, -100.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When
June 21, 11:18 PM CST
Where
Finney County, 3 mi E of Friend
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.270, -100.870

Hail, Finney

When
June 21, 11:18 PM CST
Where
Finney County, 3 mi E of Friend
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.270, -100.870

Corn was completely stripped from the hail and wind.

Thunderstorm Wind, Trego

When
June 21, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Trego County, 19 mi SE of Trego Center
Measured
57 kt (66 mph)
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
38.680, -99.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Ness

When
June 21, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Ness County, 17 mi NE of Ness City
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.620, -99.680

Hail, Trego

When
June 21, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Trego County, 19 mi SE of Wakeeney
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.820, -99.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When
June 22, 12:01 AM CST
Where
Ellis County, Hays
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.870, -99.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When
June 22, 12:02 AM CST
Where
Scott County, Shallow Water
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.380, -100.920

Hail, Rush

When
June 22, 12:30 AM CST
Where
Rush County, Liebenthal
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.650, -99.320

Hail, Gray

When
June 22, 12:39 AM CST
Where
Gray County, 5 mi NNW of Montezuma
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.670, -100.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Meade

When
June 22, 12:45 AM CST
Where
Meade County, 16 mi NW of Meade
Measured
57 kt (66 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.450, -100.530

Hail, Meade

When
June 22, 12:45 AM CST
Where
Meade County, 16 mi NW of Meade
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.450, -100.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Edwards

When
June 22, 12:50 AM CST
Where
Edwards County, Offerle
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
37.880, -99.550

Hail, Ford

When
June 22, 1:15 AM CST
Where
Ford County, Dodge City to 11 mi SE of Dodge City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.600, -99.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When
June 22, 1:20 AM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 2 mi SW of Garfield
Measured
57 kt (66 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.070, -99.280

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Kansas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, June 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: 5657253, 5657254, 5657255, 5657256, 5657257, 5657258, 5657259, 5657260, 5657261, 5657262, 5657263, 5657264, 5657265, 5657266, 5657267, 5657268, 5657269.